Gigantic Brewing Lustrous

Lustrous

 

Gigantic Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.82
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 32
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6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy golden color. Mild aroma, American yeast, some vegetable, cabbage, but very light. Lean mouthfeel, moderate sweerness, some caramel flavor that doesn’t make up for the lack of malt depth, hints of petrol and vegetables. The alcohol is well hidden.
Unfortunately this is kind of common Belgian imitation, this part of the Atlantic.
Not too bad, but I wouldn’t be able to drink 12oz of this.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2017 at 03:06


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of Belgian yeast, candied sugar and lots of sweet fruity esters. Flavour is all that's wrong with a North American Belgian strong, with lots of fruity esters, candied sugar, and alcohol heat. Not-integrated nor complex in any way, just abrasive and amateurly constructed. No good.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jan 2017 at 00:41


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours black with light head. Aromas of roasted malts, ash, and sweet chocolate. Flavors of same, dry and somewhat watery with a sweet roasty finish. OK.

Tried on 09 Jan 2017 at 14:52


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home. [ As Gigantic Lustrous ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, phenol. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, belgium yeast, sweet yeast, fruity yeast, fruity hops, pale malt, phenol - alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20161228] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2017 at 08:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

22 ounce bottle. Honey gold color topped by a moderate rocky beige head. Yeasty, fruit malt nose. Flavor is peppery with bready notes upfront. Hints of orange peel and earthy funk. Biitter notes mixed with rotted citrus. Finish is dry with spicy notes and warming alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2016 at 22:51


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Beer Temple. Hazy yellow golden color. Dense white head. Aroma’s: sweetish, herbs, wet hop?, caramel. Retronasal it sweetish, herbs. Flavor is moderate sweet with a good dose of bitterness. Medium bodied. Quite dry and rather bitter finish. A bit strange, but OK.

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2016 at 15:24


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft at Beer Temple, shared with Potjebier. Hazy golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is floral with soapy notes, perfume, spices, light alcohol, light vodka almost. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2016 at 11:07


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber - hazy straw color - soapy lace - nose of lemongrass, pepper, musky citrus, tropical fruit - flavor is spicy, herbal - citrus peel, moderately prickly acidity - mild funkiness - as it warms, there is a bit too much apparent alcohol - would love to see a version with the abv dialed down a bit, because there are a lot of good thinks happening otherwise.

Tried on 11 Nov 2016 at 21:42


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bomber from Corti Bros. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is sort of peppery perry/cider. Med + body. Flavor is peppery pear/apple with citrus, even zest notes, and some earthiness. No question it’s a saison, but it’s really an extremely flavorful one. Ok, so it’s down as a Belgian Strong - but it’s fruity saison to me. Imperial saison. Rings my chimes. It’s rich and flavorful. Fairly dry and not really bitter. Just full of flavor.

Tried on 30 Sep 2016 at 20:06


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at SBWF 2016. Golden with a small white head. On the sweet side with malt, some herbs, yeast and light fruit. The body was medium.

Tried on 30 Sep 2016 at 01:32