7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Rich caramel malt aroma with soft oak, dried fruits, berries, and a mild pleasant hoppy touch. Flavour is medium sweet and bitter. Body is above medium. Lacks Quad complexity, but it's not that sweet and I dig the fruity hoppy aspect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Sweet caramel malt aroma with raisins, toffee, dried fruits, a slight hint of rum, figs, spicy notes, and some sugar. Flavour is sweet with very mild rum. Body is above medium. Pleasant, but I would have liked a more formidable rum influence on the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Lekkerbier, St. Nicolaasga. Pours very foamy. Aroma is dark malt with creamy lactose, coffee, milk chocolate, and some roast. Flavour is sweet with a mild roasty bitterness. Body is thin to medium with too much carbonation. Pretty tasty aroma, falls a bit short in the other departments.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is estery yeast with sweet orange, malt, alcohol, orange liqueur, and mild spicy/floral notes. Flavour is sweet with a light bitterness and a somewhat boozy warming finish. Body is above medium. Pretty boozy but I like the use of infused orange liqueur.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is brown malt with caramel, notes of oak, dried red/dark fruits, some toffee. Flavour is medium sweet with a light bitterness. Body is medium with a hint of creamy malt. Enjoyable Bock with some pleasant fruity notes.
Earlier Rating: 10/6/2017 Total Score: 3.1
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt, oak barrel, caramel, hint of roast and dried fruits, as well as a touch of vanilla. Flavour is above medium sweet and mildly bitter. Body is medium. Would have benefited from a little more body, but the oak and vanilla notes are certainly pleasant in this Bock.
Earlier Rating: 10/6/2017 Total Score: 3.1
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt, oak barrel, caramel, hint of roast and dried fruits, as well as a touch of vanilla. Flavour is above medium sweet and mildly bitter. Body is medium. Would have benefited from a little more body, but the oak and vanilla notes are certainly pleasant in this Bock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is brown malt, caramel, nuts, dried fruits, notes of cognac, and toffee. Some slight hoppy notes as well? Flavour is sweet with a decent bitterness. Body is full, bit sticky. Probably the same as BW17 but I give this version a higher evaluation, good stuff.
Earlier Rating: 12/6/2017 Total Score: 3.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is caramel malt, cognac, nuts, toffee, vanilla, dried fruits, and a touch of butterscotch. Flavour is sweet and light bitter. Body is above medium. Good Barley Wine, lots of sweet barley malt with toffee and nutty Cognac.
Earlier Rating: 12/6/2017 Total Score: 3.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is caramel malt, cognac, nuts, toffee, vanilla, dried fruits, and a touch of butterscotch. Flavour is sweet and light bitter. Body is above medium. Good Barley Wine, lots of sweet barley malt with toffee and nutty Cognac.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Wijn & Whiskyhuis Nijverdal. Yeasty phenolic aroma with herbal and floral notes, dextrose, hint of vegetables, soft floral-ish hops, pale malt. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. A bit messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is grassy hop with pale malt, some citrus, orange, notes of pine and caramel, hint of tropical fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet with a medium bitterness. Body is medium. Pleasant, bit like an old skool American Pale Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 11:56
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Kisjes Slijterijen, Meppel. Aroma is brown malt, caramel, notes of pear, dried fruits, touch of raisins. Flavour is fairly sweet with a light bitterness. Body is medium with low carbonation. Not much to my liking, rough brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Kisjes Slijterijen, Meppel. Aroma is sweet brown malt with candy sugar, syrup, some dried fruits, and caramel. Massive sweetness, above medium body, bit sticky. Nice to sip on but rather rich and sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:28