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Rook & Leer BA
Brouwerij De Molen
- From:
- Brouwerij De Molen
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Smoked Beer
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 11.56%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 07, 2012
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 2
A collaboration between Tom Peters of Monk's Cafe and Menno that was brewed in September 2011. A smoked imperial porter that was aged in whiskey barrels with brettanomyces. His beer has a ton of beechwood smoked malt, so it will not have the phenols often associated with peat smoked malt. Rodenbach yeast added later.
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Reviewed by grover37 from District of Columbia
3.76/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Tried to be objective as I didnt realize this was a sour until after I ordered. This would have been great without the Rodenbach pitch though - totally ruined this one.
Jun 27, 2015Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
2.91/5 rDev -31.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.91/5 rDev -31.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Black with no head. Thin collar of foam, though.
Smell - Smoke. Dark chocolate. Whiskey. Oak. Fudgy, but with a brightness I can't pinpoint.
Taste - And it's sour, how odd. Chocolate, but it's very brief. More roasted malts. Oak. Finishes with a peaty smokey flavor and a lingering tang.
Mouthfeel - Heavy. Low carbonation. Sour.
Overall - This is one strange beer. It's certainly a unique combination of flavors and I was not prepared for the sourness. The nose didn't suggest it at all.
May 13, 2014Appearance - Black with no head. Thin collar of foam, though.
Smell - Smoke. Dark chocolate. Whiskey. Oak. Fudgy, but with a brightness I can't pinpoint.
Taste - And it's sour, how odd. Chocolate, but it's very brief. More roasted malts. Oak. Finishes with a peaty smokey flavor and a lingering tang.
Mouthfeel - Heavy. Low carbonation. Sour.
Overall - This is one strange beer. It's certainly a unique combination of flavors and I was not prepared for the sourness. The nose didn't suggest it at all.
Reviewed by brianmandell from California
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottled 2013. Enjoyed at Monk's Cafe (beer is collab with Tom of Monk's)
This is one of the most unusual and complex beers I have encountered. I will attempt to do this justice in words. Black motor oil pour with minimal lacing.
I smell dark fruits like a strawberry and plum jam, sweet and smoked malts, vanilla, chocolate and some acidity.
The smell carries over to the taste. I haven't been a huge fan fan of smoky beers in the past but this one integrates the smokiness into the flavor like my favorite Scotch, Lagavulin 16. The taste is imminently fruity and very much influenced by the rodenbach yeast. The fruit is fresher on the palate than it is on the nose. Fresh berries like BC backyard rye carries into a mild sourness that grows as you sip. There is a little oakiness and vanilla and finishes with some well integrated scotch and booze. I am left with a dry, smoky and woody finish.
The mouthfeel is viscous but is lightened by the acidity. Wonderful.
This beer is an experience in its complexity and intensity. Memorable and unusual. Perhaps best enjoyed by a warm campfire rather than a bar but I'm not complaining! I love this beer. My only complaint is that it is a touch too sweet for my taste.
Apr 06, 2014This is one of the most unusual and complex beers I have encountered. I will attempt to do this justice in words. Black motor oil pour with minimal lacing.
I smell dark fruits like a strawberry and plum jam, sweet and smoked malts, vanilla, chocolate and some acidity.
The smell carries over to the taste. I haven't been a huge fan fan of smoky beers in the past but this one integrates the smokiness into the flavor like my favorite Scotch, Lagavulin 16. The taste is imminently fruity and very much influenced by the rodenbach yeast. The fruit is fresher on the palate than it is on the nose. Fresh berries like BC backyard rye carries into a mild sourness that grows as you sip. There is a little oakiness and vanilla and finishes with some well integrated scotch and booze. I am left with a dry, smoky and woody finish.
The mouthfeel is viscous but is lightened by the acidity. Wonderful.
This beer is an experience in its complexity and intensity. Memorable and unusual. Perhaps best enjoyed by a warm campfire rather than a bar but I'm not complaining! I love this beer. My only complaint is that it is a touch too sweet for my taste.
Rook & Leer BA from Brouwerij De Molen
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
56 ratings
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