Helltown Devious Ale - Helltown Brewing

kwkincer

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

12-20-2012 13:19:53 | More by kwkincer

goblue3509

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-26-2013 14:14:29 | More by goblue3509

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this on 2013-03-23 in Columbia, PA

A - Moderately-clear golden-orange with a extremly pillowy 3-finger head that fades to almost nothing in moments, leaving mild lacing.

S - Fruity yeast, grass, musty, sugar, light citrus.

T - Grass, orange candy, cracker, tart apple, orange zest, herbal. Finishes fairly dry with lingering orange sweetness and zesty bitterness. The flavor is decent but not fantastic. Since I really like the flavor of oranges, it sits pretty well with me.

M - Light body and high carbonation. Plenty of bublles to scrub the pallate.

O - Enjoyable but not world class. The musty quality diminishes this brew.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 21:44:37 | More by Tucquan

Cazlo

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

03-16-2013 02:55:07 | More by Cazlo

Seaba

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

02-28-2013 14:47:33 | More by Seaba

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.3%

12-25-2012 23:32:17 | More by ejimhof

Tibi81

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

12-17-2012 12:10:10 | More by Tibi81

wvsabbath

West Virginia

4.1/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Serving Type - 25.9 oz caged and corked bottle

Appearance - Light golden yellow, fizzy 1 inch head, plenty of sticky lacing.

Smell - Sweet belgian yeasts, floral fruits, lots of banana, lemon, orange, corriander, lemon peel, some pale malts, clove, apples, and some grassy hop notes.

Taste - Light floral fruits, mixed with some added sugars, pale malts and plenty of spices. Has a grassy/herbal feel in each sip. Very floral, tons of lemon and banana along with spicey hops. Belgian yeasts add even more sweetness. Malts are light and add a little bold caramel. ALcohol comes clear at the end with some slight warmth.

Mouthfeel - Light, tounge gets hops, spices and lots of floral fruits. Palate gets more of the same with more sugars and some malts. Afertaste is dry, sweet and saision spicey.

Overall - Tasty, easy to drink and balanced and just complex enough to keep you interested. Drinks moreso like a 5-6% beer, and actually closer to a saison then a strong ale. Really tasty, and easy to drink. Another fine beer from helltown.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 04:23:16 | More by wvsabbath

kmoore149

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -47.5%

11-20-2012 01:42:55 | More by kmoore149

DWolf

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

10-20-2012 18:30:46 | More by DWolf

anyhoodle

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

07-15-2012 23:35:49 | More by anyhoodle

murf1087

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-11-2012 00:31:07 | More by murf1087

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

04-07-2012 00:29:57 | More by HumphreyLee

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy yellow to orange-ish color with an off white head. In the aroma, a small fruit, small candy sugar, and a small note of alcohol. In the taste, a nice fruitiness, with a dry candy sugar and alcohol Belgian like kick. A small bite and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a dry alcohol and fruitiness in the aftertaste. Quite nice for a Belgian style pale.

Serving type: on-tap

02-27-2012 17:45:38 | More by OWSLEY069

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

tap at Bocktown Robinson

Pours a marginally hazy amber golden color, medium whitish head retains as a bit of lacing.

Smells of mild citrus, grassy malts, esters and a hint of hop.

The flavor is a bit citrusy along with coriander and banana ester notes, followed by fresh wheaty malts and some clover honey sweetness, finished with just a touch of piney hop bitterness.

Body is moderate, on the fuller side but not syrupy, with tingly carbonation throughout.

Really good, I liked this one a lot. It was a great BPA with exactly the right amount of hopiness to balance the otherwise malt richness of the style without competing with it. One of the best BPAs I've ever had outside of Belgian offerings, and it could compete with some of those too.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2012 02:13:53 | More by Cylinsier

PittBeerGirl

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at bocktown last night.

A- Body is a cloudy golden yellow hue. Served with a one finger or so head which quickly fades to a thin collar. Collar has good retention the whole way down the glass.

S- Nose is good. Fruity esters-more of the golden delicious apple and pear style, a good dose of floral hops, lots of clove, and a sweet bready yeast.

T- Taste is very similar to the nose. The fruitiness is the highlight upfront with a lot of clove overtones and a substantial bready yeast backbone. A touch of floral hops come through for the finish to round out the flavor and there is a touch of alcohol astringency in there too-Pretty dry as nothing lingers.

M- Light to medium carbonation. A medium weight body with a slightly bready consistency and slight alcohol astringency.

O- Overall this is a great BSPA. My favorite style. The thing about this style is that its a catch-all style that is open to authentic traditional representations-like this one-or a hybrid of two other strong pale belgian styles (sours,saisons,tripels,belgianIPAs). This is one of the best traditional representations I have tasted in awhile. Well done here and its a local homegrown brew.

Serving type: on-tap

02-18-2012 21:38:25 | More by PittBeerGirl

greg4579

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

12-23-2011 20:49:21 | More by greg4579

burnstar

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Slightly murky bright gold. Small dense head. Smell is sweet. Honey. A little yeast. Taste is malty and sweet. There is a touch of spiciness and hops throughout. Overall a rounded malt flavor dominates though. Some spiciness again in the finish. Medium bodied mouthfeel. Very easily drinkable. Not particularly "Belgiany." But a pretty nice strong pale.

Serving type: on-tap

12-16-2011 11:58:58 | More by burnstar

dmamiano

West Virginia

3.9/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on tap at a local bottle shop while the ladies shopped on Black Friday
Ordered it off the beer menu and had no idea what I was getting.
Poured a light hazy straw with a fine white head.
Smelled the Belgian characteristics immediately. Yeaty, fruitiness some bubble gum perhaps.
taste was actually a bit lighter than expected now that I know what it is. Very drinkable hiding the 8 percent abv very well.

Serving type: on-tap

11-27-2011 12:16:29 | More by dmamiano

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Helltown : Devious Ale

Ontap into a snifter. Pours a crystal clear golden color, bone white bubbly fizzy head and little lace. Aroma of Belgian yeast, clean alcohol and some hops. In the taste, superb balance of Belgian yeast with muted fruit notes, earthly, bittering hop, and cracker like malt. Clean, refreshing, and well rounded flavors. A nice balanced Belgian style ale, with deviously deceptive strength. Good brew.

Serving type: on-tap

11-02-2011 04:03:58 | More by Stinkypuss

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Got this on tap at Elwood's Pub for 4 bucks.

A - Looks like a standard golden ale. The head looks very sticky and I got at least a 1/2 inch of it.

S - Didn't get too much but it does smell sweet. Slight notes of yeast, hops and honey with a bit of graininess.

T - Taste was spicy at first with maybe a touch of clove but I found it to be well rounded with very little bitter hops and yeast giving it a great "fruity" aspect. Don't know how they did it but it was very clean tasting making it easy to drink.

M - Strangely set at 8% I found it to be an easy drinker with a light to medium body.

Overall this is my first experience with the brewery and it seems like they know what they are doing. If I ever saw the brown or IPA I would be more than happy to try it. Hope it's still on tap next week to grab another pint!

Serving type: on-tap

10-29-2011 23:27:13 | More by DrDemento456