tricksta_p (13664) reviewed English Bitter from Brouwerij Emelisse 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home. Aroma is malt, caramel, biscuit, touch of ripe fruits. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Not a bad Bitter actually, I like the bittersweet flavour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home. Aroma is strong grapes, lots of white wine, big oak, malt, touch of ripe fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a very dry finish. Body is medium. Barrel notes dominate this Saison. It’s pretty good for sure, but I’d wish for a little more balance between Saison and BA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, vanilla fudge, bourbon, toffee, booze, sweet dried fruits, oak, marzipan, touch of nuts. Flavour is very sweet and moderate bitter with a potent bittersweet and slightly boozy finish. Body is full, rich and thick. Amazing Moonshine BA Barley Wine, massive flavour and deep aroma. Great stuff!
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Autumn Doppelbock from Brouwerij Emelisse 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is sweet dark malt, caramel, candy sugar, raisins, mild spicy notes. Flavour is sweet with a light to moderate bitterness in the finish. Body is medium. Pretty sweet and sticky Doppelbock, not nearly as good as the Imperial Doppelbock from Emelisse.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home. Aroma is vanilla, tiramisu, dark malt, milk chocolate, mild roast, lactose. Flavour is sweet and above moderate bitter. Body is medium, could have been a bit creamier. Delivers as promised, enjoyable, but needs a heavier body to support the dessert aroma.
labeerinthum (8508) reviewed Blond IPA from Brouwerij Emelisse 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
[as Emelisse Blonde IPA, ABV 5.8%] Bottiglia. Il naso è indirizzato verso il luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma ha una scarsa tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana media. Il liquido è di aspetto nebbioso. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e permane in maniera sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, frutta secca, pane cotto di recente, agrumi, pompelmo, ananas e arancia.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is roasted malt, peated, whiskey, smoke, dark chocolate, oak, touch of dark fruits, some coffee, bit charred. Flavour is above moderate sweet with a surprisingly bitter finish. Body is full. Yum. Lovely peaty dark chocolate and whiskey, fine balance and bittersweet smoothness. Pretty great!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, soft wood, mocha, some liquorice, with a touch of dried red fruits. I do get plenty of wood upfront, but the red wine is subtle. Flavour is fairly sweet with some roasty bitterness in the finish. Body is full. While the wine is subtle, the base Stout is supplemented well with notes of wood. Hardly great, but not a bad first encounter with the new Emelisse White Label series after the not-so-hostile takeover.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt, bourbon, oak, dark chocolate, caramel, booze, liquorice, soft smoke, touch of coffee, with notes of iodine and green apples. Flavour is medium sweet with a firm roasty bitterness in the finish. Body is medium to full. A decent-ish bourbon aged stout, not too sweet, but lacks the refinement I expect from the style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is lots of wood, tart fruits, red wine, grapes, brown malt, and vinous notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and sourish with some bitterness. Body is medium but feels too weak for the style. Disappointing, too watery and the aroma the result of unbalanced barrel aging.