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Idiosynkrasie

Bielefeld, Germany 🇩🇪

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

500ml bottle. Opalescent, orange, dark golden to amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly husky, bready, pale malty and minimally mellow, caramel malty as well as minimally toasty, malty aroma, hints of brown bread crust. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, minimally bready and toasty malty, a touch of honey, bread crust, caramelized bread crust, weak, leafy-grassy, hoppy overtones.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, soft carbonation.
Balanced, not too sweet - nice.

Tried from Bottle from Getränkemarkt Hogreve on 12 Nov 2025 at 20:42


7.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, very small, frothy to creamy, fading, tan head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and minimally biscuity as well as minimally spicy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, roast, dark caramel, a touch of cinnamon, weak fruity overtones with a touch of red apple, baked apple. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, chocolately and slightly roasty, dark malty, slightly spicy, minimally fruity and alcoholic, notes of dark caramel, some cinnamon, baked apple, a touch of red apple; minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Slightly creamy, oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft carbonation.
Not overly aromatic, restrained, not overly explicit and quite amalgamated flavours, a tad to boozy - not that exciting.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2025 at 23:37


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

750ml bottle. Minimally milky, orange, golden colour with average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity hoppy, minimally piney hoppy and pale malty, slightly caramel malty aroma, hints of orange, a touch of white grapes, white grape juice. Taste is mildly bitter, slightly piney, slightly citrusy fruity hoppy, pale and slightly caramel malty basis, hints of lemon and orange, some pine, a touch of pineapple, white grapes, grape sugar, minimally doughy yeasty overtones.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Fine, balanced, some nice subtleties - good.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2025 at 20:55



Idiosynkrasie added a new brewery: Uby Winery & Distillerie Familiale located in France
1 month ago


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle. Clear, auburn colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, dark sulphureous to beige head. Smoky and caramel malty aroma, notes of smoked wood, caramel, hints of smoked ham, smoked eel, a touch of juniper berry, whiffs of cherry. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty and smoky malty, minimally leafy hoppy, hints of smoked wood, caramel, a touch of smoked eel, smoked ham, wood ashes, minimally chocolately interludes, a minimally fruity touch of cherry, minimally metalli covertones.
Oily texture, minimally dry, repellent as well as minimally cloying and greasy palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation..
Very nice composition, balanced, harmonious, seemingly light, dangerously drinkable - very good.

Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 11 Nov 2025 at 20:02


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

330ml bottle [as "Smokkelbok"]. Minimally cloudy, auburn colour with ruby shimmer and average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Sweet-ish, caramel malty and minimally nutty, dark malty aroma, hints of nougat, caramel, hazelnut, a touch of malt lozenge. Taste is sweet-ish, toasty, minimally nutty, caramel and dark malty and mildly bitter, earthy-grassy hoppy, hints of hazelnut, caramel, a touch of malt lozenge, nougat.
Slightly creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Nice malt flavours, minimally mismatching hop flavours - decent.

Tried from Bottle from Pakhuis Twente on 09 Nov 2025 at 21:14


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

330ml can. Jet black colour with average to huge, dense, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, brown head. Minimally earthy, smoky, roasty, dark malty and resinous, hoppy aroma, hints of smoked wood, smoked eel, bark, some coffee, hemp. Taste is mildly smoky, roasty, ashy, earthy, dark malty and mildly bitter, resinous hoppy, minimally fruity hoppy, hints of smoked wood, some coffee; lingering, bitter roasty and bitter hoppy finish.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very earthy, "dirty" - pretty good.

Tried from Can from Pakhuis Twente on 09 Nov 2025 at 19:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can. Minimally cloudy, orange golden colour with small, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Coffee aroma, widely disguised fruity hoppy flavours and biscuity, pale malty background, notes of instant coffee, hints of sugared coffee, mocha, whiffs of orange. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally biscuity, pale malty and bitter hoppy, some roasty coffee bitterness on top, a weak, fruity hoppy touch of orange and lemon.
Slightly oily, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine, dense, soft, mildly prickly carbonation.
Coffee dominated aroma, un-integrated coffee flavours in taste - not fully convincing.

Tried from Can from Pakhuis Twente on 09 Nov 2025 at 17:59


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, golden colour with average to huge, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, moderatly lacing, white head. Tropical and citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, oaty and wheaty malty background, notes of orange peel, mango, passion fruit, some grapefruit, a touch of lemongrass. Taste is moderately bitter, citrusy fruity and tropical fruity hoppy, oaty and wheaty malty basis with low residual sweetness, minimally diluted notes of lemongrass, lemon, mango, a touch of passion fruit, berries; lingering, bitter, zesty finish with hints of lemon peel and grapefruit rind.
Slightly creamy, watery texture, dry palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Intense and condensed, nevertheless a tad watery - pretty decent.

Tried from Can from Pakhuis Twente on 09 Nov 2025 at 13:28