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Alieniloquium

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

330 mL bottle poured into an Ithaca Excelsior! tulip. 2010 bottle. Consumed on January 8, 2013. My first review with the new .25 intervals. Finally, we have some consistency in significant figures! Anyway...

Appearance - I knew I'd need two glasses for this bottle, but foolishly, I was not prepared. Half the glass is a cream head with a variety of bubbles sizes. It settles to a full finger of foam on top of a dark golden body. Chunks flow into the beer about halfway through the bottle. The floaties suspend themselves toward the bottom of the glass, like a freeze frame of shrapnel coming from an explosion in the stem of the tulip.

Smell - Fruits all over the place. Every type of light fruit. Bananas, apples, apricots, pears. Deep malt presence gives it a nice warm smell, if that makes sense. Inviting like a cognac. Definite alcohol presence, like a cognac, as well.

Taste - Ouch, that alcohol comes through with a vengeance here. Esters, fruits, and yeast. Complex flavor, as some of the paler malts make an appearance here, too. Strong alcohol bite is oppressive in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Way overcarbonated. Boozy and astringent. Not an easy beer to drink. I forgive a little bit as it comes with the territory. As it warms, the alcohol eases up and the malts come through for a much more refined finish.

Overall - Kinda like they tried to make an imperial tripel. Harsh finish along with all sorts of yeasty biproducts. It does make for an interesting drink, though.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 03:17:25 | More by Alieniloquium

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

05-19-2013 16:54:31 | More by drgonzo2k2

jtladner

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

05-18-2013 22:00:07 | More by jtladner

Liquoric3

Germany

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

05-14-2013 19:06:34 | More by Liquoric3

BierMeJohn

Germany

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

05-07-2013 19:14:07 | More by BierMeJohn

alamode

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

04-29-2013 01:54:18 | More by alamode

deNerval

California

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

04-28-2013 04:13:39 | More by deNerval

Reneejane

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-27-2013 23:37:36 | More by Reneejane

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

04-24-2013 22:51:30 | More by CanisMajor

st9647v3

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-17-2013 03:04:00 | More by st9647v3

ThreeFishes

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-16-2013 22:57:07 | More by ThreeFishes

beernads

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.6%

04-11-2013 07:17:49 | More by beernads

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.6%

04-10-2013 19:20:45 | More by Rifugium

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

04-06-2013 05:10:32 | More by iL0VEbeer

Jayhoop

Quebec (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

04-03-2013 16:28:56 | More by Jayhoop

hopswap1

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

04-03-2013 03:04:49 | More by hopswap1

bacasnax

Florida

5/5  rDev +20.5%

03-31-2013 23:14:04 | More by bacasnax

GrindFatherBob

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

03-31-2013 21:21:38 | More by GrindFatherBob

aranton

New York

4/5  rDev -3.6%

03-27-2013 01:03:44 | More by aranton

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.6%

03-25-2013 00:35:42 | More by Sparky44

cfh64

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

03-24-2013 19:20:55 | More by cfh64

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.69/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

33 cL 2010 bottle.

Pours a hazed golden apricot with a foamy white head, thick lace and good retention. Aroma of bubblegum, yeast, peach, booze, banana and bread. Medium thick body, heavy carbonation and a soft body. Flavor is hotter than nose suggested, with a ton of fruit (grape, peach, pear) and bubblegum and bready malt.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 21:59:03 | More by yourefragile

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

4.26/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

33cl 2012

Appearance. Pours a murky honey-brown with a finger of white head that doesn't last all that long.

Smell. Sweet fruits, mainly fresh pear, but also some orange and a bit of mango, some spicy belgian yeast and just a touch of caramel and grainy light malt.

Taste. Caramel and sweet orchard fruits, some spicy and earthy yeast, a little light grainy malt. Very nice and abv is very well hidden ...too well.

Mouthfeel. On the low side of full bodied, slightly syrupy, fairly soft medium carbonation.

Overall. A very nice beer with dangerously well hidden high abv and lots of nice fruity belgian flavours.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 02:02:31 | More by Rutager

aslamm75

Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.6%

03-21-2013 18:00:54 | More by aslamm75

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -51.8%

03-21-2013 00:08:21 | More by BGsWo22