Brainless On Cherries Belgian-Style Ale (Batch 5+) - Epic Brewing Co.

brewtus

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

02-17-2013 01:03:11 | More by brewtus

stewarbd

Ohio

4/5  rDev +17%

05-14-2013 00:44:56 | More by stewarbd

artoolemomo

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

05-13-2013 16:46:06 | More by artoolemomo

ojiikun

Washington

4.23/5  rDev +23.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Crazy name, nice bottle, limited run. Had to try.

Pours an almost indescribably clear pinkish-tan. Orange when it picks up the sunlight. Might actually be a kinda gross colour, but I'm giving it extra points for the clarity and the fact that I have never seen anything like it.

Smells very, very Belgian in a dry and hay-ish way, not a banana way. Almost sour. No traces of alcohol, which is amazing given the percentage.

Taste is dry and a little thin, but the cherries are very much there and very well integrated, maybe a touch floral. Hints of apple cider flavour. Malts are flaked and cereal-like when you can track them down. What started as dry ends up a touch sweet with warmth and air. Oak is there, but only, only if you know what you are looking for.

Mouthfeel is coating but not overwhelming. No astringency but a little bit of acid.

Some of the parts are weak if unique, but on the whole this adds up to something almost frighteningly drinkable. Balanced in every way to the point where it might be underwhelming without more age.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 02:40:25 | More by ojiikun

Laklimell

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +24.3%

05-07-2013 01:06:52 | More by Laklimell

mactrail

California

4.26/5  rDev +24.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Sensationally good fruit flavor in a clean, powerful Belgian-style brew. Release #4 and the ABV is 11.4%. Pours a pinky-red amber in the Saxo tall tulip. It's exactly the color of a tawnier rose wine.

Crisp mouthfeel with a sweet and tart sensation. Not so much head but a pleasant prickly carbonation in the mouth. Clean, fruity, winey aroma. I think this is the best cherry flavor of any beer I've had. It has that tart yet sweet flavor of ripe pie cherries, with a smooth maltiness that balances nicely. There is a little bitterness in the aftertaste which goes well with the fruit but doesn't shout out any particular hoppiness. Tastes strong like a fruit wine, nearly dry from the Belgian yeast, but mellowed by that warm malt.

From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in San Diego, which has more Epic beers than anyplace but a Salt Lake City state liquor store.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 04:57:38 | More by mactrail

hansgruber

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

04-29-2013 03:30:47 | More by hansgruber

Lantern

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

04-18-2013 19:55:05 | More by Lantern

tastymug

Ohio

1.5/5  rDev -56.1%

04-14-2013 17:24:04 | More by tastymug

bulldogg915

Wyoming

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

04-14-2013 03:56:20 | More by bulldogg915

Resuin

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +17%

04-12-2013 00:43:47 | More by Resuin

maryd837

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -5%

04-10-2013 15:58:06 | More by maryd837

discdueler

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -5%

04-10-2013 00:43:48 | More by discdueler

Jade

Ohio

3/5  rDev -12.3%

04-06-2013 04:43:22 | More by Jade

tugg407

Florida

3/5  rDev -12.3%

04-05-2013 00:02:02 | More by tugg407

Gobzilla

California

3/5  rDev -12.3%

03-28-2013 07:35:55 | More by Gobzilla

NickThePyro

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

03-21-2013 03:20:17 | More by NickThePyro

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.38/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A: Poured a crimsonish color with small off-white/pink cap that creates a little bit of lacing but the fades away...away...

S: The nose had a blend of artifical like red cherry smell an some deep, dark cherries and some grapes

T: Immdiate red cherry pop with sme dark cherries in the background, barrel influene comes to play fr a ec providing ligh deep purple grapes. A littl tartness mixed wih booze and a stingin, yet sweet and dry back end

M: Medium body despitethe ABV, you would think it would be fuller.

O: Not a disaster by any means, drinkable, good for a cherry whore.

Serving type: on-tap

03-17-2013 13:04:21 | More by barleywinefiend

scottiethebody

California

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

03-11-2013 19:21:36 | More by scottiethebody

adkieffer

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

03-10-2013 00:06:45 | More by adkieffer

PStriedl

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -5%

03-09-2013 22:22:52 | More by PStriedl

dachp

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

03-04-2013 07:26:27 | More by dachp

Beerrenda

California

3.25/5  rDev -5%

03-02-2013 17:55:46 | More by Beerrenda

jvillefan

California

3/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: A very clear and off pink body with a white head that barely lasts 5 seconds.

S: Fruitiness dominates that aroma. There is both apple and cherries present.

T: Does not have very many beer qualities. It tastes closer to a cider. There is a fruity base and that is about it.

M: Great carbonation but the body is very thin.

O: Average. If there was a maltier base this would be a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2013 04:07:30 | More by jvillefan

bifrost17

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

02-27-2013 16:53:45 | More by bifrost17