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Idiosynkrasie

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Idiosynkrasie updated a beer: Baltic Blaze brewed by Piwne Podziemie
1 year ago


6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml can. Jet black colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, slowly diminishing, moderately lacing, tan head. Sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty and caramel malty aroma, notes of toffee, fudge, chocolate, praline, some cocoa, a touch of malt lozenge. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty, slightly caramel malty, minimally ashy-smoky, and mildly bitter hoppy, hints of coffee, toffee, a touch of dark chocolate, malt lozenge.
Creamy texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, soft carbonation.
Well balanced even though a bit on the sweeter side, relatively meaty for its abv - pretty nice.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 29 May 2025 at 22:18

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with average, frothy,, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Juicy, (tropical) fruity, hoppy aroma, hints of gooseberry, white grapes, some passion fruit, mango, oaty malty background, whiffs of alcohol. Taste is mildly bitter, fruity hoppy, oaty malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of white grapes, gooseberry, unripe kiwi fruit, some melon, oat flakes, a fruit acidic tart-ish touch..
Creamy texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally papery-dry palate, fine, soft, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Balanced, not overly intense, a tad too oaty - not that exciting.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 29 May 2025 at 18:11

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can. Opalescent, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy, rapidly osteoporosing, minimalyl lacing, white head. Fruity and slightly piney, minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, minimally spicy, pale malty and minimally caramel malty background, hints of red appel, pineapple, a touch of pomegranate, salty cracker, very weak, funky yeasty overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, pale and minimally caramel malty, slightly fruity and piney, mildly bitter hoppy, minimally diluted hints of red apple, pomegranate, pineapple, funky yeasty overtones.
Watery texture, smooth, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Partially slightly unusual fruit flavours, fairly drinkable - OK.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 29 May 2025 at 17:06


Idiosynkrasie updated a beer: Scythian Ale brewed by Long Live Beerworks
1 year ago


Idiosynkrasie updated a beer: Amersfoorts Wit brewed by De Drie Ringen
1 year ago



6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can. Cloudy, pale yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity, slightly piney and resinous, minimally grassy, hoppy aroma, pale malty background, hints of grapefruit, lemon, a touch of hemp. Taste is mildly bitter, piney, resinous and citrusy fruity, minimally grassy hoppy, minimally spicy, pale malty basis, hints of grapefruit, lemon, a touch of salty cracker, hemp.
Watery texture, rather indifferent palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
More a West Coast take on a NEIPA than a real West Coast IPA, adequate hop flavours but no caramel malt detectable, way too mild hop bitterness - decent brew in itself, definitely not a blueprint for a real West Coast IPA.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 28 May 2025 at 21:57

5.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml can. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish, faint golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally grainy, pale and wheaty malty, minimally citrusy fruity and minimally spicy aroma, hints of lemon, a touch of coriander, pepper, green chili, red pepper, honey overtones. Taste is slightly wheaty malty with some residual sweetness, minimally zesty citrusy fruity and slightly peppery spicy, hints of orange peel, a touch of coriander and pepper, minimally sweet-ish, red pepper overtones.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, medium, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Rather cautious, quite some subtleties, but somehow simply not enthralling - underwhelming.
Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 28 May 2025 at 20:41