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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Dark amber to light brown, possibly a bit of haziness, overall on the darker edge of the style. Gets a good, frothy head, the slightest off-white: leaves some good lacing, but recedes relatively quick. Average or slightly above average intensity in the aroma: sweet maltiness with caramel taking the main stage, perhaps a bit of honey, a bit of residual sugary sweetness, a touch of chocolate, a background of slightly grassy hops with a hint of fruitiness to them (jam-like orangeish i'd say). A quite interesting aroma, though not super defined. The same goes for the taste, with notes as per aroma. Sweetness and bitterness are both more or less medium and in good overall balance, in a beer that feels fairly potent for style and abv, though as mentioned not super precise. The aftertaste is slightly sweet but not sticky. Light to medium bodied, average to high carbonation, surely a bit more carbonated than many lagers; a bit more dense (and slightly heavier) than expected for the abv, but pleasantly lively. Overall: a very much fair, well balanced and quite tasty polotmavy; could have been excellent but lacked a bit in tidiness.
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12° Turbolet
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11° Kos Polotmavý Ležák
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10° Rogalo
brewed by Rotor
4 months ago
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Level 9 for Lager ticks with a total of 200 ticks of this master style.
10° Rogalo from Rotor was the one that did it!
4 months ago
ozzatoadisbackagain (793) reviewed 10° Rogalo from Rotor 4 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Classic desitka paleish golden, light haziness. Big, soft and frothy off-white head, superb retention and lacing. Average to good intensity in a very pleasant aroma: a base of hay, honey and chamomille notes, a soft butterscotch touch (totally in the "still pleasant" area); delicate hoppy notes are floral, with lighter citric/cedary hints. Taste notes follow the aroma pretty closely; pretty good taste intensity while still feeling pleasantly delicate. A bit more hop pronounced than the aroma suggested, excellent overall balance with both sweetness and bitterness coming out as pleasantly delicate, though the finish/aftertaste is wonderfully dry and slightly bitter with a bit of tea-like hops reminiscence. Wonderfully slender body, average, delicately-bubbled, soft-feeling carbonation; feels superbly sleek and soft at the same time. Overall: sort of a very conventional vycepni, but pretty much perfect at it. Superb beer!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours dark brown, looks very dark brown to black in the glass, with reddish hints if seen through light. Small to medium sized greyish head, recedes a bit too quickly and leaves little lacing. Quite good intensity in the aroma with a soft sugary (brown sugar) base and a bit of caramel; roasted notes in check in the overall balance but still quite expressive: dark bread, soft dark chocolate, a bit of coffee. Perhaps a hint of spiciness on the back of things. Taste notes more or less follow the aroma but the sugary component gets a bit too dominant and the roasted notes get quite subdued (coffee, especially, is barely detectable, which is surely not expected in a coffee stout). Taste intensity is still quite good. Quite some sweetness per style, partially compensated by not too timid dark malts acidity; still leaning towards sweetness, though not unpleasantly so. Medium to dense in body, not as dense as expected for the abv. Average, soft-bubbled carbonation. A semi-full, rather soft mouthfeel. A very typically belgian strong stout, with some highs and some lows; sort of liked it, but it didn't feel fully accomplished.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Deep red, quite translucent through light. Low to medium sized off-white, kind of slightly pinkish head, shows good enough retention and lacing. Average intensity in a clean, simple aroma: soft dough-like base, with a hint of wet wood feel to it, quite vivid sweet raspberry notes, a bit of refreshing lemony tartness. Taste notes follow the aroma pretty closely: soft, half dough-like, half lactic (low sourness) base, sweet raspberry notes, a bit of citric freshness. Medium sweetness, a bit of sourness to cut the sweetness (very little sourness for a berliner however), no detectable bitterness but the beer still feels nicely balanced by a clean profile and a decently dry finish. A bit of raspberry sweetness in the aftertaste. Pretty light in body, with average or slightly below average, delicately tingling carbonation; feels very easy to drink and kind of lively smooth. Overall: much more similar to a sweetened fruit lambic (in the likes of Lindemans or Belle-Vue ones) than to a berliner; not at all bad at that, it's simple, clean and nicely refreshing, but far from impressive or interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2022 vintage bottle. Dark red to light brown pour, a bit opaque/murky. Light to medium sized head, the slightest off-white, shows good enough retention, little to no lacing. Reasonably intense aroma, but perhaps not much for the style: there's a (relatively restrained) base of sweet malts, though i can't pick something specific, soft chocolate notes, a bit of coffee, a hint of leather, a rather dry kind of feel which maybe suggests a good dose of bitterness. Taste notes follow the aroma: again, perhaps slightly sub-par intensity per style, but mostly not too defined/polished. A bit of sweet malty base, chocolate and light coffee, a hint of leather, a good dose of dry floral bitterness, with a pretty dry finish and aftertaste. Possibly closer to what you'd expect from an american strong ale rather than from an old ale. Medium to dense bodied with low to average carbonation; a relatively simple and easygoing mouthfeel per style, lacks the fullness i'd expect though. Felt overall quite mediocre to me.