The Sixth Glass - Boulevard Brewing Co.

ikantspel

California

4.65/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

poured into a duvel tulip
best by date of 8.7.14

pours a chestnut brown color with a slightly tan head. a healthy bulbous head nearly foams out of the glass

essential belgian yeast smell. clove, pepper, tons of sweet dark fruits

starts off right away with some malty goodness. a spice/alcohol tone develops right away. kind of starts off a little too strong but slowly mellows away leaving your mouth with a sweet aftertaste of dark fruit and a hint of caramel

an amazing take on a belgian style. simple and it works. no trick or gimmicks in this one. SOLID

bought this 4 pack for 11.99. great value. excellent beer

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2012 03:47:23 | More by ikantspel

SPLITGRIN

Kentucky

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Massively carbonated as four fingers of honey comb tan head reaches the top of the glass and fades crackling to a half an inch in minutes. Body is a deep burgundy brownish amber, very beautiful. Nose is zesty and spice filled with tones of fresh cut wood, vanilla, pepper, soap and carmel. Enters the mouth with a pillow like soft creamy feel that rides a zesty carpet of even spicyness. Vanilla is big and sweet up front on the palate. Spice feel is a bit peppery but really very smooth. Toasty phelonic feel is so soft and consistant. Mouthfeel thickens on the back of the tongue as you continue to drink. This is a hugely drinkable beer at 10.5% alchol, which is superbly well hidden. This is a sleeper of a brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2008 18:22:55 | More by SPLITGRIN

baos

Indiana

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Corked bottle into my bicentennial Mason jar.

A: Beautiful hazy amber on pour with ruby highlights at the edges when one holds it to light. Then comes a four finger beige head that sticks around pretty nicely. Lacing is not super but bits can be seen here and there.

S: Wow! Beautiful malts and big vanilla (with the slightest hints of cinnamon) booziness. Syrupy sweet molasses. This brew would be the king of brews beside the fire in the dead of December when its 20 below outside and Christmas is just around the corner.

T: Heavenly honeyed malts with spicy almost cinnamony background notes. Dark fruit preserves with clove notes and caramely yumminess. In the middle a big booziness that is very rum-raisin-like and very good. I love this beer. Even though its not as thick as one would want its fucking awesome. I happy I live in a time where I can have stuff like this.

M: Not as thick as the other quads that I've sampled. but hey this has a nice syrupy medium body that doesn't fuck around.

D: A nicely strong brew, but a good one for the nicely strong you! Drink away boys. Drink away!

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2010 21:20:27 | More by baos

scruffwhor

Illinois

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Thanks go out to n8dietz... you da man!!!

Mahagony and ruby caramel color beneath a luminous three finger head. The retention is fleeting after a few sips. No lace or stickage from the foam. The bubbling is very nice.

I smell baking bread and smoked black cherries on my first whiff. Then a more simply sweet aroma of caramelized brown sugar mixed with a vanilla bourbon. Superb aroma to this quad.

The taste starts with caramelized cherries and apples. The middle has those sweet flavors take on a more oak and sweet whiskey character. Carbonation from start to finish seems to add flourish to the abv. warmth from the midle to the finish. It's a bubbly and palate warming sip.

This is indeed a spot on quad. Sippable, complex and pleasant on the palate. One of the best tasting quads I've had yet.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2010 02:38:26 | More by scruffwhor

beveritt

Ohio

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: Poured from a 750ml brown corked and caged bottle into a Rockmill Brewery logoed chalice. The label has the look of an old carnival poster or ad with a faded red background and a goateed face in blue. Batch number 610050, best before 02/13.

Appearance: Pours with just shy of 2 fingers of medium tan head. This settles slowly, still maintaining a substantial cap of foam. The beer itself is medium brown, dark enough to be opaque int he middle, yet light enough to be seen through at the edges.

Smell: Strong bready malt with a distinct brown sugar sweetness. Slight notes of cinnamon.

Taste: Bready malt upfront with buttery phenols. Alcohol sweetness mid palate; not completely hidden and yet not overwhelming. Notes of raisins, plums, and cloves. Finishes with a lingering brown sugar sweetness.

Mouthfeel: Higher than average carbonation level. Body is excellent; amazingly thick and viscous.

Drinkability: Yum. This is a big, flavorful, and immensely enjoyable beer. My second from Boulevard and a great comeback from the disappointing last beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2011 22:08:55 | More by beveritt

BigPlay1824

New York

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed in a tulip glass

A: pours a very thick mahogany to cherry red that is warming just to look at, pours with two fingers of very frothy and creamy head that is a gentle tan and lingers for a bit, leaves little to no lacing on the glass
S: interesting scent, a sweetness of cherries with something quite reminiscent of tobasco sauce underneath
T: wow, begins simple and typical enough but then, my god do the cherries kick in, i mean pure fresh cherry taste as if i was eating them just now, i had to check to make sure there wasnt a pit in the glass just to be sure, backs out a bit sour but nicely enough
M: medium carbonation off the bat, sits nice and thick through the middle and leaves with just the slightest alcohol tinge just to remind you that it is 10.5%
O: this was a reall incredible brew, im a big fan of this style and i think this one is a homerun, my biggest concern is that this one might gave just passed ommegang three philosophers which has a particularlly important place in my heart, great style, great brew, well done

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2011 00:49:42 | More by BigPlay1824

theaudist

Alabama

4.63/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Cigar City snifter.

Pours a ruby brown with minimal head. Smells strongly of spiced plum, brown sugar, fresh french bread, and cranberry. Tastes has a muddled start that opens up to more plum, stewed grape, and candi sugar. Semi-dense mouthfeel rounds out a near perfect example of an americanized quad.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 03:15:33 | More by theaudist

Loki

North Carolina

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Deep cooper with a thick, no huge, foamy white head. The head settles down after a little while but pours almost like Duvel. (Which is appropriate, since I was pouring it into a Duvel glass). The head settles down put I had to pour back and forth between glasses to get the bottle poured. A little, white ring remains well after the head is gone and the beer is still being enjoyed.

Smell: Ripe fruit and sweet malt give a fantastic aroma with hints of biscuity malts. After notes of brandy and belgian candied sugar.

Taste: Malty fruit like a thick crusted fruit turnover. Raisins, malt, and caramel finish and linger on the palate.

Mouthfeel: warm and silky smooth. Coating and thick without being cloying.

Drinkability: Fantastic. I wish I had brought three or four bottles of this back instead of one. DAMN YOU TSA and your liquid restrictions. Damn you US Air and your $15+ per checked bag! Damn you liquid and glass for weighing so much!

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2008 23:01:29 | More by Loki

TastyTaste

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Found it on sale, looks good to me.

A: Big pop when the bottle opens, lots of fast fading carbonation. Big sticky head.

S: Sweet with caramel and tropical fruit.

T: Great work, Boulevard, this is the best beer I have tried from your brewery. True to the style, nothing off or cloying about it. Strong and sweet, the maltiness comes through perfect. As far as being true to the style, this gets high marks, I might have mistaken it for something made in Belgium.

D: Very nice, and a good deal for what I got it for. Give it a show for sure.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2009 00:35:30 | More by TastyTaste

olympuszymurgus

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Served with course #1 of the 17th Annual Labor of Love Belgian Beer Dinner - steak tartare wrapped in leek.

Beautiful burgundy dives to the bottom of the glass, sloshing upwards gently. I pour but a bit, to share with the others who thirst.

There is caramel sweetness that will ooze out of my pores. There are dates and cherries, the oxidation slight and carefree. The booze lingers throughout the adventure, never overpowering, omnipresent. Each small sip a moment of divine pleasure. Subdued hops round out this beer beautifully. I announce the winner of round 1's pairings, and one of my favorite flavors of the day.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2010 23:12:24 | More by olympuszymurgus

eltoppdog

California

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Very dark, velvet color in a dark bottle. Held the bottle up to light to check the sedimentation on the bottom, but I couldn't see a thing! Poured a good two finger head, and dissipated rather quickly to a film.

Smelled very sour, like a wild yeast almost. Probably the only offputing thing about this beer. Aside from extremely sour smell there is a very strong sweet malty smell and date/cherry or otherwise dried red fruit smell. Very sweet, very rich smelling.

Taste pretty much matched the smell, aside from no sourness. Very thick, rich, sweet, dark taste too it. A golden ale to the extreme. Reminds me much of "salvation" golden ale but richer. You can definitely sense the high alchohol in it, but it's not at all overpowering, probably due to the rich, full sweetness of it.

Overall a very heavy and tasty beer. A good after meal desert almost. I would not recommend drinking this with any food or shortly before or after a meal as it is VERY rich. Definitely pick this up if you have it on hand at any place around, I will definitely drink it regularly if I can find it around my hometown, but I have only seen it at Fred Meyers grocery.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2010 03:04:19 | More by eltoppdog

Levich

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a goblet.

Boulevard's Quadrupel offering pours a rich dark amber color with just a touch of garnet hue. The light colored head dissipates very quickly leaving only a rim around the edge. The aroma is sweet and fruity with hints of apple, pear, and dates. The first sip delivers a well balanced beer. There is a caramel sweetness followed by just the right amount of bitter. There is a lingering alcohol warmth after swallowing. Subsequent sips provide a depth of sweetness. the caramel fades a bit and the fruity notes come forward. Sixth Glass has a rich mouthfeel with a mild foamy effervescence. It's not too syrupy, but delivers a richness that a Quad should. Overall, this is a great beer. It keeps one wanting more, sip after sip.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 22:01:50 | More by Levich

joeplyr

Missouri

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Dark amber with poured with a bouncy, thick head which fizzed like a soda.

Aroma: The caramel hops hit the nose initially with the two-row and wheat malt bridging the gap with the alcoholic end Aroma (it is a Quad, so its understandible). Also smell a hint of prune/raisin, which actaully gets more pronounced now that I recognize it.

Taste: Tastes like a very sweet, light Abbot ale. Almost a bit too sweet but it calmy produce the caramel malt taste. The prune is evident as well. I like it.

Mouthfeel: A nice, clean freshness pervaded, but the alcohol does tinge at the end. Overall pretty darn good.

Drinkability: This is a 10.5% ABV brew so it's definitely not a session beer. The wine bottle it is sold in is not for solo consumption either. At least not for me.

Notes: Gotta love my local brewery branching out a bit with their expanded capacity. This is probably one of the finest quads I've had here in the States.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2007 02:02:27 | More by joeplyr

Shredz

New Mexico

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours a dark tan with a 2 finger head into my Boulevard Smokestack chalice.

S- Fruity.

T- Very sweet without being overpowering. Might I add that this is quite delicious.

M- Thick and chewy for an ale looking beer.

D- At 10.5%, I assumed this wouldn't be too drinkable. I was wrong. If I had more, I'd drink more. Very well done.

Score one for Boulevard Brewing Co. I've always been a fan, but they've outdone themselves this time.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2008 05:25:57 | More by Shredz

ykncornelius

Washington

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I snagged this bottle from the QFC down the street, and I really wasn't planning on reviewing it. The back label description--invoking Hans Christian Andersen's tales--hooked me, and I decided the Sixth Glass would be the perfect accoutrement to a rainy afternoon of reading and hot baguette.

I was right! From the get-go this thing has impressed. Classic Belgian aromas of sugar and yeast hit me the moment I uncorked, and are now mixing with an almost citrus-y freshness in the glass. It's a deep, deep honey/amber color, clouded, with a huge 3-finger tan head when poured into a wine goblet. There's lacing in the bottle--but not on the glass really--though a thin layer of foam is still there minutes after pouring. I may have never seen a beer with a more invigorating and lively head.

Flavors expand from the aroma: it's malty, yeasty, very rich and caramelly. Cant taste the alcohol at *all*. This thing was bottled in June 2010 and 4 months later it's as mellow as I'd expect after a few years in the cellar. This batch'll be gorgeous with some aging.

The mouthfeel may be my favorite part of the whole experience. The carbonation is at the pinnacle point of perfection, and swishing/chewing reveals a tiny bit of alcohol ester and an almost syrupy coating after swallowing. I hate beer descriptors like "syrupy" and "medicinal" because they remind one of Childrens' Cherry Cough Drops or something, but I mean this in the best possible way.

Drinkability is dangerous; try to pace yourself, given the ABV...but if you find yourself chugging, at least you're not alone. *upturns bottle*

*Edit: by midway through the bottle, the residuals are now lacing on my glass. Small development, but worth noting.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2010 00:47:08 | More by ykncornelius

Herky21

Iowa

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Dark caramel color. Tall head with almost soft peaks. Effervescent bubbles like champagne that roll on the side of the glass.

Smell: Almost peppery. Ether-alcohol right on the nose.

Taste: I feel like the alcohol is right on point, the strongest taste. But it's supported well by a subtle hint of smoke that drifts on the palate. Slight malt charateristics beneath that.

Mouthfeel: Greatest part of the style. As I said, effervescent. It's texturally light because of the carbonation, but retains a slight malt heaviness.

Overall: $10.99 for a four pack and it is worth it. The body and flavor are both well-balanced. Many subtle flavors at work. It's really a fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2011 00:46:25 | More by Herky21

BryanRex

Virginia

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

You might think I'm partial just because I'm a KC guy, but when I first had this ale I didn't know I was trying either a quad or a beer from Boulevard. My first sip woke me from my general malaise and had me hooked for life, rekindling childhood memories of experiencing my first oreo cookie dipped in milk. I thought I had accidentally opened a St Bernardus 12, but after a quick check it was just something "random" my friend handed me from his dad's liquor store in KC.

I asked for a second one, and noted a dark muddy orangish mahogany pour with a nice foamy head that stuck to the glass and eventually slipped back down into the glass. The smell was complex and strong, with hints of everything from dark fruit to pear. It was too aromatic for me to figure out if it was heavier on the dark or light fruit side, but the smell of Belgian sugar was evident.

The taste leads is prevalently that of darker fruit including raisons and plum, but the sweetness on the finish is nice and balances out the alcohol well. The beer is incredibly smooth and I like the extra carbonation that beers like St Bernardus 12 seem to lack.

I wish I could find this stuff anywhere, because it's excellent... an improvement on most authentic Belgian quads!

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 05:24:38 | More by BryanRex

Infamous7100

Ohio

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a beautiful orange/amber with a billowing off white head. Decent lacing.
S: insane amounts of sweet malt, dark fruit and sugary sweetness. Outstanding.
T: complex as all hell and mighty tasty. Follows the nose quite well. Sweet up front with malts jumping out right away, the fruit comes next and brings some acidity, but balances nicely. A sweet finish that is both boozy and warm.
M: decent carbonation with body that actually isnt too heavy and leaves you wanting more. Not creamy, yet not thin.
O: a fantastic quad that I can't recommend enough. The flavors, body and finish are impecible. It's complexity is enhanced by the fact that the booze don't overwhelm it. This stands up to 3Philosophers and the best of the Belgians.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 00:46:04 | More by Infamous7100

ktrillionaire

Florida

4.55/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I drink this brew in celebration of the successful completion of an exceptionally demanding class. Thanks to Freethyhops for the hook-up. He's my main man in 'Bama...

By the way, when was the last time you were stoked on an American Quad? If ever I have been, it eludes me now.

A - Rich ruby-mahogany hue, generous amounts of frothy foam, delicate lacing.

S - Huge aroma of black truffle. Due to the outrageous cost of truffles (starting around $100 per ounce for garbage quality) I don't expect many to have a real frame of reference for the flavor. (Incidentally, if you want to taste big truffle flavor, try truffle oil or Caciotta Al Tartufo, an Italian truffle-laden cheese) Anyway, back to the beer... Besides the sublime suggestion of truffles, the aroma is pleasantly saucy, malty and full of dried-fruity notes.

T - First off, this Quad tastes authentically Belgian; I doubt it could be identified as a stateside brew in a blind test. The flavors tend towards reserved in the grand spectrum of the style, especially when compared to the ultra-vinous, sweet, and/or boozy examples. The flavors are very balanced; the malt richness is constantly available, but it is dry enough to allow for the subtleties of the brew to shine. Big raisin, a healthy alcohol kick, and delicious yeasty spiciness are the mainstays of this brew. The same elegant hint of black truffle is available in the taste, especially towards the finish. I am very much a fan.

M - Very well-carbonated, at first perhaps slightly too much so; it is straddling the line between sharp and prickly.

D - Excellent. I can't imagine someone not liking this. Also, I am beginning to suspect that Boulevard, all things considered, may be just be one of the best breweries on Earth.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2010 07:40:21 | More by ktrillionaire

TMath524

New Hampshire

4.55/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Picked up a bottle of this stuff at Julio's Liquors in Westborough, MA. Had a few friends in KC post pictures of Boulevard's Chocolate Ale release, so I got curious about the brewery. Glad they distribute to MA, since it's nearby.

I popped the cap on a 12 oz. bottle and felt that visceral joy that comes from causing gaseous clouds to form like I only imagined I would be able to as a child pretending he was Dr. Frankenstein.

Poured half the beer into a small unadorned nondescript snifter. Great carbonation, and, hooray! a clean glass. The head was thin and bubbly, but the beer was active for quite a while, about as strong as pouring soda from a tap.

Nose is yeast and alcohol, which is fine by me.

Taste is warm caramel lingering and popping with effervescence, with a pretty hefty drop of booze to warm the belly.

Lingering warmth and the rawness of carbonation is what this beer provides in addition to its wonderful taste. I really dig this beer. I can't wait to try the Bourbon Barrel Quad, amongst others I have waiting for me.

Egeszsegedre.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2012 01:17:04 | More by TMath524

dnichols

Washington

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I was treated with this brew by my beer buddy imacoug....many thanks. We poured from the 750 ml bottle into chalices.

A: It poured a deep red body with a tall sticky head that lingered for a long time. It left surprisingly thick lacing.

S: It had aromas of dark fruits (raisins, plums and figs), sweet malts and Belgium candy.

T: It had a smooth malty base rich in flavors of caramel, sweet dark hard candy and dark fruits. The fruits dominated early followed by a nice spicy bite and creamy dark yeasty flavors.

M: It is a full bodied beer with a creamy, smooth feel in the mouth and hints of spicey and moderate corbonation. It finished warm and clean iwth little aftertaste.

D: I love quads and this is a quad to love. It fits well in the Belgium tradition. It is a bit much for a session beer but a wonderful sipper and great night cap.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2008 12:25:25 | More by dnichols

dza360

Kansas

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A - Beautiful hazy bronze. Pours a thick off white head that dissipates into a ring.

S - Sweet brown sugar and molasses, hint of rye.

T - Wonderful complex sweetness and spice taste you would expect in a quad, this is my 6th or 7th time with this brew and I think I have finally identified the taste that makes this one special. Rye! I guess I owe it to the wonderful hop rod ale by Bear Republic, but I taste a distinct rye now that makes this beer remarkable.

M - Somewhat thin, but warming from the alcohol. Dryness that again I attribute to the rye.

D - This aspect of the ratings always puzzles me, of course you don't want to guzzle something like this for a session, but on the balance its a very easy drink given its abv.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2009 07:16:02 | More by dza360

SPThirtyThree

Colorado

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From a 12oz. pre-release bottle (an experimental batch before the released version), aged for over two years. I don't know if the recipe has changed from my bottle to the current version, but I'm reviewing this under the assumption that it hasn't.

A: Gorgeous deep red, maybe a pinch of mahogany. Pours with a 3/4-finger head that quickly vanishes to a miniscule trace of cream on top.

S: Sweet vanilla. Hot, banana and alcohol. Sweet. Apricot. Very sweet and malty, with lots of honey. There's a surprising amount of oakey vanilla flavor in this. Raisins. Honey, caramel and toffee. It's like I can taste one of every flavor in this beer. Smells surprisingly similar to a barleywine.

T: Pretty bitter. Nice estery Belgium flavor, but sweet. Slightly copperish apple taste like that of Chimay Grand Reserve. Luckily, not too much like Chimay. Much sweeter as it warms, with a nice honey flavor. The esters give it a hot finish. It is, however, surprisingly smooth for the ABV. The Belgian taste is smooth and delicious, and actually reminds me of a very sweet geuze beer taste. There are lot of different tastes battling for control of my taste buds as I sip this.

M: Chewy. A little astringent.

D: High. This beer is delicious. I'll bump it down a peg to 'fairly high' due to the strength of the beer. One bomber of this and I would be gone.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 03:10:41 | More by SPThirtyThree

fltmedic

Missouri

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured out of the magnum into straight sided hotel room glasses. (Point for honesty?) A slow pour got us a huge light tan head that never left. Under that beautiful foam is a deep mahogany brew through which a trickle of tiny bubbles can be seen.

The alcohol is right up front in the nostrils. There is a light oakiness, some over ripe fruit, molasses and cocoa.

There alcohol shows up first, but not alone. There is a rich doughy, nutty, malty chocolate body. Then a parade of dark, sweet fruits begins. I get dark cherry, current, prune finish with a slight dark chocolate fade.

The mouthfeel is an enigma. A sparkling wine meets a warm, big beer with a smooth, silky feel but yet an alcohol warming. Amazing.

This is a big complex beer that stands alone. I'd love to try it again with a strong smoky cheese or a creme brulee. I look forward to it in a snifter!

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2011 02:54:34 | More by fltmedic

NuclearDolphin

Minnesota

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a Tulip Glass

Appearance - Dark Amber with a very unflitered appearance. Head starts out very fluffy with excellent retention.

Smell - Cloves, Figs, Bananas, Floral Hops, Yeasts, Sweet Toffee and Caramel. So many scents and yet it doesn't overpower the senses at all and comes together nicely. This smells excellent!

Taste - Cloves/Figs along with toffee, grape, and other fruity notes. The yeasty notes are also a bit stronger here than in the smell along with the floral hops. To back it all up, there is a very sweet malty backbone present as well. I feel myself getting flushed drinking this. My only complaint is that while the flavor is excellent and complex, nothing really jumped out and grabbed me

Mouthfeel - It feels very light and creamy! The carbonation is also very easy on the mouth, so not only is it smooth, but very easy to drink.

Overall - For a beer that is complex in taste, it manages to come together very well. To top it all off, it goes down very easy as well! I'd recommend this to any craft beer lover, or to any beer lover in general!

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2012 02:13:33 | More by NuclearDolphin