Benzai Profile - Brewver

*The Bruery - Chronology : 24 (2017)*

75cl bottle shared at mini-tasting. Dark red-brown color, average sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, raisins, caramalts, plums, bourbon. Flavor is malts, bourbon, again raisins and plums, lightly bitter. Medium body and carbonation. Very nice. Lovely beer, a treat! 8-8,5-8,5-9-8

Tried on 29 May 2025 at 10:48

7.3

Benzai (24654) reviewed First Ascent from Little Willow Brewing Company 10 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Little Willow - First Ascent 7%

Can shared at mini-tasting. Hazy yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is lightly malts, tropical fruits. Flavor is malts, tropical fruit hoppy, decently hop bitterness lingering. Fruity hop bitters. Not bad. I like it. 6-7,5-7-8-7,5

Tried on 29 May 2025 at 10:46

6.3

Benzai (24654) reviewed No Quarter from Galway Bay Brewery 10 months ago

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

Galway Bay - No Quarter 11.8%

Opaque black color, virtually no head. Aroma is malts, heavy tonka. Flavor is malts, bourbon, tonka heavily, too heavy imo, it dominates and overpowers the other flavors. Not bad, but the tonka is annoying, doesn't do the beer good. 6-6-6-8-6

Tried on 29 May 2025 at 10:45

Benzai (24654) reviewed Ice Crime from Clandestin 10 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can shared at mini-tasting. Opaque dark brown color, instantly disappearing tan head. Aroma is, well, crazy sweet and milkshake-ish. Flavor is very sweet up front, milk, dairy, milkshake, sugary, ugh. Definitely not my thing. Bleh. 6-3,5-3,5-4-4

Tried on 28 May 2025 at 15:57

6.6

Benzai (24654) reviewed Daddy Cool from Brouwerij Frontaal 10 months ago

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

Bottle shared at mini-tasting. Slightly unclear yellow golden color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, firm vanilla, floral, blossomy. Hmm okay, not great. 7-7-7-6-6

Tried on 28 May 2025 at 15:56

Benzai added a new beer Daddy Cool by Brouwerij Frontaal
10 months ago

Benzai (24654) reviewed Oude Geuze Coigneau from Brouwerij F. Boon 11 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at mini-tasting. Clear golden color, small white head. Aroma is lightly malts, pretty bretty, citrusy notes, horse blanket, hops. Flavor is lightly malts, citrus hoppy, horse blanket, herbal slightly, but again lovely bretty. Too high carbonation, but I'll forgive them for the beer is absolutely marvelous.

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 22:05

8.5

Benzai (24654) reviewed Fireproof from The Bruery 11 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at mini-tasting. Opaque jet black color, average sized brown colored head. Aroma is malts, heavy barrel, port I guess. Flavor is malts, vanilla, barrel / port, dark malts, sweet, boozy. Velvety mouthfeel, thick texture, average carbonation. Very solid.

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 21:42

6.4

Benzai (24654) reviewed Zwarte Ziel (2025 BA Woodford Bourbon with Salted Caramel) from Jopen 11 months ago

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

Bottle shared at mini-tasting. Opaque dark brown color, average sized beige head. Aroma is malts, dark malts, smoked malts. Flavor is similar, with lightly bourbon but way less intense as I had expected. Pleasant lingering malt bitter finish with some bourbon notes. Not bad but a bit thin bodied as well. And the caramel is not a good addition. Hmm, not bad, but not great either.

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 21:23

Benzai added a new beer Zwarte Ziel (2025 BA Woodford Bourbon with Salted Caramel) by Jopen
11 months ago