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Benzai
updated a beer:
Abt-Generaal Quadrupel BUS Editie
brewed by Berne Abdijbier
1 month ago
Benzai (24654) reviewed Black Rocs from Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Opaque black color, medium sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, dusty iron, a bit tart-ish, odd, wood. Meh. Quite bad tbh. Unbalanced.
Benzai (24654) reviewed King Mule IPA from Brouwerij Cornelissen 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Clear dark golden-orange color, medium sized white head. Aroma is malts, quite perfumy. Meh. Flavor is also malts, yeast, perfumy. Odd perfumy bitter. Bleh. Not nice at all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle shared with Inoven. Opaque black color, small to average sized light brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, heavy cinnamon, light cocoa, vanilla a bit but the beer is dominated by cinnamon and perhaps other herbs or spices. No, this is a rape of the great KBS. Sad to be honest.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Bottle shared. Pretty dark amber color, small off-white to beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, wood, booze but not necessarily rum or at least I don't get it that clearly. Hmm overall less okay than I had expected.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle shared. Beautiful mahogany dark red-brown color, small off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, sweetish a bit but also a tart note, perhaps wood-ish, vanilla and tart-ish dry tannin-like aftertaste. Hmm drinkable but I'm not a fan tbh.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared. Orange to amber color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, heavy barrel aging in there, but quite soft and velvety, with some fruity notes, soft banana, soft wood. Maybe vanilla lightly. Quite quaffable.
Benzai
updated a beer:
Grand Prestige Blond Vatgerijpt 2025 - Bierbrand
brewed by Hertog Jan (Arcense Bierbrouwerij)
1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle shared. Brown to red-brown color, small beige head. Aroma is very odd. Indeed somewhat fruity, but is it juniper berry, apple, or what? Flavor is malts, apple, unripe pear, herbal a bit. The barrel dominates and in my opinion it should add something, a new layer to the base beer but it overtakes it fully. So, while I also have my doubts in general about these kind of barrels, this barrel aging is -imho- not very well executed.
Benzai (24654) reviewed Chocolate Bock from Brauerei Gebr. Maisel 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared. Opaque dark brown color, red glare coming through. Small beige head. Aroma is malts, chocolate malts, brown malts. Flavor is malts, brown malts, dusty chocolaty notes, cocoa powder, sweetish a bit. Okay. As expected. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Marc's Chocolate Bock on 20 Oct 2013 at 12:14 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Bottle shared by Dutchdrebus. Almost black colored beer with a deep dark red to almost purple glow coming through when held into the light. Medium sized tan head that diminishes fairly quickly. Smell malts, caramel, leaves, slightly raisins and slightly chocolate. Taste malts, caramel, again leaves, some sweet-bitter. Medium body and carbonation.