Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Säuerlich malziger, eher milder Antrunk. Während die Würzigkeit ihr Maximum schnell erreicht hat bleibt das Bier insgesamt eher mild, wenig holzig, die Säure beißt sich mit der Holzigkeit. 11/10/8/8//8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Qantelaar aged on bourbon barrels (Makers Mark), batch QOA 002, bottled in November 2014. The cap was sealed with wax, which had become very dry and brittle, crumbling to tiny pieces during opening - the result of which, is that I had to spend five minutes trying to scoop them out of the beer. Pale yellowish beige, loose, crackling head, some slight gushing; the head laces a bit and thins out after a while, but nevertheless retains fairly well. Cloudy mahogany brown colour, deep and murky with deposit. Estery, sweet aroma with sour aspect to it, almost reminding me of an oud bruin; I get brown sugar, red wine, passion fruit, lot of sherry, overripe pear, peach, balsamic vinegar, vanilla-like tannins, hint of bourbon indeed, milk chocolate, cake, sour cherries, phenols (glue). Fruity taste, peach, pear and sour berries, in fact a relatively sharp acidity, drying, lactic, as in some of the Rodenbach products, sharpish carbo; yeasty and malty middle, bit coarse mouthfeel due to the drying tartness which is further supported by a ’basic’ wheat sourishness, bit vinous, somewhat nutty, chocolatey accents, dry and long finish combining the persisting dry, even somewhat astringent tartness, a combination of rather strong woodiness with fruity sweetness, subtle malts, spicy yeastiness, some earthy hops providing background bitterness, and as expected, a warming, bourbon-like alcohol effect. Interesting alright, but could have been more balanced; gives a somewhat coarse and unrefined impression. Hopefully this can be executed with more elegance next time: contrary to what the trend may suggest, you cannot just put any beer in a bourbon barrel and expect something world class to come out of it. This would benefit from a thicker, more chocolatey malt profile, a more aromatic hop character and a tad less of the astringent tartness, I think, but that is just personal taste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at gent beer festival. Pours murky brown, nose is soy sauce, chocolate, toffee, taste is sour, dry, sweet fruit.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Qantelaar (2013 - ...) from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 750ml. @ home on the terrace. [ As d’Oude Maalderij Qantelaar ].[ Courtesy of JanO ]. Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, caramel, moderate to heavy yeasty, dried fruit, raisin, anis seed. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, anis seed, belgium yeast, dark fruit - dried fruit, dark malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20150706]
Bierridder (4318) reviewed Deo from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
20/12/2014 @home 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck. Dark brown to black, small beige head. Aroma : Roasted malts, some caramel. Taste : Especially roasted matls, light caramel, little sourness. To heavy roasted for my taste
Pinball (15907) reviewed Hop the Brewer from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
cloudy yellw, small white head. mild aromatic hoppy, malty aroma. flavor is malty, herbal, bitter.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Optimo from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Thompson. Hazy dark brown color, a slight dark red glare coming through when held into the light, medium sized foamy beige to light brown head. Aroma is malts, lightly peat, lightly smoke, leather, tar, iodine, but also lightly vegetal. Taste malts, again lightly peat, tar, iodine, light to average bitterness. Decent body and carbonation. Not my kind of beer.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Hop the Brewer from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and and over ripe fruits, leading to a bitter finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Hop the Brewer from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge white head. Aroma is bretty, fruity and solid hoppy. Dry, brettyand mild grapefruity. Smooth fruity, bretty and dry. Crisp hoppy.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Deo from D'Oude Maalderij 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Exploding bottle at Hopduvel’s counter shared with 77ships. Opaque brown color, full sized brown head. Smell and taste malts, old brown bread, dusty. High carbonation, average body. Pretty crappy.