Vermont Beer Makers Illuminate

Illuminate

 

Vermont Beer Makers in Springfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Dark Regular
Score
7.26
ABV: 6.1% IBU: - Ticks: 3
We have created a special holiday brew that is best enjoyed in the company of family, and friends. Illuminate is a Belgian inspired ale. This brew has a velvet like texture, and is full of flavor character. Rich, balanced, and medium bodied.
 

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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown with some light purple hues closer to the center with a one and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: caramel malts, brown sugar, banana and clove with some Belgian spicy yeasty tones in there and a light earthy hoppy tone coming in for balance
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas pretty nicely to be a semi-sweet to spicy quality and adding in a little bit of citrusy/orangey note in the background; finishes malty and with the Belgian yeasty quality and with a light orangey tone
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some prickly "back-of-the-throaty"-ness hitting my tongue like I expected it to and wanted it to
Overall: definitely on the way of being a Belgian ale and yes to the Belgian strong dark ale. I would have this one again.

Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2026 at 19:53


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours a beautiful glowing copper. Nice malty aroma and flavor, crisp and dry. Very good beer.

Tried on 18 Feb 2023 at 05:14


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Amber pour little muddy looking. Nose is fruit, Belgian yeast, candy. Tastes of cherry, rock candy, orange, leather. Medium bodied. Some sweetness.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2022 at 00:48