Colossus (2006 & 2011)
(Batch of Colossus)
DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.01
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
1lt flip top pours out amber cola brown color topped with a small ring of a head. Nose is boom booze lots of sweet malts after the booze. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts rich caramel and more of that heavy booze.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
22oz bomber pours with a clear amber colored body that supports a tiny tan head. The aroma offers up nectar sweet reduced malts, molasses, a bit of caramel and then firm hot booze. The taste is sweet silky nectar like malts and molasses and sherry boozy goodness. This is pure yum with a smooth sipper of a silky mouth feel where the massive “colossus” ABV is actually pretty well hidden. Dandy sipper.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber, 2011 vintage, a present from Mom on a birthday years ago. Thanks! 9900th rating, and the last time I can make such an announcement with a mere four digits! Hazy dark brown, thin tan ring of head. Aroma of booze, raisin, toffee, vanilla, honey, spice, toast, mild oxidation. The taste is toffee, caramel, dark fruits, vanilla, soy, sherry, blackberries, raisin, booze. Medium bodied, low carbonation, strong booze. Still a bit hot, and oxidation is creeping in, but without any comparison this seems like a good time to have opened it. Onto 10000!!!
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Pours a cola brown with zero head. Legs like a scotch. Nose of honey and booze, a little brandy, some spice. Flavor is sweet, earthy, boozy, brandy, pear, honey. Boozy, hot finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Hazy amber color, almost flat. Aroma is medicinal, vegetal. Taste is sticky burnt caramel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Beerandblues2. Poured a clear amber color, absolutely no head. Flavor is sweet malts, some smooth barrel type notes, sweetness, caramel, toffee and plenty of alcohol burn. Better than I expected with the abv this one has.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Hefiger, sehr süßer Beginn, der dann zuckriger wird. Zu süß. Zuvor wenig alkoholisch, die Süße wird drückend. Kaum trinkbar. /11/8/7/6/7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Central OH BA Tasting at From The Vine on 06/02/2012: This aptly-named beer is a dark reddish-amber color with a minimal white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of honey, dark fruit and malt. Tastes somewhere between and Mead and Port Wine if that is possible. The finish is syrupy and fruity. Interesting to say the least, and a nice sipper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
22nd November 2009
ChrisOs Kook Tasting. Slightly hazy dark amber beer. Light nose of sweet malt. Low carbonation. Semi soft and semi dry palate. Sweet malt and fruits. Subtle spicy cherry and strawberry. Dried fruits and subtle raisin. Mild caramel and then inevitable aniseed alcohol that is also quite sweet. Finishes a little warming but nothing like 22%!!. Sweet, strong and of surprisingly subtle flavours. Very dangerously drinkable!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared at RBWG 2012. Pours a cloudy amber with small off white head. The aroma is a fruity malt and oak. Medium mouthfeel with a vanilla oak flavor and sweet finish. Alcohol present but not overpowering. A good American strong ale from DuClaw.