De Struise Brouwers Black Damnation XIV - Talisman

Black Damnation XIV - Talisman

 

De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.86
ABV: 13.0% IBU: - Ticks: 18
Talisker 10 years old whiskey cask barrel aged.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark molasses and chocolate. Jet black brown with a rich brown head. Sweet dark molasses and some boozy whisky notes. Heat even now.

Tried on 09 Dec 2018 at 05:00


8.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

One of the second generation Black Damnations, aged in Talisker barrels. Brown-tinged beige head, very moussy but needing a bit of forcing to form, over a black beer with mahogany edges. Aroma of fondant chocolate bars, dry peat and indeed whisky yet seemingly a bit more subtle in comparison with other whisky barrel aged variants in this series, butterscotch, leather, warm toast, roasted hazelnuts, glue, nutmeg, liquorice, fried black olives, shoe polish. Sweetish dried fig- and blackcurrant-tinged onset with sourish roasted barley below, subtle accents of fried banana, porcini and cured meat, softish carb, very thick and oily mouthfeel. Toasted walnut-, rye bread toast- and fondant chocolate-like, thick maltiness, bittersweet with more expressive coffeeish roasted bitterness towards the finish, accentuated by spicy hop bitterness and a peppery, but not overly wry, obviously very whisky-like alcohol flavour and heat; woody tannins from the casks linger at the back, adding depth and complexity. Relatively ‘clean’ (as Talisker itself is) and a bit less boozy than most others in this series – and for that reason, among the best of these new BDs for me.

Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2018 at 12:36


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Spritzig malziger, weich herber Beginn. Süßlich würzig, Noten von Schokolade, trockenes Karamell, langer Nachhall. Rund bitter, gut. 10/9/10/9//9

Tried on 30 Nov 2017 at 02:42


9

Deep black. Mild peaty Whisky nose. Strong roasty malty with a subtle and well balanced peaty Whiskey Aroma. Great.

Tried from Bottle at 3. Mainzer CraftBeerMesse on 20 Nov 2017 at 14:23


8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

18-11-17 // at 3. Mainzer CraftBeerMesse. From 750ml bottle. Deep black. Mild peaty Whisky nose. Strong roasty malty with a subtle and well balanced peaty Whiskey Aroma. Great.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2017 at 08:32


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle #584/2000. Dark brown color with white head. Aroma is chocolate, wood, coffee, Belgian yeast, a touch cellar. Taste is dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, caramel, wood, a touch salty, a touch hotness in the back indeed, umami, maybe a touch autolysis. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Awesome!

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2017 at 14:34


8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 750ml. @ [ TTOD(U)RBSG17 - The Tenth Official Danish (Ulfborg) Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2017 ] @ fonefan - Brugmansia house, Denmark. [ As Struise Black Damnation XIV- Talisman ]. [ Bottle # 726/2000 ]. Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, wood - barrel, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, wood - barrel, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, alcohol - whisky, tar - smoke notes (from barrel). Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20170819] 8-3-9-4-17

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2017 at 10:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour in Maine - pours black tan head - nose and taste of whiskey, chocolate cake, fudge, oak, vanilla and sweet caramel - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2017 at 22:37


8

Mineralne, slodkie, kwaskowate, owocowe, palo-czeko-kawa, ciut aldehyd

Tried at Chmielarnia Marszałkowska on 21 Aug 2017 at 06:25