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Monday, January 13, 2020 - Hertog Jan, Grand Prestige, 2017, 30cl, Bier Cat.S, 10%.
Ingr.: water, (4 different types of) malted barley, wheat starch (!), sugar, color (sic): caramel (sic) and hops (only one hop, being Hallertau ?) (no yeast, spontaneous fermentation ?, haha)
InBev Nederland N.V. (a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev)
Lot: 04/14:47 110
BBE: 08/2019
EAN: 87292220
WBC 2014 Gold
Barley Wine
EBC 90
IBU ???
TN:
Much lighter than I expected.
No real ageing tones.
Good and with balance.
Mildly sweet and black burned tones.
I was expecting more / better.
But it's price is low for what you get.
In doubt about S=85 or 86.
S=85-86 R=8(1) 1/13/20 M=2017-2032, but I do not expect much improvement. Although I like sweet wines very much, I mostly do not like the (much) sweeter Porto-like tones in old(er) beers.

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