Netherlands

Frontaal “King of My Castle B.A.” Cognac and Armagnac Barrel-Aged Belgian Quadrupel and Imperial Stout Blend

Name: King of My Castle B.A. Brewer: Brouwerij Frontaal (Netherlands) Style: Mixed-Style Beer ABV: 11% Review Year: 2022 King of My Caste B.A. by the Dutch craft brewery, Brouwerij Frontaal, is a Belgian-style quadruple blended with a stout and was aged on Cognac and Armagnac barrels. Backlog review from January 2022. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …

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Jopen “Onheilsprofeet BA Bunnahabhain & Bowmore Whisky” Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: Onheilsprofeet BA Bunnahabhain & Bowmore Whisky Brewer: Jopen (Netherlands) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.5% Review Year: 2022 Onheilsprofeet BA Bunnahabhain & Bowmore Whisky, true to its name, is the smoky barrel-aged Imperial Stout crafted by Jopen from the Netherlands. This highly-potent beer is tailored for those who have a deep appreciation for …

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Brouwerij Bliksem “GROM Blackbeard” White Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: GROM Blackbeard Brewer:  Brouwerij Bliksem (Netherlands) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13% Review Year: 2022 Brouwerij Bliksem from the Netherlands brings us the bold and pirate-inspired stout, GROM Blackbeard (13% ABV). This beer has undergone the perfect amount of aging in white rum barrels, striking a harmonious balance between the …

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Tommie Sjef “Misto” Wild Ale with Grapes

Name: Misto Brewers: Tommie Sjef Wild Ales (Netherlands) Style: Wild Specialty Beer ABV: 9% Review Year: 2022 Tommie Sjef employed various techniques to use 624 grams per liter of wine grapes in this “Wild Ale” named, Misto. This beer was macerated on grapes and was combined with Tommie’s own spontaneously fermented wine. Backlog review from September 2022. …

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Pühaste x Stu Mostów x Moersleutel “Beta Triangulum (Silver Series 2020)” Rye Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/ Beetroot

Name: Beta Triangulum (Silver Series 2020) Brewers: Pühaste Brewery (Estonia), Browar Stu Mostów (Poland) x Moersleutel Craft Brewery (Netherlands) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.8% Review Year: 2021 Part of the Silver Series 2020 of Pühaste Brewery, Beta Triangulum is a triple collaboration of the Estonian brewery together with Browar Stu Mostów (Poland) …

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Brouwerij de Molen x Hair of the Dog “Binkie Claws BA Almond” Barleywine

Name: Binkie Claws BA Almond Brewers: Brouwerij de Molen (Netherlands), Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: English Barleywine) ABV: 11.2% Review Year: 2021 Brouwerij de Molen (Netherlands) teamed up with Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) to brew Binkie Claws BA Almond, a bourbon-barrel aged “barleywine-ish” with …

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Frontaal “Rhodesian BA 2020 Vol. I” Japanese Whisky Barrel-Aged American Barleywine

Name: Rhodesian BA 2020 Vol. 1 Brewer: Brouwerij Frontaal (Netherlands) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: American Barleywine) ABV: 11.3% Review Year: 2021 Rhodesian BA 2020 Vol. 1 is an American Barleywine aged in Japanese whisky barrels brewed by Brouwerij Frontaal (Netherlands). STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (33B) with the American Barleywine (22C) as the …

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Moersleutel “Octane Overlord (2020)” Russian Imperial Stout with Smoked and Peated Malts

Name: Octane Overlord (2020) Brewer: Moersleutel Craft Brewery (Netherlands) Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 The 2020 variant of Octane Overlord is a “Russian Imperial Stout” brewed with smoked and peated malts by Moersleutel Craft Brewery in the Netherlands. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Classic …

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Moersleutel “Smeerolie Coconut Milkshake” Imperial Stout

Name: Smeerolie Coconut Milkshake Brewers: Moersleutel Craft Brewery/ De Moersleutel Beer Engineers (Netherlands) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10.0% Review Year: 2019 De Moersleutel Beer Engineers or Brouwerij De Moersleutel, is a brewery run by four Dutch siblings. These “beer engineers” claim to only brew for people who love …

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