Ricarpils
Brasserie Artisanale Millevertus De Toernich
- From:
- Brasserie Artisanale Millevertus De Toernich
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.1 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 28, 2006
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Metalmonk from North Carolina
3.1/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
3.1/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A one-time-only experiment that the Millevertus brewer didn't even feel was a success, as he revealed on a recent visit to his modest but expanding brewhouse. An interesting attempt, which mixes Ricard (some sort of rum or something, I'm not sure), all the usual beer ingredients, and anise.
Like all Millevertus stuff, the look is totally unfiltered. A haze clouds the pineapple-juice yellow color, the floaters are unavoidable (you should've seen the sediment at the bottom), and the small head dies to a skim quickly.
Aroma-wise, the anise is quite strong, at the expense of some of the other elements at work. There is a bit of yeast and a good bit of very sweet citrus coming through, but the anise dominates all. Despite the fact that it smells like a tire garage, I like it, and the experimentation is appreciated, but it won't be for everybody. And considering he's not doing this one again, it's not really for anybody anymore.
The flavor has the same problems that the aroma does, only this time it's more pronounced and that much more frustrating. Citrus and yeast (the guy gets his yeast from the nearby Orval abbey) fight for attention amidst a chunky, chewy, thick mouthfeel and that...over...powering...black licorice...flavor. Whew. I love black licorice, but this is less like beer and more like...well, more like a Jagermeister poured into a thick lager. Weird as hell, and not all bad, and weird as hell.
Leave traditional brewing to the Germans, and leave it to some obscure Belgian brewer to come up with this one. You have to admire the attempt, but ultimately it's just the kind of Anise Wallop you didn't want in your Belgian beer.
Sep 28, 2006Like all Millevertus stuff, the look is totally unfiltered. A haze clouds the pineapple-juice yellow color, the floaters are unavoidable (you should've seen the sediment at the bottom), and the small head dies to a skim quickly.
Aroma-wise, the anise is quite strong, at the expense of some of the other elements at work. There is a bit of yeast and a good bit of very sweet citrus coming through, but the anise dominates all. Despite the fact that it smells like a tire garage, I like it, and the experimentation is appreciated, but it won't be for everybody. And considering he's not doing this one again, it's not really for anybody anymore.
The flavor has the same problems that the aroma does, only this time it's more pronounced and that much more frustrating. Citrus and yeast (the guy gets his yeast from the nearby Orval abbey) fight for attention amidst a chunky, chewy, thick mouthfeel and that...over...powering...black licorice...flavor. Whew. I love black licorice, but this is less like beer and more like...well, more like a Jagermeister poured into a thick lager. Weird as hell, and not all bad, and weird as hell.
Leave traditional brewing to the Germans, and leave it to some obscure Belgian brewer to come up with this one. You have to admire the attempt, but ultimately it's just the kind of Anise Wallop you didn't want in your Belgian beer.
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