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Al-Iksir
Birra Baladin
- From:
- Birra Baladin
- Italy
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 11.42%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 30, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 08, 2010
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Knapp85:
Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania
4.04/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Picked up a giant bottle of this at Shangy's in Emmaus to take along with me to Thanksgiving dinner with my family. The bottle had the year 2000 pressed into the glass just below the neck. The cap was heavily wax coated, The bottle opened with an impressive hiss for being 10 years old.The look of the beer was a cloudy orange yellow color. The head was a little fizzy but had a light lacing on the glass. The smell of the beer had a wonderful aroma of sweet tropical fruits and some flowers in there. The beer smells really nice overall. The taste of the beer wasn't as good as the smell but not too far off. The beer had a nice amount of Belgian yeast, and fruit flavors. The mouthfeel had soft and lightly carbonated feel to it. Overall I really enjoyed this beer quite a bit. Very nice to have something like this with family and friends around the holidays.
Jul 15, 2011More User Ratings:
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.22/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
just had a really old bottle of this and its holding up incredibly well, hardly any oxidation at all and just a wonderful integration of flavors, almost more barleywine at this point than anything else, and although ive never had it fresh, this seems almost meant for extended cellaring. the label says it has islay whiskey yeast in it, which is pretty neat, and it is oddly yeasty, very italian in my experience, yeast driven but in a bizarre sort of way. its bready and kind of english, old but not tired, and really fermenting this down pretty close to dry for what it is. i get pepper and clove and white grape and dried apricot and even a fennel note among the maple and brown sugar flavors in here, really layered and interesting beer that was quite memorable for me. the booze is oddly well hidden, and to my own demise, i drink a whole bottle of this one fairly expediently and feel it far more than i ever tasted the strength. full fluffy body, and despite the all the sediment in it, its smooth and even clean to drink on. good carbonation for the style too, this is a super unique strong ale that i highly recommend. i havent had anything quite like this, and age has done wonders for it. i continue to be obsessed with italian beer...
Nov 09, 2017Reviewed by dar482 from New York
2.7/5 rDev -31.5%
2.7/5 rDev -31.5%
The beer tastes towards an apple cocktail, especially with the huge alcohol punch at the mid palate. Spice hits the front, but then explodes of that almost "vodka" character.
One of the worst beers I've had in recent memory. The beer is flat of flavor, hot, and just boozy.
Oct 24, 2014One of the worst beers I've had in recent memory. The beer is flat of flavor, hot, and just boozy.
Al-Iksir from Birra Baladin
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
43 ratings
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