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21st Amendment Brewery
- From:
- 21st Amendment Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 11.84%
- Reviews:
- 203
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2019
- Added:
- May 12, 2011
- Wants:
- 51
- Gots:
- 25
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Ratings by Phocion:
Reviewed by Phocion from Minnesota
4.3/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce can poured into a pint glass. Canned on 10/26/11. Medium-dark copper body with a solid two fingers of frothy/bubbly light brown head. Moderate retention and mid-sized splotches of lacing throughout.
Aroma is very hop-forward and full of citrus. The dates that the can boasts about are also very prevalent. Woody, caramel, spice, and a mild hint of alcohol aromas are also noticeable.
Flavor has a touch of brown sugar, and is very fruity. Both dark fruit (dates, figs) and citrus (grapefruit, tangerines) are huge. There's a little bit of a spiciness that I'm unable to put my hands on, and rich maltiness. Slight hints of alcohol, but with everything else that's going on in this beer, it's not in your face.
Medium/heavy bodied with a good level of carbonation. Just a bit sticky.
To be honest, I've never been that enthusiastic about 21st Amendment, but I was very impressed with this. It's definitely a bigger beer, but balanced extremely well between the hops, spice, and malts. Cool can/pack design as well, for those who care about things like that.
Dec 13, 2011Aroma is very hop-forward and full of citrus. The dates that the can boasts about are also very prevalent. Woody, caramel, spice, and a mild hint of alcohol aromas are also noticeable.
Flavor has a touch of brown sugar, and is very fruity. Both dark fruit (dates, figs) and citrus (grapefruit, tangerines) are huge. There's a little bit of a spiciness that I'm unable to put my hands on, and rich maltiness. Slight hints of alcohol, but with everything else that's going on in this beer, it's not in your face.
Medium/heavy bodied with a good level of carbonation. Just a bit sticky.
To be honest, I've never been that enthusiastic about 21st Amendment, but I was very impressed with this. It's definitely a bigger beer, but balanced extremely well between the hops, spice, and malts. Cool can/pack design as well, for those who care about things like that.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.66/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dark red and light purple colors, you usually don't see this in anything other than a wild ale, fruit beer or lambic, cool. Interesting aroma, had a hodgepodge of stuff going on, could have told me this was a belgian strong dark ale and I would have agreed. A little phenolic, dark fruit vibe, but not overly boozy or harsh bitterness.
Taste was like a belgian dubbel. Smooth, but not overly watery or alcoholic despite the fact it is. Brown sugar, mild hop flavors, nothing too heavy, quite the nice surprise. Weird style to put in a can though.
Jan 29, 2016Taste was like a belgian dubbel. Smooth, but not overly watery or alcoholic despite the fact it is. Brown sugar, mild hop flavors, nothing too heavy, quite the nice surprise. Weird style to put in a can though.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +5.3%
4/5 rDev +5.3%
Nose is not big, minty hops, dried fruit, slight alcohol
Brilliant dark mahogany brown under a tan tinted 2" finely bubbled foam cap.
Palate starts malty with dried fruit then gives way to a prominent hop accent and dries out in the finish. Result is well balanced between the malt, fruit, hops and alcohol.
Slightly warming with a medium to medium full body and medium carbonation.
Sep 11, 2014Brilliant dark mahogany brown under a tan tinted 2" finely bubbled foam cap.
Palate starts malty with dried fruit then gives way to a prominent hop accent and dries out in the finish. Result is well balanced between the malt, fruit, hops and alcohol.
Slightly warming with a medium to medium full body and medium carbonation.
Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.84/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned in 2011.
Pours a slightly hazy medium brown with copper highlights and a large, frothy khaki head that slowly dissipates, leaving sticky lacing.
Aroma is laden with dates, figs, prunes, and toffee. Smells very rich.
Flavor reveals green apple, dates, and raisins underlying a lightly toasted, bready caramel malt backbone. Hints of sherry indicate that oxidation may have set in.
Body is a touch full, with fairly low carbonation and moderate alcohol warmth.
The malt backbone is a little lacking for the style, but ester notes are fairly complex. Probably won't age nicely much longer. Metallic notes surface as it warms.
Jul 20, 2014Pours a slightly hazy medium brown with copper highlights and a large, frothy khaki head that slowly dissipates, leaving sticky lacing.
Aroma is laden with dates, figs, prunes, and toffee. Smells very rich.
Flavor reveals green apple, dates, and raisins underlying a lightly toasted, bready caramel malt backbone. Hints of sherry indicate that oxidation may have set in.
Body is a touch full, with fairly low carbonation and moderate alcohol warmth.
The malt backbone is a little lacking for the style, but ester notes are fairly complex. Probably won't age nicely much longer. Metallic notes surface as it warms.
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Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
519 ratings
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