FE 10 Anniversary Ale
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

FE 10 Anniversary AleFE 10 Anniversary Ale
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From:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 14.84%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
38
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 30, 2016
Added:
Nov 14, 2006
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
A truly full-bodied beer. Rich, dark, malty and very complex. Belgian Abbey yeast, dark candi sugar and a huge assortment of specialty malts provide layers of complex aromas and flavors.

27 IBU
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Ratings by ChainGangGuy:
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

3.67/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours an opaque brown body with a fizzy, medium-sized off-white head.

Smell: An aroma that's mostly chocolatey and fruity, but also having hints of spice, candi sugar, and a whisper of yeast.

Taste: Quite sweet with tart, fruity flavors of bananas, cherries, and plums. Hints of chocolate, ground spices, and dark candi sugar. Slight yeastiness. Light floral hop taste, but no real bitterness. Warming, candied finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Some creaminess to the mouthfeel.

Drinkability: A decent, Belgian-minded beer from Iron Hill.
Jan 16, 2008
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.16/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Brown pour, kinda lacks any action, looks flat. Aroma was some belgian sugar and fruit of the darker variety.

There's some roasted malt, plenty of raisin and prune bitterness, warming alcohol throughout. Needs more toffee and caramel for balancing. Seems unnecessarily fancy in its malt selection. Muddled dark fruit bitterness and not enough brown sugar, yields a metallic dirty bitter bite for the malt bill, not omniprescient, but enough.
Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by Emoney1975 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.01 by stephenjmoore from Maryland

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by QueerBeer from Colorado

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

Jan 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by TKEbeerman from Florida

Nov 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

May 20, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Photekut from Tennessee

May 19, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Thorpe429 from Illinois

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by tapbit from Pennsylvania

Dec 13, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by t0rin0 from California

Nov 19, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by PaBeerLover from Pennsylvania

May 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by ububru from Pennsylvania

Mar 08, 2012
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Reviewed by yourefragile from District of Columbia

4.09/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at IH Lancaster.

Pours a dark ruby brown with trace amounts of a an off white head, no lace or retention. Strong (boozy) aroma of smoked malt, candi sugar, Belgian yeast and dark fruit. The dark fruit (raisin, plum and grape) lead the flavor with a sneaky cocoa and smoked malt presence in the background. Slightly spicy as well, an overall bludgeoning of flavor with a pleasant amount of heat. Robust and viscous body, low carbonation. This keg was aging nicely and would love to have a sample in this condition again.
Dec 31, 2011
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Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A corked and caged bottle, purchased at IH Lancaster.

A: The dark ale is a deep brown, verging on a ruby red. A thin wispy white band is about all that there is to say about that.

S: Chocolate, raisins, brown sugar, dark candi sugars. You name it, this ale brings it. Dark aromas, sweet yeast and plenty of strength lounging about. Cinnamon gradually emerges, a spicy counterpoint.

T: Dark fruits, raisins and grapes, lead the way. Their flavor is augmented by candi sugars and virulent Belgian yeast. Deep caramel malts and toffee have a pleasant sweetnes and are more than able to carry the rest of the ale's body. Spices, cinnamon and brown sugar, provide a deep, warming body. The wall of flavor leads to a dry finish, truth be told I wasn't expecting that one. Grapes and brown sugar drive the finish. Bold and big but delicious.

M: Belgium comes to Wilmington, a bold quad-like ale that brings plenty of spices and fruit to the party. A good choice for a chilly day.
Dec 28, 2011
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Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada

3.35/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brown color, obvious deep roasting of malt. No head. Aroma revealed as much, didn't reveal much in the way of typical Belgian yeast or esters.

Taste, more roast, good alcohol punch, advertised as a quad, didn't really feel like it. Caramel, toffee, prunes, raisins went into this, thankfully not prune or raisin dominated. Leans more roasty than sugary for sure. Not bad for bsda, a style I'm not to into, seemed to be similar, but also owed some thanks to the porter style as well, something that frankly probably made me like this more than pure belgo aficianados would.

Thanks to jh1982 for bringing this to the football tailgate.
Dec 14, 2011
FE 10 Anniversary Ale from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 38 ratings