nathanvc
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event!
Clear dark brown, no head. Coffee bean, mocha biscuit, dried plum, fig, toffee, bourbon, brandy. Sweet raisin, fig & prune in a toasty & toffee-like malt body, some bitter mocha. Herbal hops in the finish, some earthy coffee, dried fruits and boozy bourbon alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, average carbonation. The structure is a bit looser here than in the regular barleywine, coffee adds earthiness but doesn't add much value. Feels like a light Stout. Then again, it's very hard to call this 'disappointing'.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event!
Pretty yellow. Freshly squeezed orange, peach, passion fruit, white onion, hashish. Sweet orange, papaya, passion fruit, bitter grapefruit & scallion, dank hashish, doughy malts. Floral & peppery hops, juicy citrus peel, bitter grapefruit, warming gin-like alcohol. Medium body, fluffy texture, average carbonation. A real hop bomb, great stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event!
Hazy dark brown, virtually no head. Candied date & fig, nougat, vanilla, bourbon, fruit cake, plum jam, rum-soaked raisin. Very sweet raisin, date & fig in a thick malt body of toffee, vanilla and brown sugar, lightly toasty as well, touch of coffee somewhere. Herbal hops in the finish, lots of dried fruits lingering, toffee and oaky vanilla with warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily-sticky texture, soft carbonation. Complex and elegant and surprisingly (dangerously) drinkable at this ABV.
nathanvc (7053) reviewed Dead Violet from Seven Island Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event! Thanks to Tony for sharing!
Light brown sugar ('kinnekessuiker' as it were), blueberry pancake, maple syrup, vanilla cream, frappuccino. Very sweet caramel, maple syrup, light brown sugar again on the tongue, thick milk-chocolatey maltiness, some freeze-dried blueberries. Light tart, berry-like finish, lingering maple syrup, faint herbal hops. Full body, thin oily texture, soft carbonation. The blueberries lend a welcome refreshing accent, albeit on the artifical side; overall, a bit too sugary.
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Bourbon County Brand Stout - Reserve 2018 from Goose Island Beer Company was the one that did it!
1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
27 February 2026. BCBS Tasting @ Stacks (Sint-Kruis). Cheers to Ward for hosting the event!
Jet-black, no head. Intense bourbon, vanilla, molten fudge, oak, salmiak, espresso. Sweet date & dried fig, vanilla, thick dark-chocolatey malt body with creamy vanilla, touch of umami (salty salmiak). Peppery hops, very oaky, somewhat sharpish boozy bourbon alcohol but still supported by the maltiness. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. On the sharp side, but it does lend a slightly deeper bourbon complexity. Very good.
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updated a beer:
Black Damnation XXV - Black Nuts
brewed by De Struise Brouwers
1 month ago
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updated a beer:
Sucaba (2022)
brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing
1 month ago
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updated a beer:
Black Damnation XXXV - Masters of Darkness V
brewed by De Struise Brouwers
1 month ago
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updated a beer:
Black Damnation XXXIV - Masters of Darkness IV
brewed by De Struise Brouwers
1 month ago