Me Against IBU / 32 Plato

This beer was made for the event surrounding my 10.000th review. This is one out of ten beers made for the event. The idea was to trigger Vrijstaat Vanmol to make something else than the priorly released blonde beers. I was curious, since they aren't specifically set on one style, if they would brew something I came up with randomly. I asked for a quad with very low bitterness, but with some hoparoma. It should not be boring, sweet, or bland. As we were brewing the beer, the wort came out at 32°p, leading us to decide NOT to add any sugar. The result is this beast of a beer. This very limited beer is named after the song ' Me Against You' by Infected Rain, but will see a bigger release under the name '32 Plato' after the event. Pours nearly black, good tanned, stable, creamy head. Smell is rich, dark malts, autumn leaves, bit roasty, toffee, caramel, dried dark fruits. Taste is super-thick and chewy, mild alcohol heat, toffee, caramel, bit roasty malts, mild phenolic-like spicy notes, tad sweet, not as much sweetness as anticipated. very complex, and surpsisingly drinkable for this body and thickness. I aimed to be surprised by vanmol, asking for something so far away from the beers they previously released. And boy did I choose well ! A very big thnx to these brewers for joining forces on this one!