Beyond the Bricks
4 Hands Brewing Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
6.92
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Beyond The Bricks was created to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. Inspired by the Yellow Brick Road, Beyond The Bricks is a Belgian Style Golden Ale aged in Chardonnay barrels with apricots. Look for notes of wood, spice, and fruit. Beyond The Bricks pours blonde in color with a medium mouthfeel.
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7/10
Thanks Brian 2014 vintage. Aroma is light fruit, bubblegum. Taste follows, hint of clove, light aromatics, slightly dry, fruit probably faded.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2021
at 16:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from a bottle. Aroma is a balanced blend of fruit, phenolics and oak. Oak is moderate with a noticeable white wine character to it. A medium light peppery phenolic note that does not seem to cross over into plastic but gets close. Quite a bit of stone fruit with apricots being most prevalent but also some peaches and nectarines. Lighter red apple and pear. Bottle was indeed a gusher; very happy I glanced at the previous couple reviews. Pours a hazy, golden orange with a very large, pillowy, white head that exhibits impressive retention and does not seem to recede. High lacing and medium small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with some candi sugar and light caramel notes and hints of pale malt. Light stone fruit notes as well as pear. Medium light phenolic note that is peppery with a bit of clove as well. Light oak and white wine character. Medium light bitterness and a dry finish. A hint of acidity and citrus. Some light honey notes too. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with rather high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this is definitely past it’s peak but I only received it in a box last week so its not my fault. The aroma is still nice and fruity, but the flavor has turned away from the fruit and towards the phenolics and malt. Some light oxidation is showing through in the form of honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2015
at 00:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle sampled at RBSG grand tasting. From notes. Funky with Belgian yeast, clove and spicy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2014
at 20:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak woody apricot aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty weak woody flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 08:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle during RBSG 2014 Grand Tasting at Schlafly Tap Room. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of peaches, tropical fruit, apples. Tastes of peaches, funk, citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2014
at 13:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. RBSG St. Louis. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose/taste of apricot, tart peach, oak, white wine and light peach alcohol in finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2014
at 17:21
8/10
Tried
on 21 Jun 2014
at 19:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy golden appearance with a tan head. Tropical fruit, apricot, candy aroma. Kind of piney, candy, peach, spicy, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger flavor. Strange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2014
at 18:00