Epic Brewing Company Brainless Belgian-Style Golden Ale

Brainless Belgian-Style Golden Ale

 

Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.76
ABV: 8.9% IBU: - Ticks: 61
Brainless Belgian-Style Golden Ale is has a rich and complex malt flavor balanced with a little bit of spicy noble hops and strong influences of fermentation esters from the Belgian yeast used. Various Belgian like Rock Candies, hops and grains are employed to express variations within the style. Deceivingly drinkable, some liken theses ales to the Devil sneaking up on you, so consume responsibly.

Release #1: 8.3%
Release #2: 9.1%
Release #4: 9.6%
Release #5: 8.6%
Release #11: 8.8%
Release #14: 8.9%
Release #19: 8.3%
 

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6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, fruits, malt, candy sugar and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2012 at 12:47

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
cloudy yellow, small white head. malty and flowery aroma, caramelly and herl hints of a belgian yeast. flavor is caramelly ,malty, sweet, herbal bitter.
Tried on 10 Sep 2012 at 08:31

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of oranges, peaches, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, peaches, oranges, malt, and straw, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2012 at 07:43

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and light citrusy. Phenolic, light peppery and mild yeasty. Vague citrusy. Light bitter and phenolic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2012 at 07:31

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle 65 cl. Pours a hazy golden with a small, rough white head. Very sweet fruity aroma. Pours thick and rich like sweet peach syrup, a little yeast and phenols, very fruity with a warming alcohol finish. Subdued hops. 100912
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2012 at 07:27

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Shop Rite, 8/8/12

Aroma: The nose of this one has some funky yeast, spice/clove, and some citrus/orange
Appearance: Pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a small, fizzy head that leaves spotty lace
Flavor: The flavor is medium sweet, mostly malt, fruit, and spice flavors, with some subtle underlying funk
Palate: The body is medium (leaning light), average carbonation, a nice feel, and a lightly spicy finish
Overall Impression: This one had exactly 100 rating, well, someone had to screw that up, might as well be me! As for the beer, I enjoyed it. They did a nice job here, this one had a lot going on and some interesting complexity. Definitely worth trying.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2012 at 14:37

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the House Wine EPIC beer tasting on 04/18/2012: Pours a cloudy orange-yellow color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma contains fruits and spices as well as a bit of yeast. Medium body with flavors of sweet fruit, mildly spiced hops, malt and yeast. The finish is fruity with a lightly hopped aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried on 20 Apr 2012 at 18:48

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, batch #23 (a good batch number for American made BGSAs). Pours with a hazed golden hued body with a large and lasting white head that stays. Tight bubbles, good lace. Aromas of isoamyl acetate (banana esters), mildly musty, black pepper, apple, clove, alcohol, phenols (complex and strong). Bready and biscuity malt, macaroons, elderflower, light hops (floral and spicy), good smelling Belgian Golden Strong. Smells like fresh Duvel; pretty textbook. Flavors are a touch sweet (possibly a bit too much at the start). Bready, biscuity, mild esters, herbal hops up front, yeast notes that are mostly phenolic (peppery) and a bit musty. Tastes like a Duvel clone to me. Clove, dry pear and orange peel. Medium-lively bubbles, dry, mildly fruity, lower body. Pretty much spot on for the BJCP version of the style; tastes like Duvel.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2012 at 21:57

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Crank n Stein in Fort Collins - a fairly sweet Belgian, with strong banana notes, light pepper and some starchy notes - hints of pepper and boiled rice - quite sweet and strongly peppery - meh.
Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2012 at 18:15

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22oz bottle-thanks to jtclockwork for sharing–pours a dissipating white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is sweet light malt, peach, some spice/herb, yeast-clove. Taste is sweet light malt, secondary spice hops, yeast-clove/pepper.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2011 at 21:25