6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Aroma is biscuity malt, hop, touch of pine resin, light caramel, ripe citrus. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Malty but drinkable IPA-ish beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, liquorice, coffee, some smoke, touch of ash, with some mild fruity hoppy notes. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and above medium roasty hoppy bitter. Body is medium. Strong roast and quite bitter, liquorice with dark chocolate and coffee, could have used a bit fuller body. I am pleasantly surprised by this Imperial Stout since most of the beers I’ve had from this brewery to date have been lame to mediocre. Hopefully, a sign that they’re improving.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Biernavigatie. Aroma is soft wheat malt, banana, spicy yeast, ripe-ish candied fruity notes with citrus. Moderate sweet flavour with a little bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with slightly fizzy carbonation. Lacks the depth and smoothness of an actual German Hefe, but this is fairly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
3.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Ugly murky looking swamp water. Aroma is malt, hops, dishwater, caramel, something akin to peat, and off-flavours I can’t even identify. Flavour is decent with a moderate sweetness and moderate to medium bitter finish. Body is medium. For me, New England IPA is defined by refinement and an exquisite dank fruity hoppiness. This has none of those qualities. In fact, this brew is messy and unsavory. Way too ambitious for two relatively new breweries. Sad to say it, but this just has way too many flavours that shouldn’t be there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt, oak, liquorice, dark fruits, some chocolate, touch of Bourbon and tobacco. Flavour is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium, a bit thinnish for the aroma. Decent Impie with notes of oak aging, lacking some body and complexity. Enjoyable, yet unrefined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:38
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from Kisjes Slijterijen, Meppel. Aroma is bready malt, grain, herbal-ish, yeast, with notes of rotten fruits and some other less distinct sweaty off-flavours. Flavour is light sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is modest with a way too heavy carbonation. I’m not much of a fan of Kölsch in general, but at least the classic examples are clean beers, this is a bit of a mess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is fruity and hoppy with citrus peel, orange, lemon, notes of weeds, and light malt. Flavour is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Not a great NE IPA, it lacks aroma and refinement, but this is infinitely better than their abyssmal "NE IPA #1". Pretty decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt with caramel toffee, soft raisins, a touch of cocoa, light roast and notes of strawberries. Flavour is medium sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is medium. Pretty enjoyable Doppelbock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt with cocoa, dark chocolate, notes of hops and red fruits, coffee, and some liquorice. Flavour is medium sweet with a rather bitter finish. Body is medium to full. Fairly hoppy Stout, could be a bit more smooth and full, plenty of roast and chocolate, enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Sterk Amsterdam. Aroma is roasted malt with caramel, chocolate, soft Bourbon, light liquorice, and a touch of coffee. Flavour is medium sweet and above moderate bitter. Body is medium to full. Decent, if unspectacular Stout with subtle infused Bourbon flavour. Overall, a bit disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:32