Wolf 8 (2011-2018)
(replaced with a new version in 2019, please rate accordingly)
Dark brown bordeaux-coloured beer with a firm broken-white head. The aroma is pleasant, with some pear and roasted nuts.
The palate is nutty, with some chocolate impressions followed by exotic fruit. This beer with strong character has a beautiful finish with some bitter hop and caramel.
[At the moment of editing, still brewed at Het Anker, Mechelen]
Dark brown bordeaux-coloured beer with a firm broken-white head. The aroma is pleasant, with some pear and roasted nuts.
The palate is nutty, with some chocolate impressions followed by exotic fruit. This beer with strong character has a beautiful finish with some bitter hop and caramel.
[At the moment of editing, still brewed at Het Anker, Mechelen]
3.5
159 reviews
Aarschot, Belgium
Community reviews
dark brown colour, large stable breamy beige head; aroma of fried cherry, maybe figs, too, dark chocolate, some herbal notes and anise; taste of plum jam, chocolate, anise notes and some spicy alcohol in the bckground; good ale!
Donkerbruin bier met stevig schuim. Smaak is licht bitterzoet met iets van chocolade, noot en mango. Goed bier wat mij betreft.
Intense maltiness, caramel, light roast, some toast, dried fruits, weirdish nutty. Mostly sweet with light bitterness. Bit overcarbonated - overall decent, but nothing to remember
Bottle 33cl. Poured into a tulip glass. Opaque dark brown, small frothy tan head, mostly diminishing, fair lacing; aroma rosted malts, caramel, dark fruits, cocoa, licorice; taste lifgt heavy sweet, light bitter, rosated malts, burned caramel, dried dark fruits, bit nutty; roasty sweetbitter finish, spicy and licorice notes; medium body, oily texture, average carbonation; nice.
F: average, pale brown, not long lasting.
C: dark brown, opaque, some red against the light.
A: roasted malt, coffee, raisin, liquorice, dates, dry dark fruits, hint of chocolate, yeast, flower hops.
T: malty, nutty, toast, coffee, chocolate, yeast, dark fruits, brown sugar, medium full body, good carbonation, I like this beer, 0,33l bottle from Carrefour in Brussels.
Bottled at Lafayette Music Bar, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Dark brown with cream head. Sweet caramel toffee hints up front with a sweetish chocolate note. There is a general fruitiness along with a roasted nut hint. Late dryness. It’s okay.
33 cl. bottle. High fluffy light brown lasting head. Clear very dark brown body. Relatively sweet and yet powerful roasted malt coffee caramel cocoa aroma and flavor with fruity notes. Low carbonation, little hops bitterness, long finish.
Bottled@HBF2016. Hazy ambery brown colour with a creamy/fluffy head. Aroma is sweet malts, some raisins, mild earth, alcohol and toffee. Flavour is yeasty, alcoholic, some chocolate and mild ripe fruits with some toffee as well.
Bottle. Color amber with small white head. Aroma malt, caramel, yeast. Taste malt, yeast, fruits, sweet.
Donkerbruin bier met witte schuimkraag. Nauwelijks waarneembare geur van gebrande mout en zoethout. Redelijk neutrale smaak, enkel iets zoetig. Zoetige afdronk. Niks mis met dit bier, maar een beetje meer karakter mocht wel.
Bottle sampled at Taphouse, Copenhagen. Hazy chestnut brown with a medium sized tan head. Nose has paper, caramel, dark dried fruit. Flavour has dark dried fruit, brown sugar, flowers, wood. Medium body, oily texture, lively carbonation, medium sweet and bitter, light acidic. Not bad, carries the alcohol well.
33 cl bottle. Pours cloudy brown with a huge tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, overripe fruity and phenolic. Breadish, metallic and roasted malty. Roasted and dark malty finish.
Bottled. A brown beer with a huge dark brown head. The aroma has notes of chocolate, fruits, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of dusty hops, caramel, fruits, and straw, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Medium mokka coloured head, dark brown to black coloured body, yeasty brown malts chimney some coffee like smell, medium to high carbonation low bitter a bit candy some coffe caramel bit sweet yeasty taste
Dobre piwo o lekko gryzacym posmaku na jezyku. Choc za duzo w nim slodyczy i woni alkoholowej jest bogate w sliwki nasaczone alkoholem, pralinki, trufle migdaly i owoce lesne. Do tego slodka czekolada i lekki winny kwaskowy posmak na zakaczenie po przelknieciu. Ciezkawe troche i mocne. Wyglad pozytywny, ciemno machoniowe piwo, gestawe i bardzo ciemne, z kremowa gesta pianka dosc trwala. Dla mnie dobre ale ogolnie moglo by byc nieco mniej alkoholowe i zwlaszcza slodkie
Aromat: Ogólnie słodko- kwaskowy. Wyraźne estry, wino owocowe, likier, karmel, melonoidyny, ciastka czekoladowe, cukier kandyzowany, prażone pestki. Ciekawie.
Wygląd: burgundowy, pod światło czerwony, zgaszony. Piana beżowa, drobno pęcherzykowa, dość obfita i względnie trwała. Ładnie oblepia szkło.
Smak: zdecydowana słodycz, alkohol, nuty winne, owocowe (wiśnie, morele), karmelowe, tostowe, czekoladowe (gorzkie), melanoidynowe, nawet lekko palone. Trochę prażonych pestek. Całkiem ciekawie. Goryczka niewielka, delikatna, typowo belgijska. Pełnia średnia do krągłej, umiarkowane wysycenie i słodki posmak na finiszu, wraz z nutą alkoholową.
Podobne piwo zrobiłem wcześniej w domu, choć wyszło mniej słodkie. Być może dlatego wypiłem je z przyjemnością, jednak dla wielu może być zbyt słodkie.
Bottle split with Ma J at The New Penguin, 19/09/15. Mahogany utterly heaped with beige. Wonderful soft oak, lactic chocolate, weird delicate spice, juicy plum and nectarine nose. Elegant and mellow with suggestions of chargrilled bell pepper, cocoa-dusted oak, plum, prune and caraway-dusted nectarine. Trace of aniseed. Booze brilliantly concealed. Praline softness to finish. Wow. Long time since I’ve tasted anything like this.
Bottle 330ml (from BBF)
Dark brown color, small steady beige head. Aroma has prunes, candy sugar, alcohol (booze) and some toasted notes. Medium-bodied. Caramel, prunes, bready maltyness and alcohol. Some fruity notes. Ok flavor but has lots of booze.
Drinking from a 33 cl bottle.
In the aroma alcohol and spices.
The clear black beer has a large brown head.
In the taste coffee, chocolate and alcohol.
High carbonated.
1/20/2012 2:23:47 AM Bottle at home. Dark brown body with big head. Nose of malts, caramel and toffee. Taste also qutie sweet and malty, with nuts in there and some chocolate and fruits. Nice bitter finish to it. Pretty good.
Clear dark ruby, big tanned lasting, lacing foam head. Strong caramel aroma and taste. Sweet, but not too sweet, caramel, light cheese notes. Good dark beer. (Velp 201509)
Flaska från beernavigator ca 1,5 år gammal. Mahognyfärgad, klar med lågt skum. Söt djup doft med lite rejäl maltkropp, vanilj, fat, antydan till madeira. Lite åt Blå chimay-hållet men en storlek mindre. Lätt beska och ganska torr avslutning. Välbalanserad. Trevlig.
Butelka, warka do 27/02/2016 (chyba 2016 - zamazane). Cimne, z ladna i zaskakujaco jasna piana, wysoka, zostajaca do konca w postaci korzuszka. Aromaty w pierwszej chwili - z butelki - drozdzowe, pozniej, po przelaniu glownie karmel, cos, co mozna nazwac prazoną dynia czy czyms w ten desen (bardzo przyjemne), lukrecja a moze marcepan, troche czekolady, troche jakiejs slodkawej owocowosci, nieco orzechow. w smaku ewidentnie slodkie, ale w fajny, lukrecjowo-owocowo-karmelowy sposob. lekka, ale wyczuwalna goryczka, alkohol dobrze ukryty. Ta specyficzna nuta prazonego czegos w polaczeniu z lukrecja jest dosc unikalna, jakos nie czulem jej w innych ciemnych, mocnych belgach, a jest faktycznie bardzo fajna dla mnie, byc moze dlatego tak pozytywnie odbieram to piwo - w kazdym razie dla mnie super, choc wierze, ze trzeba lubic slodkie na granicy przeslodzonych piwa, by to pasowalo :)
druga butelka z tej warki nie wydala sie az tak zlozona, niemniej wypita z wielka przyjemnoscia. ocena ciut w dol.
Ocena potraktowana skryptem do przeliczania ocen (uzgodnienie UT/RB).
Nice dark brown pour. Decent dark ale, sweet caramel tones and a yeasty creamyness.
Pours reddish dark brown with fawn head.
Aroma is Liquorice, leather, caramel, honeycomb and chocolate.
Good sourness in the mouth. Fizzy, medium-bodied. Short-lingering finish.
Bottle. Strong sweet aroma when opening, cinnamon. Pours a typical Double with dense, lasting head. Funky sweet aroma when poured: basement funk, rotting fruit (plum, strawberry), sun dried tomato, cocoa. Taste is interesting: starts like a Bock with notes of rye and grass, slowly develops a boozy high, and settles down to a slightly sour and salty dark chocolate taste and bitterness, which also dominates the aftertaste. Very interesting development.
Niet helemaal mijn ding, een beetje een droge nasmaak en minder zoet dan de wolf 9....
01-17-2015 - I like the Wolf beers a lot, and this one is no exception: very nice!
Bottle of 33cl, in a Trappist glass; from the fridge.
Beer with a deep brown/dark colour, with a creamy head. Coffee and spice aroma. Great coffee chocolate taste, with strong palate.
Go try it. Not unforgettable
330ml Bottle - Dark brown with red tinges. Roasted malt, raisins and a hint of liquorice in the aroma. Roasted, nutty and malty taste with liquorice, raisins and chocolate biscuits detected.