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Mercy
Ale Asylum
- From:
- Ale Asylum
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 13.83%
- Reviews:
- 64
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 24, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2008
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 18
Our Belgian-style Grand Cru is a full bodied winter warmer. A slightly spicy aroma and flavors of dark fruit and caramel are harmonious with the classic Belgian-style finish.
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Ratings by twb0392:
Rated by twb0392 from Wisconsin
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Mar 14, 2015
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Mar 14, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by wheatyweiss from Wisconsin
3.99/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 ounce can into a chalice.
Pours a ruddy red with a two finger head that recedes to a thick cap. Lots of stick. Every so slight haze.
Aroma is of brown sugar and candied dark fruits. Molasses and roasty malt. Bit of bourbon vanilla aroma.
Flavor opens with sweet candied dates sandwiched with pennies. Candy sugar and substantial malt. Fruit cake and molasses. Finishes with slightly bitter roasted malt and warming booziness.
Mouthfeel is thick and sticky with adequate carbonation. Sticks to the teeth a little.
A nice American take on a quad.
May 24, 2019Pours a ruddy red with a two finger head that recedes to a thick cap. Lots of stick. Every so slight haze.
Aroma is of brown sugar and candied dark fruits. Molasses and roasty malt. Bit of bourbon vanilla aroma.
Flavor opens with sweet candied dates sandwiched with pennies. Candy sugar and substantial malt. Fruit cake and molasses. Finishes with slightly bitter roasted malt and warming booziness.
Mouthfeel is thick and sticky with adequate carbonation. Sticks to the teeth a little.
A nice American take on a quad.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.27/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had on tap. 2015 vintage, so aged 3 years. Very smooth, like a light liqueur. Taste is very rich, with caramel, plum, dark cherry, toffee, brown sugar and light flowers. Smells a little like a wit beer that has been darkened by rich flavors. Favorite beer of the night
May 08, 2018Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.71/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a 12 oz bottle on December 28, 2016.
Dec 29, 2016Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.49/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taste: raisin, dark Cherries, not real tart, boozy, semi sweet malt notes. Fruit cake, herbal, and alcohol nose. Copper color, clear, average head and lace. Medium body. Smoother than I thought it would be.
Nov 20, 2016Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
3.89/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
L - Medium-dark amber brown. Appears more or less opaque. Thin off-white head.
S - Rich caramel malts. Sweet toffee, dark fruit, spice.
T - Quite rich and malty. Sweet and bready with a powerful fruitiness and noticeable alcohol. Bread, spice, toffee, fig.
Mar 01, 2016S - Rich caramel malts. Sweet toffee, dark fruit, spice.
T - Quite rich and malty. Sweet and bready with a powerful fruitiness and noticeable alcohol. Bread, spice, toffee, fig.
Reviewed by Kon_Doc-08 from Wisconsin
4/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am a little biest when it comes to Ale Asylum because they are one of my favorite brews. I love there strog aprotch at making a beer that stands out with a strong flavor that really bites the tungue but is very enjoyable at the same time. Mercy is no exception. With a great hoppy taste a smell and a nice rich golden color. Very surprised to find out that it has a AVB of a 10 and still have the smoothness that you look for in a drinking beer. A must try for sure.
Jan 21, 2016Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed on the same date as the freshness date - 05/19/15:
Pours copper with a thin lasting off-white head. Traiing lace slides down the glass.
The smell is of dark and tropical (banana) fruits with caramel and peppery alcohol.
The taste is sweet - caramel with restrained banana and some dark fruit. Lingering pepper from the alcohol in the finish.
A bit sticky and slightly raw. Carbonation hovers around medium. Caramel and booze linger.
While I didn't find it to be the most complex of the style - the caramel and booze are strong - there's enough to keep it interesting. A slow sipper.
May 19, 2015Pours copper with a thin lasting off-white head. Traiing lace slides down the glass.
The smell is of dark and tropical (banana) fruits with caramel and peppery alcohol.
The taste is sweet - caramel with restrained banana and some dark fruit. Lingering pepper from the alcohol in the finish.
A bit sticky and slightly raw. Carbonation hovers around medium. Caramel and booze linger.
While I didn't find it to be the most complex of the style - the caramel and booze are strong - there's enough to keep it interesting. A slow sipper.
Mercy from Ale Asylum
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
150 ratings
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