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Malty, bitter, hoppy, slightly brett

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

0.33 l bottle from Vrutak. Shared with little Dina. Hazy brownish amber, small off-white head. Aroma shy at first, spices, soft alcohol. Soon, dried fruits such as figa, nuts like roasted hazelnut, brandy or liqueur quality, alcohol present. Cocoa underneath, along with roasted malts. Rich. Flavour is sweet, spicy, dried fruits, high alcohol. Medium body, mineraly texture, soft finish. Gentle and strong. Nice.

8.6

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Vintage bottle poured in even more vintage Rochefort chalice. Clear mahogany with thick beige head that seems to last a lot longer get than fresh versions. After almost exactly 4 years the head is strong here! Quite fruity, but still some chocolate milk like the fresh versions, figs and raisins are coming on, soft berries. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Almost full bodied with boozy finish. It is still very good, but I think this doesn't hold up to a fresh one from the same batch. This one tastes way older than it's actual age.