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SSS
Brouwerij De Molen
- From:
- Brouwerij De Molen
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Foreign / Export Stout
- ABV:
- 9.99%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 9.54%
- Reviews:
- 66
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 23, 2008
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 19
Based on a 1914 London Style Porter Recipe
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Ratings by DmanGTR:
Reviewed by DmanGTR from New York
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes during our blind tasting. Thanks to Bob for bringing this. Been wanting to try this for a while and was quite a surprise when unveiled.
Poured dark brown, probably a dark chocolate brown with an egg nog colored head that was rather scant. It wasn't murky but definitely not clear. Nose is booming with alcohol. Very little else, maybe a hint of roast and some dark chocolate. Let's let this sit and warm up for a bit.
Ah yes, there we are. We served it too cold. Now I'm gathering much more complexity. The aforementioned chocolate gives a nice cocoa sweetness followed by a burnt toast flavor. Then the ash. Oh man this is an ashy beer. And the alcohol is still quite prominent. It's a bit harsh and the very light body doesn't really help IMO. It's a two dimensional beer: a couple of flavors + alcohol. Good, but not great.
Jul 10, 2011Poured dark brown, probably a dark chocolate brown with an egg nog colored head that was rather scant. It wasn't murky but definitely not clear. Nose is booming with alcohol. Very little else, maybe a hint of roast and some dark chocolate. Let's let this sit and warm up for a bit.
Ah yes, there we are. We served it too cold. Now I'm gathering much more complexity. The aforementioned chocolate gives a nice cocoa sweetness followed by a burnt toast flavor. Then the ash. Oh man this is an ashy beer. And the alcohol is still quite prominent. It's a bit harsh and the very light body doesn't really help IMO. It's a two dimensional beer: a couple of flavors + alcohol. Good, but not great.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois
3.53/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 5/24/2013 - Consumed 2/12/2017.
Pours a dark dirty brown. Opaque and full of floaters and yeast particles. No head to speak of, barely any life in the beer.
Smell has notes of rotting dark fruits, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, and a dirty old hop aroma.
Taste is actually still prey good. There is a strong roasted malt flavor with a woody/ashy flavor. Some dark fruits, with molasses and cocoa. The foreign export stout flavor is in full force here with a strong hoppy presence on the back end proving a slight bitterness. The flavors taste a bit old, muted, but its still solid.
Feel is thin, yet not lacking in fullness from the flavor. Pretty much no carbonation - its still, flat and takes away from the overall quality of the beer.
Overall I would have loved to try this fresh, especially since it clearly did not hold up all that well with age. I imagine, based on what is here now, this was a really interesting and tasty beer when fresh.
Feb 13, 2017Pours a dark dirty brown. Opaque and full of floaters and yeast particles. No head to speak of, barely any life in the beer.
Smell has notes of rotting dark fruits, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, and a dirty old hop aroma.
Taste is actually still prey good. There is a strong roasted malt flavor with a woody/ashy flavor. Some dark fruits, with molasses and cocoa. The foreign export stout flavor is in full force here with a strong hoppy presence on the back end proving a slight bitterness. The flavors taste a bit old, muted, but its still solid.
Feel is thin, yet not lacking in fullness from the flavor. Pretty much no carbonation - its still, flat and takes away from the overall quality of the beer.
Overall I would have loved to try this fresh, especially since it clearly did not hold up all that well with age. I imagine, based on what is here now, this was a really interesting and tasty beer when fresh.
Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
My wife picked this brew up from the local brew store. It has a dark, but not quite black, complexion, with a very thin head. Lightly carbonated, but not quite flat. The aroma is of molasses, smokey, roasted scents, malt, and dark fruit. The taste is semisweet, and the body is full, but flat. Not bad, and very interesting.
Sep 04, 2016Reviewed by TX-Badger from Texas
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark brown color with minimal khaki colored head. Chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, and some caramel on the nose; follows onto the palate. Medium to full bodied. Finishes with chocolate and some vanilla.
Jul 06, 2016Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a one-finger khaki head that fades quickly leaving traces lace. Dark opaque brown color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Caramel and dark chocolate nose and flavor is balanced with caramel and baked chocolate. Higher ABV is hidden. Bottled 24/5/2013, $6.49 for a 330ml bottle from Julio's Liquors Westborough, MA.
Dec 03, 2015Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 330mL bottle into a dimpled mug.
Appearance: rich brown hue with a mild haze and a thin layer of tan foam which doesn't stick around too long. Not bad.
Smell: rich and sweet coffee, chocolate and roasty aroma. There's even a little dash of toffee in there; very enticing.
Taste: very sweet up front with some caramel/toffee character, followed by a chocolate and coffee flavor that is milder than the aroma. Bitterness is moderate but balanced. A dark, sweet treat.
Mouthfeel: the body is quite light considering the size of this beer; carbonation is relatively low but the overall effect is rather smooth. It's decent.
Overall: a good tasting beer that could use a little bit more substance.
Aug 18, 2015Appearance: rich brown hue with a mild haze and a thin layer of tan foam which doesn't stick around too long. Not bad.
Smell: rich and sweet coffee, chocolate and roasty aroma. There's even a little dash of toffee in there; very enticing.
Taste: very sweet up front with some caramel/toffee character, followed by a chocolate and coffee flavor that is milder than the aroma. Bitterness is moderate but balanced. A dark, sweet treat.
Mouthfeel: the body is quite light considering the size of this beer; carbonation is relatively low but the overall effect is rather smooth. It's decent.
Overall: a good tasting beer that could use a little bit more substance.
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
4.01/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured with anticipation into a Fremont small snifter. Pours pitch black, opaque in the glass with a spare half finger light brown head that dissipates slowly to a film and thick ring around the glass, leaving light lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, dark chocolate, cocoa, a ghost of cherry and perhaps dark fruit, light lactose. Flavor is similar, with good dry dark toasted malt, milk chocolate, more noticeable cherry, althoug with little or no tartness. Finishes with light balanced charred malt and milk chocolate. Excellent creamy body and mouth feel. A spot on foreign stout profile with the interesting addition of the light cherry that gives it a bit of a Baltic porter feel. Flavors are somewhat subdued, but very well balanced and integrated leaving the impression of subtle refinement. If this is close to the results from original recipe, it is much richer and integrated than I expected from a turn of the century porter. I look forward to each rare arrival from de Molen and this was worth waiting for. Nothing stand out, but nicely balanced. ABV very well covered; tastes like a standard strength porter.
Jun 10, 2015Rated by TheBeard89 from Alabama
3.18/5 rDev -18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This tasted good kind of like toffee and chocolate but the smell was nauseating. It smelled like pineapple and tobacco spit.
May 31, 2015
SSS from Brouwerij De Molen
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
120 ratings
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