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Elysian Brewing Company operates three locations of which Elysian Capitol Hill is the main brewery and a full production brewery – Elysian Airport Way, in the Georgetown neighborhood (since 2011). Known both for classic styles and for flexibility and innovation, Elysian has brewed over 500 different recipes since opening in 1996. While Elysian’s brewers use a variety of unusual ingredients, they are seasonally notorious for their pumpkin beers. In 2015 Elysian joined AB InBevs' family of craft brands.
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Oakes (34715) reviewed
The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hazy amber. Sweet, spicy and alcoholic aroma. Big sweet & spicy flavour - heavy cinnamon and nutmeg. Creamy body. The finish is sweet and again very spicy.
Tried on 05 Mar 2006 at 19:22
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Poor Richards Ale from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Very heavy chestnut nose. Fuselly, corny aroma with hints of toast. The flavour is very toasty. The body is smooth with light caramel. Keep that corn in check and this could be pretty good.
Tried on 05 Mar 2006 at 19:21
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Yuzus from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy light amber colour. Wheaty, yeasty aroma with light orange accent. Very orangey...okay yuzu-y. The body is slightly sweet & sour, and a little creamy too. Overly firm pale malts with big yuzu character in the finish. The yuzu is great when you get it, but overall this beer is a shade too yeasty.
Tried on 05 Mar 2006 at 19:19
omhper (46303) reviewed
Dragonstooth Stout from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Very black. Aroma of chocolate and molasses. Sweetish with thick, rounded mouthfeel, notes of coffee. Near full bodied, but somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Salty, bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2006 at 07:19
omhper (46303) reviewed
Cyclops Barleywine from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Draught at the brewpub. Hazy nut brown. Severely malty with tick and extremely syrupy mouthfeel. There’s plenty of grapefruity hops, but they drown in an ocean of syrup. Sticky bitter finish. Very raw and unrefined, hopefully some time in the cellar can mature the stickyness away, but I doubt it’ll ever become great.
Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2006 at 08:29
omhper (46303) reviewed
Fields Pale Ale from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
4.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4
Draught at the brewpub. Pale brownish amber. Sweetish with light body and clean, hard mouthfeel. Slightly syrupy with lingering resiny finish. Harsh and raw.
Tried on 21 Feb 2006 at 08:26
omhper (46303) reviewed
Bifröst Winter Ale from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewpub. Deep golden. Grapefruit hop aroma. Sweet with plenty of hops. The malt is there, but isn’t noticed. The hops OTOH are very much in your face. There’s grapefruit and licorice. Lingering very bitter finish.
(To give English speaking any idea how silly it looks when a letter like "Ö" is used in the wrong place I suggest that they rename the beer to "BIFRQST".)
Tried on 21 Feb 2006 at 08:24
omhper (46303) reviewed
Zephyrus Pilsner from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Draught at the brewpub. Clear dark golden. Sweaty fruit aroma. Dry with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Some raisiny grains.Generously hoppy with notes of mango and papaya. Salty, bitter finish with a metallic edge. It’s striking how many good American brewers that completely fails making a decent pilsener. Instead of even trying to achieve the desired malt character they throw in loads of hops, presumably in hope that noone notices the flaws.
Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2006 at 07:10
omhper (46303) reviewed
Yuzus from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Draught at the brewpub. Cloudy dark yellow. Citric yeasty aroma. Sweet and medium bodied. Like a weizenbock with some citrus character. Low bitterness. An interesting, well made beer, but I’m not convinced that this concept really flies.
Tried on 21 Feb 2006 at 07:05
omhper (46303) reviewed
The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale from Elysian Brewing
20 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. (As The Great Pumpkin, 9.5%.) Hazy nut brown. Strong aroma of nutmeg and cinnamon. Sweet and extremely spicy withfull bodya nd firm mouthfeel. Some molasses, but the spices cover that. Warming alcoholic finish. Not balanced in the ordinary sense, but very interesting.
Tried on 21 Feb 2006 at 07:02