Excelsior! Twelve
Ithaca Beer Co. in Ithaca, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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Our Anniversary Ale, Twelve is reverently brewed with French malts and German hops then piously fermented with a special blend of Trappist yeast strains. Enjoy the burnished chestnut color, remarkable balance of fruity and spicy aromas, rich but dry flavor and long contemplative finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
bottle from the brewery. I carried this beer to canada and back without incident and now drinking at home peacefully. pours a chestnut brown with small dispersing head. tastes of plum, some spice, some yeast and wheat. Not overpowering flavors but enough going on to contemplate on wednesday.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 18:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by footbalm. This thing was a slow gusher but kept on foaming for hours after it was opened, even after 1/2 the bottle had been sampled.
Appearance: Poured a slightly hazy golden with floaters, a huge foamy off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Belgian candy, yeasty and some spices
Taste: We knew it might not be good because of the slow gusher, aroma was very nice. But, the taste gave us the final verdict. It was oxidized, cardboardy and sour
It was footbalmed :(
Appearance: Poured a slightly hazy golden with floaters, a huge foamy off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Belgian candy, yeasty and some spices
Taste: We knew it might not be good because of the slow gusher, aroma was very nice. But, the taste gave us the final verdict. It was oxidized, cardboardy and sour
It was footbalmed :(
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2010
at 20:10
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
This beer is a mess - the aroma is somewhat inviting, with a lot of plumy sweetness, a wheaty tang to balance it, and a fair amount of spice from the yeast - however the flavor kind of falls apart - everything is harsh and rough - tang and acidity that become fairly abrasive - harsh alcohol and spiciness - brash, rough malts - sugar and moderate dark fruits on the end - finishes dry, with mild phenols and medicinal bitterness - Ithaca has really started dropping the ball on these anniversary beers.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2010
at 18:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle at the DC Local tasting. Pours a watery, translucent, copper amber with a creamy white head. Aroma is sugary, plums. Flavor is brown sugar, prunes, plums, caramel. Medium bodied, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2010
at 18:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle pours deep reddish orange with a tall white head. Aroma is off and sharp metal and cardboard. Flavor is sweet orange syrup and booze with lots of wood notes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2010
at 11:54
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at DC local tasting. Brown color, gusher, off white head. Aroma of caramel and dirt. High carbonation. Taste is scotch and caramel. 3.1 Last bottle at Paradiso georgetown, shared with staff. Near-gusher. Massive body, pumpernickel bread, very nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2010
at 10:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pours deep mahogany into a snifter. Foamy tan head micros as it slowly recedes leaving sheet lacing. Almond and pit fruit aromas. Bubbly and sharp with upfront chocolate and nuts - turns hot and peppery in the pit fruit finish. Sharpness fades as it warms increasing the drinkability.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2010
at 16:16