2008 Planet Beers: Venus
Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.34
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P2 = 2nd planet from The (Midnight) Sun
Venus—goddess of love and beauty—exudes grace and voluptuousness. Indulgent with lush dark malts and sensuous star anise, VENUS is decadent and divine in body and spirit. Leisure lounging in French oak Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks results in a lovely liquid feast of fabulously luxurious flavors.
LOGISTICS LOG:
designed to out shine the others. brewed with lush dark malts. cameo appearance by rising star anise. fermented using bodacious Belgian yeast. very brief aging in stainless tank followed by a long leisure lounge in French oak Cabernet Savignon barrels.
Availability:
AK - draft and 22-oz bottles (limited release begins 11/14/2008)
Venus—goddess of love and beauty—exudes grace and voluptuousness. Indulgent with lush dark malts and sensuous star anise, VENUS is decadent and divine in body and spirit. Leisure lounging in French oak Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks results in a lovely liquid feast of fabulously luxurious flavors.
LOGISTICS LOG:
designed to out shine the others. brewed with lush dark malts. cameo appearance by rising star anise. fermented using bodacious Belgian yeast. very brief aging in stainless tank followed by a long leisure lounge in French oak Cabernet Savignon barrels.
Availability:
AK - draft and 22-oz bottles (limited release begins 11/14/2008)
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy dark brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of caramel, bread, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, wood, and alcohol, leading to a dry woody finish, where the alcohol burns the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 11:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and overripe fruity. Mild cheesy. Dark malty. Caramelish and dark acidic chocolate. Smooth and dark malty. Lingering dark malty and overripe fruity. Dry and wooden finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 08:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of MaltOMeal. Pours a cloudy orangey brown with a dense beige head leaving some laces. Aroma of overripe fruit, yeast and alcohol. Solid body, lots of raisins and overripe dark fruits with a burning alcohol finish. Very chewy and hard to digest. 140910
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 08:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Vintage 2008 Thanks to JohnGalt1. Pours out a nice brown topped with a creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, pit fruit, vanilla, caramel, and a little nut. Taste is more of the sweetness brown sugar, molasses, chocolate, spice, and the vanilla. This beer has a ton of great things going on for it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2010
at 17:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2008 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. I am calling bull on the 14.3 % ABV, it is no where to be felt or found. Pours with a huge, brown head and a hazy brown body. Good retention and great lacing. A few floaties. Aroma of pear, candi sugar, dark fruits, alcohol, apple, spice (licorice or anise), and a touch of oak. Taste is rich with candi sugar, chocolate, dirt, caramel and a bit of wine. No alcohol but slightly metallic. Syrupy mouthfeel. Not really a strong Cabernet Savignon presence at all. The barrel aging is really not well pronounced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2009
at 12:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle at Ft Wayne locals tasting courtesy of jsquire, who really brought the Alaskan goods to our tasting - Pours dark amber with a huge head. It smells of a dark fruit accented malt with a whole lot of licorice. The flavor is sweet malt, dark fruit, and again the anise notes are prominent. It’s full bodied and there’s some alcohol noticeable in there too, which isn’t at all surprising at over 14% abv. It’s enjoyable now but some age might do it good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2009
at 22:55