BlackHaddock
Grimsby, England 🏴Options
Activity
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Prion des Fleurs from Brouwerij Kompel 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle in 13i a sports bar with a decent beer list in Valkenburg, on 3rd November 2025. Almost clear golden orange body, white crust on top. Semi sweet in nature, subtle honey notes, floral hints and all a bit strange really. Some herbal traces within too.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
330ml bottle outside the Henry VIII Pub in Valkenburg on 5th November 2025, the terrace heater keeping me warm and turning everything a red/orange colour. The beer poured a reddy brown with a beige crust. Strong Rum aroma and initial taste, soft boozy feel thereafter, yeasty, herbal and plums/raisins playing a part, nice sipping beer all round.
BlackHaddock has a new beer style achievement
Level 20 for Belgian Style ticks with a total of 1000 ticks of this master style.
Blond from Van Hoppen was the one that did it!
1 month ago
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Blond from Van Hoppen 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle outside a random bar in Valkenburg on 4th November 2025, loving the afternoon sunshine. Pours a cloudy orange colour, white crown for a while. Nice easy going citrus flavoured blond, some herbal/spicy notes with a yeasty undertone adding to the action within the brew, new brewery and yet another Netherlands tick!
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Benkske from Brouwerij Vakwerk 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
330ml can outside a random bar while visiting Valkenburg on 4th November 2025. Cloudy orange body, white crust. Oranges and apricots in both the aroma and taste, other soft citrus fruits joined in, nice in the afternoon sunshine.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Half litre can from the Aldi in Cochem (on the Mosel in Germany), poured twice into a Bitburger dumpy stemmed glass, the rest was poured down the sink, not impressed at all. Looked OK, ruby red body, but no head after 5 seconds. It was just a malty sweet mess and I was so disappointed because the Helles I had before this (also from Aldi) was decent. Love Dark/Winter Bock beers normally, this one however wasn't very good.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Half litre can from the Aldi in Cochem (on the Mosel in Germany). Drank in our apartment on 6th November 2025. Poured into a 'Bitburger' dumpy stemmed glass three times, the only beer glass available to me! I thought this bright, clear and clean golden coloured beer was fine, the white head could have stayed around on each pour, but that's being pernickety. No real aroma, just like most Helles to be honest, decent blend flavour wise, light hop front with an easy going malt content giving a bit of sweetness. Liked it, good value Helles in my eyes.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Krachtig Blond from Brand Bierbrouwerij 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
330ml bottle outside a random bar in the afternoon sunshine, Valkenburg on 4th November 2025. Clean and clear amber body, white crust. Liked it's boozy uncomplicated feel, lovely blend of malts and non citrus hops. Doesn't pretend to be special or 'craft'. just an honest strong blonde.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed IPA from Brand Bierbrouwerij 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
4 x 330ml bottles at a random bar in Valkenburg that had seats in the afternoon sunshine, 4th and 5th November 2025. Lovely amber/copper body, clean and clear, lacing on the glasses from the white crown. Decent malty base with a semi bitter hop overtone, piney and earthy, late fruit notes. I obviously liked it, hence the four bottles!
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed IPA from Brouwerij 't IJ 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
33cl bottle at a random bar in Valkenburg on 3rd November 2025. Clean golden body, thin white crust on top. Dry hop, bitter taste, nice take on the style, just a slight citrus leaning from the hop content.