Benzai
Oirschot, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Supporter AdminOptions
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9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Bottle shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Opaque black color with a dark brown colored head. Aroma is malts, dark malts, bourbon, espresso. Flavor is malts, dark malts, bourbon, heavy espresso roast and a pleasant chocolate note. Awesome. Absolutely delicious. Dear lord, a 2017 bottle. Amazing. Held up great. Delicious.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 17:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle [Oogst 2022 Lambiek] shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Dark red-purple color, small off-white head. Smell and taste are moderately sourish, pleasant red fruit, cherries, sour dominant, but also fruity sweetish notes in the background. Nicely balanced. Very nice.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 17:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Brownish color, red hue, average sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, quite hoppy, dark malts, nicely medium bitter but also a slight sweetness. Quite alright.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 17:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Clear golden color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, pleasant bitterness, nicely hoppy. Very pleasant lager.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 16:56
4.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Clear golden color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, old, dusty, rotting plants. Yuk. Bad. Absolutely don't like it.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 16:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Clear golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma is nicely hoppy, spruce notes. Flavor is malts and some kind of mix of spruce, pineapple and lime. Quite bitter especially in the aftertaste with a herbal-ish spruce finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 16:39
7/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at pre-tasting. Dark brown colored beer with a huge foamy beige head. Aroma is malts, roasty a bit, liquorice. Flavor is malts, very roasty, roasted malts bitters, a distant underlying sweetish hint, interesting, and some coffee. Pretty nicely done. Fortunately not too fizzy carbonation.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 16:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at pre-tasting. Medium dark brown color, red glare, medium sized beige head. Aroma is malts, malty bitters, distant burnt sugar notes. Flavor is malts, dark malts, light iron, burnt malt in the distance, malty bitter. Traditional dubbel I'd say. Not bad.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 15:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at pre-tasting. Orange color with a pinkish glare, small white head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is lightly malts, sweetish, sweetish fruity. Flavor is malts, sweetish, blossomy, yet overall quite balanced. Not bad actually.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 14:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Very dark brown color, dark red glare coming through when held into the light. Full sized beige head. Aroma is a bit odd, herbal, spicy, laurel. Weird. Flavor is malts, but also laurel, herbal, spices, a light sweetness in there as well bit also a slight bitter hint. Quite weird overall.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2025
at 20:57