5 Golden Rings - The Bruery

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.65/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours a brilliantly gleaming gold with amazing clarity. A 3/4" top of virgin white head on it, really makes for one looker of a beer. Aroma was massively boozy. Like huge. Some spice accoutrement, nutmeg, ginger, coriander, clove.

Taste, egad man, did I just drink gasoline? This is the hottest beer I've ever drank from the Bruery, and I've had some of their 19.5% stuff. Difference here, there doesn't appear to be much in the way of malt heft into this one, it looks like it has a rather mellow and light body from the color. I really could not, no matter how much I tried, get into this beer to taste any secondary aspects of the beer, it was just fire in the mouth of an alcohol burn. If you restrain yourself, you can pick up light orange peel and sweet notes.

Of any of their beers meant to be drank years from now, this one really did leave the impression that I don't want to touch it for a long time. I'll adjust my score upon subsequent tastings, but the first one just came off as fire water and not much else.

Serving type: on-tap

11-30-2012 19:28:14 | More by Beerandraiderfan

POTABLE83

New York

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

06-19-2013 20:54:11 | More by POTABLE83

TobiasG

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

06-18-2013 20:55:39 | More by TobiasG

SirElton

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-14-2013 02:41:43 | More by SirElton

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5  rDev +12.7%

06-13-2013 19:03:01 | More by djre4orm

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-12-2013 16:26:03 | More by Zachtheporter

zacharrry

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-12-2013 03:01:08 | More by zacharrry

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

06-11-2013 05:00:19 | More by KevinGordon

zestar

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-11-2013 03:19:18 | More by zestar

TriageStat

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-09-2013 22:17:06 | More by TriageStat

TKEbeerman

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

06-08-2013 21:06:35 | More by TKEbeerman

KevT

California

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

06-07-2013 15:31:43 | More by KevT

BeRanger

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

06-07-2013 01:02:24 | More by BeRanger

savagepm

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

06-06-2013 01:22:53 | More by savagepm

jkane101

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

06-05-2013 22:51:11 | More by jkane101

GilGarp

Colorado

3.86/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

750 ml capped bottle served cold into a goblet on a cool rainy night in early June.

Five Golden Rings is a bright golden amber with thin white head.

Aroma is sweet like tropical fruit and slightly spicy like the yeast character in a saison or tripel.

Flavor is sweet up front with the pineapple making itself known. It follows with a surprising kick of spices and herbs. I get pepper, clove, coriander, and maybe some rosemary and mint. It finishes with another unexpected twist: tartness. It's a little like a wild yeast but also a bit tannic like a dry wine.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and nicely carbonated. A complicated beer but fairly easy drinking. The alcohol is there but it's sneaky the way it creeps up.

Overall an interesting beer. I bought two more to cellar so it will be interesting in a few years time to see how it's mellowed, hopefully.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 01:49:54 | More by GilGarp

sweemzander

Illinois

3.11/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

750mL bottle poured into a snifter.

(A)- Pours a hazy golden orange color. Subtle white froth.

(S)- Definite hints of the ginger and cinnamon with a slight clove-like twinge to it. An underlying sweetness meets fig and honey.

(T)- Quite spicy yet sweet at the same time with obvious pineapple citrus meets a simple golden ale.

(M)- A good carbonation level meets quite a sweet fig and pineapple candy profile. The spiciness of this pretty much goes everywhere on the palate.

(O)- A bit simple yet I think this was completely over-spiced. Would be very surprised if this would even last til this pseudo-vertical is completed.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 20:08:58 | More by sweemzander

westcoastbeerlvr

California

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

06-01-2013 07:10:08 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

craftbeerasian

Florida

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-30-2013 19:07:49 | More by craftbeerasian

blguillen

California

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-29-2013 20:30:28 | More by blguillen

AngusOg

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

05-28-2013 18:19:31 | More by AngusOg

GuttaMane138

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-28-2013 09:23:45 | More by GuttaMane138

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.8/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a very slightly hazy medium to dark golden yellow in color with some light amounts of visible carbonation and just a hint of orange + copper highlights. The beer has a two finger tall sudsy dark beige head that reduces to a couple of medium sized patches of very thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of pineapple and candi/brown sugar over some slightly more moderate aromas of Belgian yeast and spices - cinnamon, clove, and ginger stand out.

T: Similar to the smell, the beer starts out with some initial sweetness from the pale malts, candi/brown sugar, and pineapple juice. After the initial sweetness there is a touch of tartness from the pineapple along with the notes of the Belgian yeast and the spices - cinnamon, clove, and ginger become more pronounced as the beer warms. Minimal hints of the alcohol as the beer warms up in the finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. There is a light amount of acidic prickliness and just a touch of dryness in the finish.

O: Like the other beers in the 12 days of Christmas series, this is a solid and enjoyable offering - the initial aroma of the beer just after opening the bottle reminded me a lot of pineapple upside down cake. I like the sweetness of the pineapple, the spiciness of the ginger, and the slight dryness. Easy to drink as the alcohol was relatively well hidden.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 03:09:56 | More by dbrauneis

kmatlack

California

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-24-2013 06:50:20 | More by kmatlack

Beer21

Florida

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-24-2013 04:27:07 | More by Beer21