tderoeck (14777) - Gent, BELGIUM - JAN 24, 2019UPDATED: JAN 24, 2019 30/XI/18 - on tap @ Billie’s Beer Festival Day 1 (Antwerp), BB: n/a - (2018-1827) Thanks to the RateBeer crew for sharing today’s beers!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige to brown head, unstable, dissipates immediately. Aroma: very roasted, very malty, coffee, some chocolate, bit dusty. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity, alcohol, roasted, lots of coffee, some dark forest fruits, some liquorish. Aftertaste: bit acidic, fruity, very roasted, bitter, caramel, sugary touch, milk chocolate.
mike_77 (11723) - Breda, NETHERLANDS - DEC 8, 2018Sampled at Billie's 2018. Black with dark creamy head. Thick and oily. Sweet cinnamon. Burnt, bitter malts. Light chilli.
kermis (18395) - Amsterdam-ish, NETHERLANDS - DEC 2, 2018UPDATED: DEC 2, 2018 8 4 8 3 16
Draft at Billie’s Beer Festival ‘18. Black with a thick beige head. Aroma of chocolate, floral notes, caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
77ships (14200) - Antwerpen, BELGIUM - DEC 2, 2018UPDATED: DEC 2, 2018 Thanks! Sampled draft @ Billie’s Beer Festival 2018. Day 1. Black syrup. Nose is too umami, boozy, almost vinous, Christmas spices. Taste is sweet and umami boozy all at once, umami & cloying sweetness, coffee, mocha, alcoholic, very thick syrup. Interesting, didn’t get habanero & more amazingly I didn’t get cassia.
Beerhunter111 (36080) - Beerland, GERMANY - DEC 1, 2018Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2018, Day 1. A black beer with a small tan head. Aroma of liquorice, chocolate, vanilla. Taste of liquorice, sweet vanilla, oak, caramel, cookies, nice.
kraddel (10779) - Antwerp, BELGIUM - NOV 30, 2018UPDATED: NOV 30, 2018 Pours black, not much foam. Smell is ashy, roasty, tad herbal by the peppers. Taste is full, roasty, mild heat from the peppers, chocolaty, ashy. Vanilla is hidden.
phaleslu (14680) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - OCT 3, 201816 oz. can brought down to Side Project Zwanze Day 2018 by Jeff and shared by Paul - thanks, guys! Pours a deep, dark, basically opaque coffee brown with a brown head that settles into a thick ring and very thin film while leaving some spots of lace in the glass. Really rich and roasty, with roasted malts, vanilla, cocoa, cinnamon, habaneros, dark chocolate, coffee, and earth. Medium-full bodied, with moderate carbonation and a roasty, sweet, spicy mouthfeel. Really nice. I'll have to get some more of this one.
Ktwse (6833) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - SEP 30, 2018Pours black with low tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, cedar wood, ancho. Taste is sweet, chocolate, light coffee, a bot of habanero burn in the finish but fairly balanced. Rich and smooth body with soft carbonation.