Grand Illumination
Alewerks Brewing Company

Grand IlluminationGrand Illumination
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From:
Alewerks Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
Ranked #154
ABV:
10%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,044
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 9.46%
Reviews:
109
Ratings:
254
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 01, 2022
Added:
Dec 20, 2007
Wants:
  30
Gots:
  53
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Ratings by brewandbbq:
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle from 2010.

Pours clear mahogany with a ruby hue and a thin, tight head of beige. Wide tears of lacing and a whispy surface for the duration.

Plump malt, brown sugar, dried figs, and some underlying citrus starts the nose. Butterscotch, toffee, and caramel follow through.

On the fuller side of medium bodied. Tacky and sticky with a slight prickle of carbonation.

Sweet malt, Sugar Daddys, chipped toffee, and Werther's candies lead off the palate. A mild bitterness tries to cut the sweet malt but falls short. Any other hopping is subdued with only a hint of pine and citrus follows through.

Finishes with sweet malt, caramel, and a hint of hop bitterness.

Quite an average Barleywine, tasty enough but lacking any real hop character and too sweet for my taste.
Jan 12, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Sep 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.22 by BrookW from Virginia

May 23, 2020
 
Rated: 3.58 by hophugger from Virginia

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Kurmaraja from California

Jan 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by Marzen_Fan from Ohio

Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.82 by socon67 from New York

Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by oline73 from Maryland

May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by unclekeith from Alaska

Mar 05, 2017
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Reviewed by yesterdayfaraway from Missouri

3.83/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: pours dark amber color with a film of head that fades. In a the glass it looks like it poured and maybe leaning towards a light rust color.
S: sugar coated raisin purée.
T: the sweetness reminds me of caramel coated raisins.
F: a syrupy feel, medium to light thickness
Mar 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.83 by waltc21 from Virginia

Feb 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by AMCPhD from Virginia

Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by Categart from Pennsylvania

Dec 24, 2016
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Rated by Grackos from Florida

3.77/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pretty good but there's much better.
Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by julielynndubee from Virginia

Oct 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by brocktune from Virginia

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jul 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by mothman from Minnesota

Jun 17, 2016
Grand Illumination from Alewerks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 254 ratings