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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6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Overripe banana, grain, and apple aroma. Hazy ochre, thin head. Syrupy sweet banana, apricot, and triple sec flavor with triple sec strength. Apploe skins also detected. Extremely without balance, no hops. The alcohol is strong but palatable. Actually more drinkable than DFH 120, but with far less hops. Not awful, but I’d rather have more balance.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2011
at 06:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sweetish spicy malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy dark fruit and caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2011
at 05:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Rich at Jimmack’s tasting. Pours clear amber. Nose and taste of cane sugar, sweet molasses, oak, booze and caramel malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 22:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle at RBWG pours light caramel with a medium off white head. Aroma is strong booze, and light notes of dark berries. Super sweet rock candy and syrup flavor with a HUGE alcohol burn in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 14:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is dry and caramelish malty. Sweet and caramelish flavoured. Slight sugarish. sweet and smooth flavoured into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2010
at 09:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Chriso’s Kook Tasting 09. Thanks to Ken again for this. Pale chestnut colour, lasting dark beige head. Soap powder and sweet malt. Sickly. Raisins, dried fruit. Malt loaf. Some dry malt, very tasty, bit of heat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2009
at 01:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
This one courtesy of ericandersnavy. Thanks man! Pours clear reddish copper with a slight beige head. The nose is big on malt and fruit. Sort of red berry. No heat issue. Full bodied with mildly frothy carbonation. Flavors are like plum, berry, honey, spice, malt, and I bet I could imagine more. It’s fairly complex. Heat is barely detectable. Rather like a not so sweet mead.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2009
at 19:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, big thanks to Ericandersnavy. Pours with a brown body and a tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, sherry, floral notes and honey. Taste is still quite sweet with caramel, honey and marmalade. Syrupy mouthfeel with a really sweet finish. Surprised that it is this big, with so much residual sugar and still carbonated. Not sure that it is really as big as it claims to be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2009
at 10:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared by hopscotch @ otakuden’s Vero Beach Throwdown. 1 liter bottle served hot. Pours amber color with thin white head. Aromas of cinnamon, molasses and alcohol. Flavor is lots of spices and lots of alcohol, Moderately sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2009
at 22:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1L bottle @Noogfest High5 Thanks thebeersommolier–pours no head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, medium fruit. Taste is sweet medium malt, medium fruit, woody, syrupy. As a sipper for a sample size 3.4, can’t see a pint of this though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2009
at 13:29