TWELVE - Ithaca Beer Company

templar316

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +25.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a perfect deep amber. Soft caramel and apricots on the nose. Tastes of candi sugar and dates, a biscutty sweet malt dance past blending into a mild apricot finish with a soft dry finish. This has been in my cellar for years and was well worth the wait! Poured side by side with new 3phils this was a fine example of the benefits of ageing...

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 03:08:03 | More by templar316

jsanford

Georgia

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-23-2013 23:54:45 | More by jsanford

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-22-2013 20:55:30 | More by Kelp

vande

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

02-23-2013 02:02:43 | More by vande

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

02-03-2013 00:52:38 | More by RedneckBeerz

DmanGTR

New York

4/5  rDev +2.6%

01-29-2013 14:48:54 | More by DmanGTR

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

01-29-2013 06:16:07 | More by GRG1313

brewsclues

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

01-26-2013 05:38:02 | More by brewsclues

imperialking

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

01-17-2013 19:01:07 | More by imperialking

sneaks2210

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9%

11-16-2012 02:52:35 | More by sneaks2210

UCLABrewN84

California

3.93/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to Tieman for sharing this one at his tasting.

Batch E!020.

Pours a murky orange-brown with a foamy beige head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, and dark fruits. Taste is much the same with a mild spice bitterness with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some nice aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 08:24:12 | More by UCLABrewN84

Dope

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle is from batch E!028.

A: A really dark amber/red. Large, dense and fizzy light light brown head. Fades nice and slowly, however only the lightest specks of lacing left behind.

S: Lots of brown sugar and caramel. Decent dark fruits, primarily raisin. Perhaps some fig to boot. Swear I even get some grape skin.

T: Lots of molasses and raisin and toffee up front. Sweet caramel too which bleeds into the middle. More raisin in the finish with perhaps that grape skin. A bit dry in the finish with some toffee and brown sugar.

M: Fairly heavy but not overly so. A bit astringent and a little syrupy. Drying.

O: Pretty decent quad. Nothing earth shattering but a solid beer nonetheless. Very sweet and fruity example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 03:10:36 | More by Dope

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

10-15-2012 02:40:47 | More by t0rin0

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

08-02-2012 04:25:43 | More by RoryOMoore

billab914

Virginia

3.9/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle poured into my CBS snifter. Dark brown in color with a thin tan head barely covering the top of the beer.

The aroma has a rich maltiness to it. I get a lot of dark fruit to it with notes of raisin, cherry and plum all coming out. I get a little bit of the yeast spice, but the malts are clearly the star of the show.

The taste follows through with some really nice malty flavors. It's sweeter up front with more notes of cherry and plum. The finish has some balancing bitterness with a touch or roasted malts. Some of the yeast spice comes out in the finish as well.

The mouthfeel is on the heavier side with carbonation being low. Overall I thought it was a really good beer. The aroma felt very sweet and malty, but they managed to add some bitterness to the finish that really helped out. Very rich and flavorful beer overall and a very nice version of the style.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 22:55:48 | More by billab914

mcss

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

06-09-2012 03:22:06 | More by mcss

BostonHops

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle served in st bernardus oversized wineglass.

pours a dark, murky, brown/amber tone with at least 3 fingers of foamy off-white/beige head that threatened to overflow; never had a quad with this much head! decent retention; moderate lacing.

nose is predominantly of belgian yeasts, bready malts, dark fruits, and spices, which all pull through in the taste. there are also secondary notes of pepper and caramel; bit of a hoppy finish with a boozy aftertaste.

full-bodied, creamy mouthfeel with more carbonation than i ordinarily prefer in my quads. in the end, a nice, tasty beer and a respectable take on the style, though IMO doesn't rival anything the monk are doing across the pond.

original review on: 08-30-2010

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 22:25:33 | More by BostonHops

mdfb79

New York

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-25-2012 18:42:02 | More by mdfb79

GrindFatherBob

New York

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

04-16-2012 15:23:27 | More by GrindFatherBob

dtx00

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -23.1%

04-07-2012 21:49:35 | More by dtx00

Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-28-2012 21:22:22 | More by Texasfan549

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-28-2012 15:05:46 | More by kjkinsey

SLeffler27

New York

4.08/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Fills an Ommegang snifter with a huge, creamy, khaki head that overflows and pushes out of the bottle after pouring. A patchy lacework is left after the head slowly diminishes over a cloudy, dark brown beer.

Emits a strong, farm funkiness with charred malt and light caramelized sugar. There is a mix of clove, nutmeg and light pepper. With warmth comes a light white wine aroma.

TWELVE is meaty with wine or sherry undertones. Roasted malt with figs, brown sugar and spices follow the nose. There is a light, brief finish and great balance.

A full body with less carbonation than was suggested during the pour. Alcohol is clearly present, though less than one would expect from the stated ABV. TWELVE is sticky and smooth simultaneously.

This one was easily consumed on a hit day while reading outside, but would go equally well with a hearty meal.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 11:45:17 | More by SLeffler27

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

01-31-2012 08:39:59 | More by ygtbsm94

merc7186

New York

4.35/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I had this beer poured from a bomber into a tulip glass.

A: Brownish/Amber Hue, Passes No Light, Thick Off White Head, Good Lacing

S: Raisins, Dark Mildly Roasted Malts, Black Plum, Mildly Yeasty

T: Raisins, Black Cherries, Black Plum, Mild Dark Malts, Mild Chocolate

M: Great Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Sweet

Overall, a really solid Quad that is not overpowering, well balanced and is well complimented by the great carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 00:32:34 | More by merc7186