7

Ok

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ home. Unclear golden body under a fine white head. Aroma has pale malt, some generic fruitiness and classic Belgium yeast. Taste has sweet malt, some white sugar, fruity hops and Belgium yeast. Medium body and same aftertaste. Nice, rather average Blonde.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Donkerbruin bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is licht bitter met iets van koffie, chocolade en gebrande noten. De whiskey heb ik niet in de smaak terug kunnen vinden.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Oct 22. Misty gold appearance, large frothy white head. Quite fragrant and citrussy this, with some sweet moments. Decent although, confusingly, the label says it's made exclusively with cascade hops.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

24th October 2022, mini-gathering in Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury; just the three of us, cheers Mat for the 33cl bottle of this hoppy brew. Misty golden body, white topping. Strangely the rear label claimed it was brewed using only Cascade hops, even though the front label clearly states it's SAAZ! Anyway it was hoppy and Belgian 'yeasty' in nature.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared, hazy orange beer, small head. Aroma is yeast, fruit, esters, malt. Taste is the same, yeast, fruity, bitter, light sweet, not bad

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Flemish oatmeal stout from this brewery in Tielt, with a name spelled 'stowt' instead of 'stout', probably to evoke the meowing of a cat in reference to the brewery's name and logo, or to evoke the Western Flemish pronunciation of the word 'stout'... Very thick and foamy, dense, creamy, membrane-lacing, yellowish brownish-beige, stable head, very dark chocolate brown robe, as good as black, with thin mahogany edge. Aroma of caramel candy, melting 'fondant' chocolate bars, cold cappuccino, brown bread crust, soggy toast, coffee grounds, dusty old jute bags, dried prunes, dry bayleaf, granola, raisins, baked banana slices, ground hazelnuts, dried blackberries, hint of cassis. Sweetish onset with slight sourish edge, dried fig and dried blackberries with a slice of red apple and a hint of banana, finely carbonated with smooth, oily mouthfeel - and of course that typical velvetiness oatmeal tends to bring. The oatmeal also adds a light granola-like sweetish edge to a caramelly, hazelnutty and brown-bread-crusty malt profile, harbouring a black-chocolatey backbone within, which becomes more prominent towards the end, when coffee-like roasty aspects also show up - albeit in a 'friendly', somewhat restrained way. Leafy hops add a bitter note to the tail, where the black chocolate, brown bread and caramel pleasantly linger on, warmed by a dash of alcohol - which even adds a brief 'heat' in the very end, more so than one would expect from a beer of this strength. Other than that, nothing wrong here, on the contrary: this is a very pleasant, accessible, clean and sleek, technically well-executed oatmeal stout, no frills or additives here but just the basic thing - and I love that, especially when it is well constructed as is the case here. Too bad for the badly hidden alcohol, this would have hit a higher score with me otherwise.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22/VI/22 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ last choir rehearsal before summer, BB: 26/IV/23, bottled: 26/IV/22 (2022-771)

Clear dark brown to black beer, big creamy beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, good roast, earthy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: oh my, lovely stuff going on here, a good warm roast, caramel notes, a little sweetness from the malts, very classic but very well done! Aftertaste: more malts, grains, good roast, earthy and almost bitter finish.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gedronken tijdens Brabantsbierfestival. Goudgeel bier met matig wit schuim. Aroma is licht moutig. Smaak is licht bitter en zacht. Nasmaak is iets bitter maar snel weg met als gevolg dat het te snel wegdrinkt. Het drinkt als een pils.