Illumination (Farmhouse IPA)
Enlightenment Ales

Illumination (Farmhouse IPA)Illumination (Farmhouse IPA)
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From:
Enlightenment Ales
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
137
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 23, 2016
Added:
Apr 21, 2012
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by Dope:
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
No date, just lists Batch #2. I believe this to be super fresh however.

A: Pours a very cloudy pale straw. Huge fizzy white head. Looks a lot like a witbier to be honest. Fades slowly, excellent head retention. Nice fluffy tufts of lacing on the glass.

S: Pungent and sharp citrus. Actually caught me by surprise. Lots of grapefruit, orange and lemon. Some wheat to boot and a touch of belgian yeast spiciness. Kinda smells like a hoppy witbier. Not super hoppy like a west coast style IPA, however.

T: Whoa, lot going on here. Smooth and sweet citrus up front. Not super strong and in your face, but it's there. Wheaty malt behind it continues into the middle and then there's a BIG hit of spicy rye and black pepper. It has sort of an astringent character to it. Lingering belgian sugar and citrus in the aftertaste. Big drying effect between sips. What an unusual beer.

M: Smooth and slick up front but astringent and drying in the finish. Medium bodied otherwise. Higher carbonation.

O: I'm not really sure how I would classify this beer. It's sort of a belgian IPA, witbier and saison hybrid. It's hoppy and sweet, yet wheaty and super spicy with rye and pepper. Smooth in parts and very drying in others. Great complexity at least, though balance of flavors seems a little sketchy. The spiciness of the rye and black pepper definitely dominates once it kicks in towards the finish. I give it bonus points for just being so unique.
Oct 27, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by kvgomps from New Jersey

Jul 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by Ian_B from Massachusetts

Jul 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by braican from Massachusetts

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Rated: 3.88 by Mikeluzzjr from Massachusetts

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Rated: 3.49 by RAlmeida77 from Massachusetts

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Rated: 4.14 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

Jun 07, 2015
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Rated by BradMacMullin from Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Lord Hobo gave me the wrong beer. Mike had mine - it looked good and I had 1 drink. This review in essence is terrible ....
Jun 06, 2015
 
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Rated: 3.75 by pdonovan16 from Massachusetts

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Illumination (Farmhouse IPA) from Enlightenment Ales
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 137 ratings