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Idiosynkrasie

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6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Opalescent, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with average to huge, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally bready and grainy, pale malty and slightly yeasty fruity aroma, hints of apricot. Taste is sweet-ish, pale malyt and slightly yeasty fruity, minimally bitter hoppy, hints of apricot.
Minimally oily, watery texture, smooth, super soft and silky palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Good "secondary" qualities (appearance + texture), well balanced, smooth, nice fruity aspects - not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 21:29

Idiosynkrasie updated a beer: KellerGold brewed by Hochdorfer Kronenbrauerei
11 months ago


5.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle. Opalescent, orange, dark golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, minimally strawy, grainy, pale malty, minimally doughy yeasty aroma, whiffs of banana, phenolic overtones. Taste is slightly grainy, pale malty, mildly bitter hoppy and minimally doughy yeasty, a touch of banana bread.
Minimally oily, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, slightly scattered, soft carbonation.
Rather simple and monotonous, un-fresh - so-so.
Tried from Bottle from Craftbeer Shop on 11 May 2025 at 17:17

6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Opalescent, orange golden colour with average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Starchy, minimally grainy, pale malty aroma, hints of honey, a touch of wallpaper paste. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally sugary and starchy, pale malty, mildly bitter, minimally papery hoppy, hints of honey, a touch of wallpaper paste; even a tad alcoholic in the finish.
Creamy texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice appearance, nice mouthfeel, not that convincing in other respects - OK.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 15:37

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. BA supported, roasty and chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, some cocoa, Cognac, woody overtones. Taste is slightly BA dominated with roasty, dark malty basis, some residual sweetness, notes of dark chocolate, chocolate sauce, notes of Cognac, minimally tannic, woody overtones; well hidden alcohol.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, silky, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, soft, creamy carbonation.
Seemingly light, minimally disharmonious, not overly complex - okay-ish sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 12:59


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml bottle. Opaque, quasi black colour with average to huge, thick, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty and minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, mocha, hints of roasted coffee beans, a minimally grainy touch of coffee surrogate, black bread, pumpernickel. Taste is bitter, roasty dark malty and bitter hoppy, slightly caramel malty with subtle residual sweetness, notes of dark chocolate, burnt caramel, some coffee, caramel, pumpernickel, a touch of toffee.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, dense, foamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Clean, condensed, focussed, fairly meaty, simultaneously relatively drinkable (and in a way more "natural") compared to all those double digit abv Impy Stouts - pretty good.
Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 10 May 2025 at 20:45

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Jet black colour, some tan bubbles on top. Chocolately, dark malty and caramel malty, slightly spicy and minimally yeasty fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, couverture, dark caramel, hints of blueberry, blackcurrant, a touch of cinnamon, whiffs of Bourbon, vanilla, Sherry. Taste is roasty and chocolately, minimallly ashy, dark malty, caramel malty and yeasty fruity, notes of dark chocolate, chocolate sauce, dark caramel, hints of blackcurrant, some bramble, Sherry, a touch of Bourbon and vanilla; a minimally warming, alcoholic touch in the finish.
Viscous texture, smooth and soft, slightly cloying palate, fine, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very nice composition, flattering sweet and fruity - wonderful sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2025 at 19:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear, orange golden colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Slightly citrusy fruity, grassy and minimally leafy, hoppy aroma, pale and slightly caramel malty background, hints of lemon tea. Taste is slightly bitter, minimally piney and citrusy hoppy, minimally strawy, pale malty, a touch of lemon, minimally soapy overtones.
Slightly oily, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Light, fairly bitter, restrained flavours - so-so.
Tried from Bottle from Craft Bier Bude (REWE von Wantoch) on 10 May 2025 at 18:50

6.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Cloudy, orange golden colour with small, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally bready, wheaty malty and spicy, minimally citrusy fruity aroma, hints of wheat crisp bread, coriander, some orange peel, yeasty fruity overtones with a touch of banana. Taste is mildly bitter, citrusy fruity hoppy, slightly spicy and minimally yeasty fruity, notes of orange peel, zesty bitterness, some grapefruit, weak citrusy tartness, some coriander, a touch of banana, wheaty malty basis with low residual sweetness.
Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Refreshing, relatively bitter - nice.
Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 10 May 2025 at 17:38