North II - Grand Crüe
Fort George Brewery + Public House
- From:
- Fort George Brewery + Public House
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 06, 2011
- Added:
- Dec 03, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Described by the brewer as a 'Belgian-Style Barleywine'. The recipe includes: Canadian Pilsner Malt, Golden Promise from Scotland, Belgian Wit yeast, raw Hawaiian sugar, and oats from the mainland USA.
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.014
ABV: 8%
IBU: 50
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.014
ABV: 8%
IBU: 50
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by chumba526 from Oregon
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Had this at Baileys the other night apparently it is a keg from 2008.
The ale appears dark red with a small dark tan head.
It smells of fruity Belgian yeast. I get a bit of a raison, prune and citrus type of a smell. It also smells of molasses and there is a malty earthy smell to the ale.
It tastes similar to the smell. I get an initially strong raison, prune and other dark dried fruity taste to the beer. There is a slightly peppery yeast character to the beer. There is a slightly sour like flavor to the beer and a bit of a chalky grainy flavor to the beer. There is an ever so slight noticeable bitter aftertaste to the beer. This does seem like a Belgian barleywine to me.
There is a medium carbonation and the mouthfeel is somewhat thick.
Drinkability is not bad but this is a pretty thick heavy sweet beer so one glass of this is enough for me.
Overall a good beer that seems to have aged nicely. Worth trying if you come across it.
Feb 06, 2011The ale appears dark red with a small dark tan head.
It smells of fruity Belgian yeast. I get a bit of a raison, prune and citrus type of a smell. It also smells of molasses and there is a malty earthy smell to the ale.
It tastes similar to the smell. I get an initially strong raison, prune and other dark dried fruity taste to the beer. There is a slightly peppery yeast character to the beer. There is a slightly sour like flavor to the beer and a bit of a chalky grainy flavor to the beer. There is an ever so slight noticeable bitter aftertaste to the beer. This does seem like a Belgian barleywine to me.
There is a medium carbonation and the mouthfeel is somewhat thick.
Drinkability is not bad but this is a pretty thick heavy sweet beer so one glass of this is enough for me.
Overall a good beer that seems to have aged nicely. Worth trying if you come across it.
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