DOOM Golden Treacle Pale - Elysian Brewing Company

metter98

New York

3.76/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: The beer is relatively clear golden yellowish orange in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down relatively quickly, leaving lacing on the surface, a patch of bubbles in the center, and a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: There are light aromas of orange citrus and grapefruit in the nose along with some hints of honey.
T: The taste has flavors of grassy hops along with notes of oranges and grapefruits and a moderate amount of bitterness that lingers through the finish. There are also some hints of biscuit malts and spices.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer delivers some interesting hop flavors and a nice amount of bitterness but is still very easy to drink. It's definitely not your typical American Pale Ale.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 03:32:41 | More by metter98

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-10-2013 18:41:53 | More by twenty5

Peyton5410

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-30-2013 21:06:18 | More by Peyton5410

Foam

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

I bought a 'bomber' of this stuff at my local bottle-shop.
paid $8.50 .
I expected a Belgian dubbel sort of brew but realized quickly it's an aggressively-hopped ale / West Coast hoppy ale with a tiny tease of treacle & raisins.
High-I.B.U. , for sure . Boo. Not my scene .
I can see a Belgian person spitting this out right away .
A glorified IPA as far as i'm concerned .
Glad I only had the one bottle of it .
Heavy terpenoid lupulin/hop presence . Wee bit of pine-apple/citrus and the tiny bit of sugary sweet essence.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 01:13:51 | More by Foam

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Beer #12. brewed with oats and fermented with golden syrup and raisins.

A: Lightly oxidized orange coloring with a good shower of lazily rising micro­­­­­­-bubbles. The head is cream colored, foamy and rocky with a light sheen to it. Head retention is solid, lenghty with a strong lace coating on the finish.

S: Sweet spicy nose, ginger-pine, herbaceous scents, stalky, with a peppery-pineapple flair. Fresh sweet golden raisins moderate per style.

T: Flavor is sweet and syrupy upfront, honey sweetness but only for a brief flash showing signs of the golden raisins on the tip of the tongue. As the beer progresses moving back on the tongue a peppery dry citrus hopping with some dry grassy notes moves in with a quick transition. Some semi-dry tropical fruitiness of pineapple and spicy herbaceous notes are also prominent. Dry toasted malt with a good spectrum of sweet and syrupy and balanced bitterness. The ibus are are 1% per style.

M: Smooth slick oily slickness shows from the oats for texture, medium maltiness, dry bitterness, distingusishable carbonation but could crisper.

O: Overall the transistion and complexity is vast going from sweet honey and syrupy to a dry peppery citrus bitterness. The level of hop bitterness is very strong for a pale, bordering on ipa levels making this a worthy try and repeat.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 23:13:23 | More by beerthulhu

Vivs85

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-13-2013 22:27:35 | More by Vivs85

Asics

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-02-2013 12:00:37 | More by Asics

ayarbs

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

03-27-2013 01:59:05 | More by ayarbs

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.36/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottle opened on 3.3.13
Number 12 and final bottle of the series.

A - Pours a clear medium orange with a large foamy light tan head with good retention.

S - Hoppy pine, some slight bready malts. mild.

T - Mild flavors, but mostly bitter pine and weak malt notes.

D - Good carbonation with a light body.

O - Pretty mild and soft. Glad this brings the series to an end.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 16:56:05 | More by HuskyinPDX

beertunes

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served in straight pint glass. Poured a nice honey gold color with about 1/8 inch of white head that had decent retention and moderate lacing.

The aroma was mostly crisp hops and also a light, grainy malt scent. The flavors were very similar, some soft malts, and a lot of crisp, sharp, and citrusy hops. The beer had a nice dry finish.

The body was nicely medium, crisp and clean. Drinkability was pretty good, I could see having a few more of these. Overall, this is my favorite of the Apocalypse series. It doesn't seem to have any of the weird ingredients of the others. Certainly worth trying when you see it.

Serving type: on-tap

03-13-2013 00:32:33 | More by beertunes

Omnium

Pennsylvania

4.31/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes
Served on tap at House of 1000 Beers
A - Pours a beautiful golden orange, about a finger head, very fluffy, and beautiful lacing.
S - Awesome flavors in here, luscious hops, pineapple, grapefruit, rye, some floral hints too.
T - Dry citrus flavor, mango, pineapple, some bitter hop bite, the fruit flavors here are excellent
M - Mouthfeel kinda lacks, it has a medium body, and very dry finish, you dont get the excellent fruit flavors clinging on to your palate.
O - This is labled an APA, but it should be treated like an IPA, absolutely delicious beer, Im shocked it doesnt have a higher rating. I hope elysian brews it again, and puts it in 12's, fantastic brew.

Serving type: on-tap

03-12-2013 22:45:39 | More by Omnium

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

03-07-2013 00:01:03 | More by Gschaf

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

03-06-2013 22:54:02 | More by Pensfan0782

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10%

03-05-2013 19:44:07 | More by imperialking

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10%

03-02-2013 01:42:04 | More by WDJersey

Aewachiw

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

02-22-2013 02:43:48 | More by Aewachiw

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

02-20-2013 01:47:28 | More by Gww1864

Gavage

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Appearance: pours an orange color with a 1" head that lasts a while. Nice lace paints the glass.

Smell: orange and grapefruit citrus and some floral bitterness comes through to the nose.

Taste: caramel, orange, grapefruit, pear, and grass are up front. Bitterness is hearty and well balancing. Alcohol is slightly noticeable.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Crisp to start, less crisp and a bit dry at the end. Long lasting aftertaste.

Overall: very tasty beer that is a bit of a slow sipper. Definitely worthy of a try.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 19:15:26 | More by Gavage

Hopmodium

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

02-14-2013 00:31:03 | More by Hopmodium

mbs11

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

02-07-2013 01:30:03 | More by mbs11

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.8/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a hazy golden orange to copper in color with some light to moderate amounts of visible carbonation, a very slight amount of visible sediment in the bottom of the glass, and a moderate amount of bright orange highlights. The beer has a finger tall creamy beige head that slowly reduces to a couple of medium sized medium thick patches of larger bubbles, a very thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer, and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: There are some lighter hints of honey with moderate aromas of biscuit malts upfront but then the aromas of the hops really take over - there is a strong presence of grapefruit/citrus with some light amounts of floral/orange blossom and just a touch of grassiness. Minimal notes of dark fruits or raisins.

T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of biscuit malts with some very light caramel notes and a slightly heavier amount of honey sweetness. After the malts, there is a huge amount of hop flavors - strong grapefruit/citrus with some lighter floral/orange blossom and grassy notes. The hops contribute a moderate to strong amount of bitterness which lingers for quite a while.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth with moderate to heavy amounts of dryness.

O: The beer is pretty easy to drink and drinks like a much smaller beer than it is, the alcohol is very well hidden in this brew. As with the other 12 Beers of the Apocalypse that I have tried, this is an enjoyable beer and definitely worth picking up. There is a little additional sweetness to this beer from the golden syrup (assuming honey) and raisins but they do not contribute their individual flavors/aromas very much - nice and subtle.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 23:15:45 | More by dbrauneis

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.44/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy dark golden orange color with apricot colored edges and a 2.5 finger frothy, off-white head that has great retention, only slowly fading into a thick, lasting ring. Rings and large streaks of soapy lacing are left behind.

Earthy, floral aroma with grassy hops and pine needle countered by pale malt, subtle spice and light fruit notes. Smells kind of like an America pale ale/tripel hybrid. Underneath the hops, there is some bready yeast, biscuit, vinous light fruit and a touch of caramel. As it warms, I'm picking up boozy sweetness along with some apple, raisin and pear.

Tastes very similar to the aroma with a slight creamy/buttery characteristic. Some dry bitterness up front from the grassy/piney notes and hop resins which is quickly countered by alcohol, light fruit and a decent malt backbone. Hints of honey crisp apple, pear, light grape, raisin and alcohol add plenty of sweetness to counter the crisp hop bite. The malt character is stronger than expected with notes of caramel, toffee and biscuit but it doesn't interfere with the other very much. Nicely balanced with an interesting combination of flavors but nothing about it really stands out to me. Not bad but just slightly above average.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 07:59:50 | More by corby112

flagmantho

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from 22oz bomber into a pint glass. This is the final beer in the Apocalypse series.

Appearance: medium orange hue with a light haze and a fair number of floaties. Effervescence is pretty strong, and the head is two fingers of frothy ivory foam with decent retention and lacing. I like it.

Smell: big, sweet, fruity aroma; this beer pulls no punches. Tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, golden raisin and pear fruitiness all assault the nose. Perhaps not everyone's bag, but this beer smells to me like a fancy pale should. Kudos!

Taste: the fruitiness is pared down in intensity from the aroma, but the mix here is still really good. Still very sweet, there is a somewhat mitigating maltiness underpinning the fruit. Bitterness is strong but not raspy or overpowering. Smooth as you please. My biggest criticism is that this beer is just a bit too sweet.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and a good creaminess, especially for the style. Good stuff!

Overall: this beer is just right up my alley when it comes to preferences in pale ale flavors. I don't know if it's all in the hops or more in the golden-treacle part of it, but my guess is that these elements are working together to forge a mighty appealing beer.

Of all the Beers of the Apocalypse offerings, this would be my choice to go into regular production.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 01:06:02 | More by flagmantho

BeerLover99

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-26-2013 16:05:23 | More by BeerLover99

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

01-23-2013 22:53:26 | More by RoryOMoore