7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
11th January 2024
Craft Beer Junction bottleshare, thanks to me. Opaque dark brown beer, very thin dark tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts if a little thin. Good dark chocolate, but slightly tart with edgy dark fruits, never quite sour. A mild savoury Brett on the semi dry finish. Interesting.
Craft Beer Junction bottleshare, thanks to me. Opaque dark brown beer, very thin dark tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts if a little thin. Good dark chocolate, but slightly tart with edgy dark fruits, never quite sour. A mild savoury Brett on the semi dry finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2024
at 18:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the CBJ share, thanks to Kenny, 11/01/2024.
Black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, charr, mellow barrel, bretty nip, dark malts.
Taste comprises mellow roast, bretted pangs, ashen bite, charr, spice, chocolate, fruit cake.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost.
Tidy BA affair that balances the brett well.
Black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, charr, mellow barrel, bretty nip, dark malts.
Taste comprises mellow roast, bretted pangs, ashen bite, charr, spice, chocolate, fruit cake.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost.
Tidy BA affair that balances the brett well.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2024
at 00:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at nicks. Pours black, nose is funk, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, taste is similar, leathery, wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2024
at 09:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
31/XII/23 - 33cl can from I donโt know anymore, shared @ the Abeelsโ place, BB: 11/XII/23, 2018 edition (2023-1223)
Clear deep orange beer, creamy off-white to light beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, caramel, sweet impression, some vanilla, dried fruits, a bit malty, alcohol, a little peated. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty bitter, a bit smoky, malty, slightly sweet, alcohol, phenols, more bitterness, some caramel. Aftertaste: alcohol, caramel touch, bitter, whisky, some ripe banana, more alcohol, a gentle roast of some kind, a hint of chocolate, ok but not nearly as good as the Benny Havens I had in 2016 at Tilquin English Beer Festival.
Clear deep orange beer, creamy off-white to light beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, caramel, sweet impression, some vanilla, dried fruits, a bit malty, alcohol, a little peated. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: pretty bitter, a bit smoky, malty, slightly sweet, alcohol, phenols, more bitterness, some caramel. Aftertaste: alcohol, caramel touch, bitter, whisky, some ripe banana, more alcohol, a gentle roast of some kind, a hint of chocolate, ok but not nearly as good as the Benny Havens I had in 2016 at Tilquin English Beer Festival.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2023
at 21:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Spiel seems to suggest just barrel aging rather than brett added but this has lots of (unintentional?) Funk. Pours deep orange amber, nose is all funk vanilla, marmalade, taste is juicy citrus, funk, oak, cheesy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2023
at 11:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, vanilla, apple, oak, taste is similar, bretty finish, thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:45
7/10
Tried
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown to black. Off white head. Nose - dates, wood, booze and soy sauce. Taste - woody, with a sherry edge. Dates and brown sauce. Palate - medium bodied, chewy middle and woody sour finish. Overall - more sour on the nose than the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of apple brandy, chocolate cake, light coffee. Taste is calvados, toffee and honeycomb. Rich and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:34
7/10
bottle at ashs ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ...soft sweet funky chocolate roast malts nose ...dark sweet chocolate roast ..lightest funk ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:30