Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is green apple, funk, caramel, roasted, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, rum, raisin, tonka, more of the green apple.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Aus der Flasche (bbe 31.10.2025) im 2023-03 getrunken. Dieses Gewür-Stout wirkt sehr ausgewogen und hat eine spanmnendes Ginger Shortbread-Aroma. Der Körper wirkt sehr ausgewogen und der Alkoholgehalt ist perfekt eingebunden. Spannendes Stout!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The Rye barrel aged version of this beer is quite all right. So now I have a 33 cl bottle of the Cognac barrel aged quad obtained from a stalwart retailer in the Netherlands. Arrayed is my Straffe Hendrik large tulip glass ready and waiting for the delivery. The body is mahogany colored with a bare skim of medium tan, very fine foam. The scent, dessert indeed, smells like a boozy pecan pie. The glass is tilted for a taste. Right off, it offers equal portions of a quadrupel and then a rich dessert. Plums, dark raisins, caramel, nougat, pecans, malt and an alcohol presence provided by the barrels I assume. Sweeter than I prefer but that goes with the territory. Still, this is an enjoyable drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A significantly anticipated quadrupel that came from a helpful seller in the Netherlands a few months ago. A quad with additional flavors I like, what is there not to enjoy? We shall see. I have the favored Trappistes Rochefort glass ready to receive the pour. I navigate the wax, lift the cap off the 33 cl bottle and pour to view a golden brown liquid with little head but a plentiful recharging from the carbonation. The nose is decadent with toffee, dates, a hint of pecans and alcohol. I lift the glass to take a sip. This is one of the few times that the taste of the beer aligns with the advertised adjuncts. The pecan pie effect comes through strongly with cane syrup, pecans, bread and additionally chocolate, whiskey and dark raisins. This is a tasty drink and has much of a dessert quality to it. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Caramel, bourbon, pecan, wat vanille, chocolade, rogge, dried fruit, rozijn, zoeten, kokos?, licht boozy. (12-2-2023).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Aus der Flasche im 2023-02 getrunken. Dieses Stout wirkt mit seinen hohen Alkoholgehalt fast schon leicht. Neben einem Schokoladen-Aroma fällt eine leichte Zimt-Note auf. Kein schlechtes Stout!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A black beer, a is medium and beige. Aroma has hazelnuts, some chocolate and toffee. The hazelnuts are just brilliant in the aroma. Taste has caramel, hazelnuts, hint of dark coffee. Full bodied, not stickyness. I love this huge amount of hazelnut flavours.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
0.33 l can from ''t Biermenneke', 5.5% abv, best before November 2024. Hazy, deep orangeish amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish, gently yeasty-spicy, quite fruity-floral aroma of mango, pear, banana and some clove. Gently sweet, moderately bitter, rather fruity-floral and quite yeasty-spicy taste of mango, pear, banana, grains and some clove, followed by a short, moderately bitter finish. Medium body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. How can a Kristallweizen be hazy?! Anyway, the beer itself is quite decent, it's a solid Hopfenweisse.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Aus der Flasche (bbe 31.12.2022) im 2023-02 getrunken. Dieses goldene, trübe Ale kommt mit typischen Citrus- und Hopfen-Aroma eines Pale Ales daher. Und mehr scheint es auch nicht zu sein. Im Glas kann ich den Bezug zum Begriff Liquid Desserts nicht nachvollziehen. Kein schlechtes Ale auch wenn es etwas langweilig ist und dem Name was Falsches verspricht.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Æthelstan from Big Belly Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled (Alko Web). Black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is smoke, some peated tones, liquorice and mild toffee. Flavour is peat, alcohol, liquorice, some wood and a slight metallic edge to it (which gets stronger as the beer warms up). Nice level of peat, but the metallicness ruins the flavour.