Bottle from local bottle shop. Aroma is malt, plenty of spices, ginger, chocolate, caramel, medicinal, lots of salty liquorice, "’trekdrop", cloying cough drops. Flavour is quite sweet with some roasty bitterness in the finish. Body is above medium. Way too heavy on the spices and liquorice for me to be a winner.

Bottle from Kisjes Slijterijen, Meppel. Aroma is fruity hops, tropical fruits, firm grapefruit, floral and slightly perfumed notes, orange, soft spicy touch, hint of pine resin. Flavour is moderate sweet and nicely bitter. Body is medium. Plenty of hoppy tropical fruits, especially grapefruit, bittersweet, very nice IPA!

Bottle from local bottle shop. Aroma is wheat, fruity hops, citrus, light tropical fruits and floral notes, touch of lemon peel, soft but pleasant herbal notes. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Very pleasant herbal/floral-ish citrussy Wheat IPA.

Bottle from local bottle shop. Aroma is strong oak and sweet vanilla, malt, caramel, marzipan, grapes, caramelized fruits, white oak, candy. Flavour is very sweet and a bit boozy. Body is medium. Well brewed and I understand why most like this, but this is way too sweet and heavy on the vanilla and candy for my taste.

Bottle from Lekkerbier, Sint Nicolaasga. Aroma of dark roasted malt, intense coffee, creamy mocha, espresso, cocoa, caramel, coffee grounds, with typical Jopen liquorice in the finish. Flavour is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Body is above medium, bit sticky sweet. Nice big grindy coffee aroma with that typical Jopen liquorice. I could do without the liquorice but that being said this is a fine Imperial Coffee Stout.

Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is peated malt, roast, fairly subtle smoked malt, typical Jopen liquorice, dried fruits, raisins, caramel, candy, some cocoa and a slight touch of cofee. Flavour is sweet and light to moderate bitter. Full bodied. Nice, but has a lot of that liquorice Jopen (and not me) is so fond of.

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is chewy rye malt, spicy notes, lots of coriander, orange, bread, with a welcome touch of fruity hops. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Body is a notch above medium thanks to some creamy rye. Tasty history lesson, sweetish, lots of sturdy rye.

From tap at Bierfestival Groningen 2017. Aroma is fruity hops, soft spicy rye malt, bready and mild spicy notes with some fruits. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium. Easy beer with a nice rye presence.

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is spicy creamy rye, thick grain, fruity hops, orange, hay, with light floral notes. Flavour is moderate sweet with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Good Rye IPA, tons of creamy rye complemented by soft fruity hops.

Bottle from Biernavigatie. Aroma is bready malt, caramel, a hint of red fruits with a light floral touch and some buttery notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied. Doesn’t make a great impression, it’s a bit rough and I’m not a fan of the buttery touch.