Against the Grain Brewery Dork Lard

Dork Lard

 

Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.21
ABV: 11.2% IBU: 147 Ticks: 9
We like those guys at Three Lloyds. They don’t give a fuck. This beer is a work of fiction. Any similarities to any other beer, living or dead, are purely coincidental. We thought we already had a pretty good lineup of dark, syrupy giants, so we decided to make a light, syrupy giant. This imperial adjunct wine is a backbreaking double mash beer loaded with a totally unreasonable amount of oats and a knuckle sandwich of corn. The smoke note is extremely subtle behind the huge grain bill, and the massive additions of German Magnum hops are designed to obliterate your big dumb face. A long aging was allowed on a blend of American and French oak to add distinct spice, vanilla, and oak flavors. Forget your previous Satanic allegiances. Bow down before your Dork Lard!
 

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft @ Hoppy Loft. Yeah, Ia m glad the beer is a work of fiction. Orangée sur un col crémeux blanc cassé. Arôme est malté présentant un bouquet sucré bcp trop conséquent avec un bouquet de triple et des effluves de fruits pourris fermentés. Note une certaine épaisseur, même au nez, venant de l’avoine qui ne joue pas en faveur de cette bière. Palais est épais, ici aussi la marque de l’avoine, fruité tropical de mangue, limoncello et autres agrumes avec une pointe d’épice. Pointe de sève, houblonné légèrement huileux. Caractère pâle avec pas mal de marque venant de la levure. Ici aussi, je peine à trouver la côté mûrissage en fût, si ce n’est au travers de ce côté légèrement épicé.
Tried from Draft on 05 Feb 2014 at 04:00

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
32oz growler I filled at Superstar Beverage on Long Island. Pours a copper amber with some thin off white head. Nose is not at all appetizing, some smoke, some corn, raisin, fake cheeze, artificial sweetness, booze. Flavor is harsh, unfermented sugar, almost like an iced tea which had 25 Splenda packets poured in, booze, cheap rum blended with cheaper whiskey. Harsh finish. I would not go back to this again.
Tried from Growler on 09 Dec 2013 at 11:12

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 4
Draft at beer temple. Pours hazy golden with an off white head. Aroma of cheesy sweaty gym socks, caramel. Flavour is heavy sweat, moderate bitter. Elastoplast, wood, alcohol and cold medicine coming out in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Great name but disappointing beer.
Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2013 at 10:48

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sample at the beer temple. Creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Great name. Not much oak.
Tried on 25 Nov 2013 at 10:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap @ C4, Odense. Pours amber with a creamy head. Vanilla, alcohol, dark dried fruit and toffee. Quite some alcohol. A bit alcoholic and unrefined but ok tasty.
Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2013 at 04:48

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at Christian Firtal. Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit, alcohol and vanilla. Cloying sweet and hot alcoholic flavour with fruit, malt and vanilla.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2013 at 10:14

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Enjoyed on tap at Emporium Arcade Bar in Chicago, IL. Got to love the name on this one, couldn't help but order it. Appearance is a caramel golden brown with no head. Aroma is very syrupy, mostly sugar, also has quite the bite in the finish. Taste is pretty abrasive, but overall enjoyable. Good stuff!
Tried from Draft on 30 Oct 2013 at 18:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hilarious name, so let’s just get that out of the way. Sample from growler. The beer pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, citrus and hops. Full-bodied with flavors of toffee, malt and earthy hops. The finish is somewhat syrupy with an oaky and malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried from Growler on 20 Aug 2013 at 14:07

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft. Tangerine-peach malt aroma. Amber with moderate white head. Sweet orange malt and moderately bitter orange peel/alcohol flavor. Boozy and fruity - pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2013 at 18:18