Certified Evil
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.

Certified EvilCertified Evil
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From:
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
 
Nebraska, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ranked #150
ABV:
9.6%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,455
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 15.38%
Reviews:
97
Ratings:
257
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 05, 2022
Added:
Dec 07, 2009
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  53
Certified Evil is the result of a 2008 collaboration project with Todd Ashman of Fifty Fifty Brewing in Truckee, California and Matt Van Wyk of Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, Oregon. Each brewer set out to create a dark Belgian strong ale with their own unique spin on the style. Since the first collaboration, six new breweries have been added to the project to invent a truly unique beer. This beer is properly named Certified Evil.
The new Certified Evil recipe is more complex and interesting than the brew from 2008. This new beer blends Certified Evil aged in Cabernet barrels for one year with a younger batch of oaked aged Certified Evil. The combination makes for a vibrant yet smooth and elegant taste. The recipe also includes a wide variety of complex sugars including turbinado sugar, molasses and honey. The result is an amazingly complex beer. Truly a must try to any craft beer lover.
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Rated: 3.61 by joran from Kansas

Nov 05, 2022
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.69/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the older small bottle, it pours a nice dark brown, almost black, with a modest head, soon diminishing to a ring and a peninsula. In the nose, it is rpasty malty.In the mouth, it is the same, leaving behind a roasty flavor in the mouth.
Dec 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 04, 2019
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Rated by Lerdan from Nebraska

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
This is my go to beer, Great flavor at an affordable price. The Lucky Bucket brand has some good beers.
Mar 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.48 by CisPiece88 from Nebraska

Jan 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.29 by Lord_Thom from Nebraska

Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 2.66 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.38 by dubnation from Kansas

Apr 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by hashmads from Colorado

Dec 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Julian_Hayden from Nebraska

Jun 14, 2017
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

3.81/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lucky Bucket Certified Evil, 9.6% ABV, 48 IBU, Belgian strong dark ale. Pours thick and very dark brown. Nose is oaky sweetness, with fruit. Taste is complex, oak, fruit from the wine barrels, toasted malt, moderately bitter hop close, and a bit dry. Mouthfeel is excellent, though a bit over-carbonated. The nose is much better than the taste, like an unfulfilled promise. Still, overall excellent.
Jun 13, 2017
 
Rated: 2.82 by Cristoph from Nebraska

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by MHJeff06 from Nebraska

May 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by 22Blue from Kansas

Apr 26, 2017
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From my notes 4 or so years ago:

Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Dark fruit, peanut butter & smoke in the nose.

Pitch black in color, dark khaki head. No light passes through; not even ruby at the edges. Great lacing throughout.

Tastes like a stout with a hearty amount of belgian yeast; almost like red wine and chocolate mixed together. Very thick and viscous. Raspberries are in the mix as well. Very unique; very worthy. Even better on draft.
Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Nov 20, 2016
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Reviewed by BrownAleBollocks from Kansas

3.62/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours an oily, opaque black with a small mocha color head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, cold brew coffee, and dark fruits. Taste follows with dark roasted malt and dark chocolate upfront, followed by dark fruit and coffee in the middle, with just a touch of bitterness and booze in the finish. Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy, and medium thick, a definite oatmeal stout just by feel. Overall, this is a very good imperial oatmeal stout that takes qualities from imperial stout, imperial porter, and belgian quad/strong dark/stout styles, and blenda them all nicely into a beer that drinks quicker than its strength would belie.
Aug 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.07 by holder1422 from South Dakota

Aug 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by IckyT2012 from Florida

May 25, 2016
Certified Evil from Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 257 ratings