Colossus

DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

Strong Ale Regular Out of Production

Score

6.90

ABV: 20.0%

IBU: 100

Ticks: 25

Brewed in 2006, 2011, 2014 & now again in 2018, Colossus is known for its staggering ABV that has ranged from 17.3 to 21% This astounding alcohol content is achieved through fermentation alone; no alcohol is introduced at packaging nor is it distilled. Multiple grains are used in conjunction with three different yeast strains to produce a beer that simply defies classification… & most laws of nature. With a full body and a perceptively sweet flavor profile accented by notes of apple, as well as cinnamon sticks, orange peel and coriander which are added during the boil, it has a surprisingly tame alcohol presence on the palate that belies its staggering ABV.

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7.5

bhensonb (22726) reviewed Colossus (2006 & 2011) from DuClaw Brewing Company 16 years ago

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

This one courtesy of ericandersnavy. Thanks man! Pours clear reddish copper with a slight beige head. The nose is big on malt and fruit. Sort of red berry. No heat issue. Full bodied with mildly frothy carbonation. Flavors are like plum, berry, honey, spice, malt, and I bet I could imagine more. It’s fairly complex. Heat is barely detectable. Rather like a not so sweet mead.

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2009 at 19:59

7.6

BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Colossus (2006 & 2011) from DuClaw Brewing Company 16 years ago

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

Bottle, big thanks to Ericandersnavy. Pours with a brown body and a tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, sherry, floral notes and honey. Taste is still quite sweet with caramel, honey and marmalade. Syrupy mouthfeel with a really sweet finish. Surprised that it is this big, with so much residual sugar and still carbonated. Not sure that it is really as big as it claims to be.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2009 at 10:43

7.2

smith4498 (4269) reviewed Colossus (2006 & 2011) from DuClaw Brewing Company 16 years ago

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

Bottle shared by hopscotch @ otakuden’s Vero Beach Throwdown. 1 liter bottle served hot. Pours amber color with thin white head. Aromas of cinnamon, molasses and alcohol. Flavor is lots of spices and lots of alcohol, Moderately sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2009 at 22:54

6.8

jcwattsrugger (14801) reviewed Colossus (2006 & 2011) from DuClaw Brewing Company 16 years ago

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

1L bottle @Noogfest High5 Thanks thebeersommolier–pours no head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, medium fruit. Taste is sweet medium malt, medium fruit, woody, syrupy. As a sipper for a sample size 3.4, can’t see a pint of this though.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 13:29

7.5

nuplastikk (10543) reviewed Colossus (2006 & 2011) from DuClaw Brewing Company 16 years ago

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

Draft at the 2009 MD Spring Fest. Super sweet, not unlike GM. Amber-orange color, looks moderately filtered. Thick and sugary, yet somehow drinkable. Really quite mellow in a liqueur-like vanilla way. Creamy, some orange syrup. Great for what it is.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2009 at 14:14