The Beast Grand Cru Ale
(has 4 batches)
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.56
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The Beast is a seducer - accomodating, complicated, powerful, dark and created to last the ages. Beyond this, it’s futile to attempt to describe Him. He will unveil Himself differently to each of His followers. The mark is in His constitution. Brewed with two-row malted barley, honey malt, and imported Belgian specialty grains (aromatic, pale wheat, roasted wheat, and Special B), hops (Magnum, Galena, Saaz, Hallertau, Tettnang, and Hersbrucker), brewing sugars (raisins, dates, blackstrap molasses, alfalfa honey, turbinado, and dark Belgian candy sugar), water, Belgian yeast and another hellion of a yeast strain.OG: 1.138
Batch 1 (2004): 15.7% ABV
Batch 2 (2004): 18.1% ABV
Batch 3 (2005): 14.9% ABV
Batch 4 (2006): 14.6% ABV
Batch 5 (2007): 16.42% ABV
Batch 6 (2008): 16.31% ABV
Batch 7 (2009): 15.07% ABV
Batch 8 (2010): 16.21% ABV
Batch 9 (2011): 16.83% ABV
Batch 10 (2012): 16.0% ABV
Batch 11 (2013): 18.0% ABV
Batch 12 (2014): 16.1% ABV
Batch 1 (2004): 15.7% ABV
Batch 2 (2004): 18.1% ABV
Batch 3 (2005): 14.9% ABV
Batch 4 (2006): 14.6% ABV
Batch 5 (2007): 16.42% ABV
Batch 6 (2008): 16.31% ABV
Batch 7 (2009): 15.07% ABV
Batch 8 (2010): 16.21% ABV
Batch 9 (2011): 16.83% ABV
Batch 10 (2012): 16.0% ABV
Batch 11 (2013): 18.0% ABV
Batch 12 (2014): 16.1% ABV
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a hazy deep amber orange with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of sweet grain, earthy fruits, a bit of Belgian yeast and some underlying alcohol. Flavor has lots of sweet grains with strong booze, a bit of earthy fruits and some light Belgian yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2014
at 14:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Royal Liquor, Encinitas, CA. Batch 10 (2012): 16.0% ABV. Unclear dark orange, light brownish colour with a thin beige head. Aroma is malty, caramel, raisins, dried fruits, brown sugar, slight roastiness, slight alcohol nose. Flavour is caramel malts, syrup, dried fruits, slight alcoholic, a bit spicy. Soft mouthfeeling, low carbonation. A hopped barley wine. A real sipper. Very pleasant. It has some age on it, so I guess the sweetness has mostly been gone, which seems to be a good thing. Nice to wind down with after the NL - CRC spectacle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2014
at 12:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 11 (2013) Pours clear dark ruby red color with beige head. Aromas of dark fruits, dough and alcohol. Raisin and plum flavors with some yeast. Quite boozy. Full body with moderate carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel. A nice sipper.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2014
at 20:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
2004 bottle from my cellar. At the time I purchased this, everyone recommended some cellar time; this has had 9 years at 63 degrees in total darkness. Pours clear and dark with lots of ruby notes under a small off-white head. Initially the aroma was nail polish remover. After a bit of time in the glass some cherry comes forward. The flavor is chocolate covered cherry filling with lots of extra alcohol. A good brandy is smoother with less alcohol burn. I can’t imagine how hot this was fresh. Accelerant!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 16:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle (2012) picked up at Supermarket liquors
Pours clear dark amber with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar and chocolate. Flavors of toasted malts, caramel, sugar, dark fruit, leather and some hot alcohols
Very nice and smooth
Pours clear dark amber with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar and chocolate. Flavors of toasted malts, caramel, sugar, dark fruit, leather and some hot alcohols
Very nice and smooth
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 08:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Avery. 2009 aged. Poured a reddish dark amber with a super thin white head and a rich consistency. The aroma is rich fruit and boozy alcohol. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a sweet fruit alcohol liqourice palate. A super strong super rich beer and like most of the strong beers from Avery the alcohol is really well controlled. A great end to a memorable tasting at the brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2013
at 17:53