Simplicity
Kane Brewing Company

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From:
Kane Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 8.91%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
56
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 21, 2019
Added:
Feb 08, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.09/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Clear and shimmering polished gold with a moderately tall and uneven off-white foam head settling to a wavy thick collar.

Smell has a hint of wine barrel (?) and grass before bretty funk, hay and clovey Belgian yeast take hold.

Taste is kind of a mix between Budweiser and Duvel--quite striking in that way. Bready corn pairs with slightly spicy phenolic yeast through an exceedingly fluffy, airy effervescence that just helps the beer disappear completely from the palate. A lightly stinging, numbing aftertaste brings an unexpected exhale of alcohol, but not in an offensive or boozy hot way at all. It might just be the Belgian yeast doing yeasty things. Either way, it's crazy drinkable.
Nov 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by mig100 from Texas

Sep 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by Husky-Topper from New Jersey

Aug 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.35 by Brushkanna from New Jersey

May 18, 2019
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

3.97/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly cloudy medium yellow with ample foamy head that quickly recedes. Great Belgian aroma with esthers, bubble gum, banana. Good for a domestic Belgian, medium bodied, I am picking up the typical Belgian flavors: clove, banana, white pepper, bubble gum, a little lemon on the finish. Carbonation is abundant and inexhaustible. Abv is well hidden. Finishes with a touch of bitterness and sourness. Overall, I really like this beer, glad they bottled it in 500ml - makes it more drinkable.

1/28/19
500 ml from brewery dated 1/26/19
4 rating
Jan 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by jaemeno3 from New Jersey

Dec 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by Antg8989 from New Jersey

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by malfunxion from New York

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jun 10, 2016
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this on draught. Poured into goblet. It pours a clear, golden color with a one-finger, milk white head and lacing. It has a champagne=like quality and myriad bubbles arose in the glass throughout the pour. It smells of Belgian yeast, lemon, banana, and cloves. The taste is a nice combination of lemon peel, pear, Belgian yeast, cloves, and pepper. It is a tangy, refreshing ale, with abundant carbonation, and with an ABV of 8.7%, it is a substantial beer but not an overpowering one. Overall, it is a nice example of its style, brewed by a premier craft brewer. It would pare nicely with seafood or asian cuisine, as well as for casual drinking.
Jun 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by AD17 from New Jersey

Apr 07, 2016
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.2/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
**
03/17/2016
On tap at Brick house. March Madness. Fruitty belgian. Aroma is orange, mild yeast, ester. Taste is touch of ash. Weak for the style, but smoother feel than normal.
**
04/17/2016
Update: Growler from brewery, to goblet. Liking this more this time. Don't get the bitter ash this time. I think the mouthfeel is very light and the carbonation is still very potent despite this growler being over 48 hours old.
Upping T,F&O. 2.97 to 3.20.

**
Mar 17, 2016
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Reviewed by deaddear from Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Two-day old, 32 oz crowler poured moderately into a teku.

A - Medium straw color, some lemony highlights in front of a strong light source

S - Full-on banana onslaught; smells like a really, really nice strain of Belgian yeast. Fainter hints of clove, citrus. Alcohol is there but not overwhelming.

T - Clove and pepper, some banana/tangerine, they give way in short order to a very civilized maltiness. Alcohol same as on the nose.

M - Crisp, well carbonated, little bit silky

O - Awesome. Social media doesn't seem to rank Kane's Belgian offerings all that highly; this is the only one I've had so far, but damn, it's solid.
Mar 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.35 by johnlatona from New Jersey

Feb 13, 2016
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

3.92/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
From 11/28/15 notes. On tap at the brewery.

Pours a clear medium orange with one inch of fluffy white head and moderate carbonation evident. Apples, fruity malts, oak, apple juice and cider, spices, pepper, bready malts, and yeast. Smooth medium body and low carbonation.

Overall like a cider or apple juice. Decent beer.
Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by CraigMack61 from New Jersey

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2.9 by Treb0R from Oregon

Sep 15, 2015
Simplicity from Kane Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 56 ratings