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Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Apfelstrudel from Trilha Cervejaria 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours absolutely viscously/oily without any trace of head. Cognac-coloured beer. Pure Apfelstrudel indeed; cinnamon & other sweet-smelling spices. Smell of the applecore. The above with a light, but present harsh-woody-bitterish streak - no doubt the cinnamon bark, rather than hop. Vanilla. Certain astringency - the cinnamon again. Syrupy, sticky. Uncarbonated. The name says it all. Original, interesting even - but finishing a whole bottle???
Sloefmans has a new beer style achievement
Level 11 for Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong ticks with a total of 300 ticks of this sub style.
Bruges La Morte Quadrupel from Fort Lapin was the one that did it!
8 months ago
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Bruges La Morte Quadrupel from Fort Lapin 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Rather dense yellow head, stable, over deep garnet, brilliant beer, lacey. Sweet, woody, dried fruit as plums, dates, figs; molasses, fusels, vanilla, condensed sweetened milk, milkchocolate. Sharpish bitter, fruity flavours. Fruit-filled chocolate, vanilla, wood, liquorice, booze. Very thick and viscous, oily despite good carbonation. Alcoholheat. Sweet - maybe just a tad too much liquorice for a top Barley Wine as from the States or the UK. Still, not unmeritory. Txs to Stef!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Label claims only 5% ABV Good flamingo head, gradually fading to pale pink, over deep red, veiled beer. Bit fruitsweets' nose, childrens' fruitdrops. Yet quite some acidity suggested. Quite sour indeed, mineral, lactic acid in the front, fruit (raspberry) more into the background. Light, very carbonated, spritzy feel, dry. Not bad, certainly the flavour. Ticks all the Gose boxes.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Mirabel from Geuzestekerij Odilon 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bit foamy head, creamy, over fully muddy brownish-orange beer. Pure horseblanket, with a hint of lactic acid and manure, lime, leather. Dry, berries - maybe lingonberry - watercolour paint. Much less horseblanket, dry from lactic acid and lots of tannins, wood. Leafy too, autumn leaves, (wet) paper. Warming up, a flavour - if much less sweet - from dates. Acidthinning, but almost no acidburn. Yet seriously tart, good carbonation, bit wheatslick & fruitfilled. In the end a bit a demure, thinnish. All in all a nice if unspectacular fruitlambic.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Truffle Stout from Põhjala 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Draught Russet-tan head, small if stable over jet-black beer. Liquorice², charcoal, sweetish and lots of roast. Hint of mint. Much drier than expected, bit mineral, halfway between liquorice and zoute drop. Hints of dark fruit, blueberries, plums. Again something akin to mint. Brown bread(crust), hints at Maillard. Bitter chocolate, guimauves. Viscous, but half as thick as expected. Better carbonated than it... OK, opaque. "Truffle". That is either Tuber Gibbosum/Magnatum or a Belgian cacao-chocolate delicacy. I am sorry, but this beverage doesn't remind me of either (and yes, I had both versions often enough).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Draught Very thick-set, cream-coloured head, stable over fully muddy ochre-yellow beer; rings of lace. Fresh citrus, exotic fruit and a regular lupulin onslaught, all C-hops. Faint asafoetida; hopburn suggested. Ultra-dry flavour, straw, dried citruspeel. There is a, bit hidden, fruitflavour hinting at the name of the peacharine hops, but it isn't outspokenly peach/nectarine. Quite creamy feel, as coffeemilk; yet good carbonation. Excellent, ultra-dry NEIPA. Had never heard of these particular hops before.
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updated a beer:
Land van de Meester Rum BA
brewed by De Meester
8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Millésime 2023 Very fine & spritzy carbonation to small if stable white head over veiled orangey golden beer. White wine, sparkling wine, floral, farmyard wafts. Not really sweet, but still sweeter as expected from a Brut beer. Sorrel, lemon, sour grapes, green apples. Pepperish horseflavour. Acidburn and -thinning, fine carbonation - better carbonated than it looks in the glass. Nice. Almost more winey than beery. But in the result, I find no reasonable justification for the staggering price.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Head reduced to tan rim in seconds; viscously pouring black beer. (Islay) maltwhisky. Tarr, tobacco, leather, Lapsan Souchong concentrate. Sweet - Islay malt - beetroot - earthy. Bit mineral as well, smoked. Fiery alcoholburn. Slick, viscous, but not heavy - if a tad sticky. Low carbonation. Quite good one. I'm sure there's Islay whisky here - why not mention it? Txs to Stef!