Scoreswise, the 2020 crop was even – both the domestic entry and the overall winner shared the score.
Brouwerij de Molen does not compete with fancy labels, but contents-wise the edition of Hel & Verdoemnis aged in Bowmore barrels left a deep impression. It combines dark chocolate with smoke – just as expected for an Islay-touched beer. I think this baby got picked up in Amsterdam’s Bierkoning – should have stocked up on a much wider variety of de Molen’s darkest brews.
Domestic winner was also an imperial stout: Coolhead’s Peanut Butter Caramer Crisp, whose beauty has been previously extolled in this very blog. A far sweeter stout than its dutch colleague, sticky and clingy even.
FI: Tumma voimakaksikko.
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