The Hollows

in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

(Draft at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 16 Aug 2025) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, sweet espresso and vanilla. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, toffee, caramel and a mild roasty bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, sweet. On the sweet side, but really rich and tasty. Very nice.

Tried from Draft at Proeflokaal Arendsnest on 16 Nov 2025 at 19:53


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2025 at 18:52


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Billies. Black with tan head. Coffee, sugary, roasted malts, licorice, vanilla, toffee, smoke. Very sweet, medium bitter. Niiice.

Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2025 at 16:14


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Billies. Very dark brown. Massive coconut, vanilla, chocolate, thick sugar. Very sweet, medium bitter. Full bodied.

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2025 at 20:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Keine Karbonisierung. Starker Kakao Beginn, cremig. Süffig, etwas Kaffee, minimale Herbe, trocken, erhöhte Viskosität. Gut. 10/11/11/11//11

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2025 at 18:15


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Billies. Black. Massive vanilla, molasses, pancake syrup, soft oxidized malts. Massive sweet. Less bitter. Thick full bodied.

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:36


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Vollmundiger, cremig malziger Start. Vanille, vielleicht Tonka, erhöhte Viskosität, Kakao. Überraschend schnell fallen die Aromen ab, würzig, nett. 12/9/10/10//10

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:15


4.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 4

Bottle at home. Opaque dark black color, small dark brown colored head. Aroma is (Dutch) "hopjesvla", yuk, hate it, some vanilla and light spices. Flavor is malts, sweetness, vanilla, again spices and "hopjesvla". Way too sweet and too much spices for me. Totally not my beer.

Tried on 18 Sep 2025 at 21:12


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap. Pours black with moderate dark tan head. Aromas of chocolate fudge, chocolate icing, vanilla, and slick roasted malts. Flavors of chocolate nougat, graham wafers, dark sugars, vanilla and oily roasted malts. Maybe a touch of coconut in the finish. A very nice sipper and somewhat balanced for a pastry stout.

Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 11 Sep 2025 at 12:43


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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.33 l bottle from 'SpeciaalBierPakket.nl', batch #1, bottled in December 2024. Almost clear, very dark ruby with a thin, dense, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity and a bit boozy aroma of molasses, raisins, prunes and some brown sugar. Rather sweet, malty, moderately bitter, slightly boozy, gently fruity taste of molasses, chocolate, raisins, prunes and caramel, followed by a long, moderately bitter, gently boozy finish. Full body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice one, quite outspoken, maybe a little sharp in the finish. Still a nice surprise!

Tried from Bottle from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl on 21 Aug 2025 at 17:08