Benzai Profile - Brewver

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque black color, small off-white. Aroma is meh, way too much soy sauce. Don't like it. Flavor is malts, quite sweet, some spices, vanilla, pecan notes, boozy still. Hmm not really my thing. Too heavy for me.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 18:36

8.1

Benzai (24515) reviewed Watershed from Vanished Valley Brewing Company 1 month ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled from can at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". A bit hazy yellow color, average sized white head. A bit unclear yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, sweetish hoppy a bit, nicely light dank hoppy, hop bitters. Solid. Very solid.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 18:23

5.3

Benzai (24515) reviewed Starnakel from Ridder Bliek 1 month ago

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

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Yellow color, white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, wheat, herbal, spices a bit, yeasty also a bit, anise seeds? Odd. Not my thing at all. Bleh.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 18:08

Benzai added a new beer Starnakel by Ridder Bliek
1 month ago

6.3

Benzai (24515) reviewed Beau et Joli (2023 - Bottle) from Het Boerenerf 1 month ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from bottle [2025] at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Red to purple color, small off-white head. Smell and taste sourish, red fruit, tart, tart bitter. Alright but not a great match with spicy chicken.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 17:43

Benzai (24515) reviewed Black Agnes (Batch 04) from Schramm's Mead 1 month ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque dark red color, no head. Aroma and flavor are red fruit, intense, a bit sharp. Boozy also. Okay.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 17:27

6.4

Benzai (24515) reviewed Anabasis - Blend #4 from Side Project Brewing 1 month ago

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

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque pitch black color, virtually no head. Aroma and flavor are malts, heavy soy sauce, soy sauce bitter. Hmm no, not my kind of beer.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 17:14

6.6

Benzai (24515) reviewed Kiss Daddy Goodbye from Browar Monsters 1 month ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Sampled from can at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". A bit unclear yellow color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hoppy, citrusy, lemon twist even, lemon citrusy bitter. Okay.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 16:58

8.6

Benzai (24515) reviewed Bourbon Barrel Aged Sleeping Forever (2019) from The Veil Brewing Company 1 month ago

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

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque pitch black color, no head. Aroma and flavor is malts, soft toasty malts, soft roast, bourbon, bitter finish. Awesome. Oh damn this is awesome.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 16:52

8.3

Benzai (24515) reviewed Triple Meltdown from Brouwerij Zuyd Craft 1 month ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Murky yellow color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly malts, hoppy, fruity hoppy, lightly dank, sweetish, but somewhat bitter as well. Superb!

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 16:34