Duce
North Loop Brew Co

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From:
North Loop Brew Co
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 11.87%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
82
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 27, 2016
Added:
Feb 22, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  5
Lucid Duce is a full flavored, malt forward, red ale with robust caramel, vanilla, and biscuit flavor profiles. Duce, Italian for "duke", is a bold, powerful, ale for the winter season. Enjoy responsibly.
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Rated: 3.73 by Mikexw from New York

Feb 27, 2016
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Rated by CraigP83 from Minnesota

4.12/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Chocolate and caramel. Smooth. Dangerous
Feb 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 06, 2015
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.66/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lucid Duce', the Imperial Red Ale. Oak Aged! 8% ABV. Brewed and bottled by Lucid Brewing, Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Appearance: clear, crimson colored, slim white head.

Aroma: Malt is raging, hops are quiet. A little fruity, a bit mineral-y, earthy, a trifle flinty. Just stopping short of sweet. Or maybe just a little over the line.

Taste: Mild and mellow in the mouth. Largely malty, just enough hops for balance. Full-bodied, at first, starting bold, and rounding out, ultimately. I wish it were bolder, still, though. Tasty stuff, though, but I keep wanting it to be bigger. As it is, it's a drinker, though strong. The oak-aging is adding some complexity, and tamping down some sweetness.

No gobbledygook. It is what it is.
Apr 15, 2015
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

4.11/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Imperial Red Ale. Hmm.

Appearance : A beautiful fiery reddish orange glow, 70% transparency. The head is thick and stable, off-white, and resting at about 1 finger. It leaves tattoos of its once 2 fingered stature in the form of webby lacing on the glass.

Aroma : The imperial character sure comes out right away. Strong alcohol and smoked hop leaf, with sweetly roasted malts and hints of sweet potato/yam, caramel, clove, molasses, and oat.

Taste : Wow, this is hitting me in stages. I'm trying to process. Its actually really f'ing decent. A bite of dry malts up front, some oak, mixed with a potent hit of hop flower rolled in sugar... followed by large waves of caramel and candied yams, and ends with a slight smokiness and roasted dry flavor. Hops come back on the finish but less sweet. The smell combines with the taste to create an experience. Totally unique and totally bomb.

Mouthfeel : Creamy, medium bodied, appropriately carbonated, ends semi-dry.

Overall : If I could go back and clean the store out for the $6 I paid for this four pack on closeout - I would. A great tasting smoked red and exceeded my expectations.
Mar 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.42 by krubs from Minnesota

Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.8 by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota

Feb 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by clausr from Iowa

Feb 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.1 by Mplsbrew from Minnesota

Jan 25, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.44/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The nose is fairly mild with some spice, vanilla, biscuit, caramel, dried fruit. It pours a brilliant deep reddish amber under a 2" finely bubbled foam cap from a bomber bottle. The 12 ounce bottles have slightly less head. Big biscuit flavors, fruit, vanilla, caramel, alcohol and a hint of fig. there is a very slight tannic astringency on the finish. The hops and alcohol flavors join together to temper the rich malt flavors. The body is big - just a shade under chewy. I prefer it out of the bomber bottles - the carbonation is softer. The 12 oz. bottles are crisper and have a little bit of a bite. The tap version is somewhere in between. Big and bold, yet fairly well balanced.
Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by jjanega08 from Minnesota

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by DarthGuitarHero from Minnesota

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TubaDan from Minnesota

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.04 by tomahite from Minnesota

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by AGB from District of Columbia

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by TooGood from Minnesota

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by MNMike from Minnesota

Nov 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Oct 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4.07 by BigAl18 from Minnesota

Oct 26, 2014
Duce from North Loop Brew Co
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 82 ratings