27 December 2025. Van Hoefs Christmas tasting - cheers to all! Bottle from Mr. Hop.
A: hazy black, small, foamy, beige head.
A: whisky, fondant, soy sauce, tobacco, prune.
T: sweet prune & raisin, bitter fondant, umami soy sauce.
F: earthy hops, tobacco, warming whisky alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Elegantly balanced; very enjoyable!
A: hazy black, small, foamy, beige head.
A: whisky, fondant, soy sauce, tobacco, prune.
T: sweet prune & raisin, bitter fondant, umami soy sauce.
F: earthy hops, tobacco, warming whisky alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Elegantly balanced; very enjoyable!
Tried
on 27 Dec 2025
at 13:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Total Wine: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is whiskey, vanilla, wood, some dark chocolate. Sweetish, low bitterness, low bozziness. Generally pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2025
at 21:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Amber / copper color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, brownish malty and fairly sweet at first, more bitter hints in the finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2025
at 01:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ Tim's, Gent. Reddish amber complexion, off-white head. Interesting braggot.. light honey swirls, honey, maple, sweet malt with some autumnal stewed fruit. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 10:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Herb malziger Beginn. Moderat malzig-bitter im Mittelteil, leichte Süße, eher trocken. Süßlich, herb-malzig bleibend, Nuancen von Kaffee, langer Nachhall. 10/11/11/11/9/11
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2025
at 23:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
19 December 2025. Country Tasting @ Tim’s - thanks for hosting, cheers to the whole crew!
A: clear dark orange, stable, frothy, off-white head.
A: plums, orange peel, grapefruit, apricot, honey.
T: sweetish orange peel, softly bitter grapefruit, apricot stone.
F: quite bitter, resinous hops, orange peel, herbs.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Interesting!
A: clear dark orange, stable, frothy, off-white head.
A: plums, orange peel, grapefruit, apricot, honey.
T: sweetish orange peel, softly bitter grapefruit, apricot stone.
F: quite bitter, resinous hops, orange peel, herbs.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Interesting!
Tried
on 19 Dec 2025
at 16:40
6/10
Tried
on 19 Dec 2025
at 15:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can 44cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Slightly unclear pale to medium golden colour, fair frothy white head, slowly diminishing, light lacing. Aroma pale malt, orange, apricot, peach, biscuit, citrusy hops. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, orange, peach, grainy. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, mild fruity sweetbitter aftertaste, more bitterness in the finish, nice.
Tried
from Can
from Le Comptoir Irlandais
on 16 Dec 2025
at 18:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Almost black, coffee foam. Aroma: caramel and barrel, halva, whiskey, chocolate, coffee, butter. Slightly sweet taste, caramel, chocolate, whiskey, butter, well, it could be better, although it's not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
from
PapaCraft BarShop
on 14 Dec 2025
at 14:17
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2025
at 17:44