Invocation
Wild Heaven Beer

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From:
Wild Heaven Beer
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 11.93%
Reviews:
69
Ratings:
204
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 30, 2020
Added:
Sep 13, 2010
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  40
We brew our Strong Golden Ale all-grain, giving it a deep and complex taste.

Belgian aromatic malts add hints of dried fruit, while generous Noble and West Coast hops deliver an earthy spiciness. It finishes semi-dry with lingering tropical fruits and spicy notes from Belgian yeast.
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Ratings by buffs9:
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Rated by buffs9 from Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +20.6%

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by Khocolate from Tennessee

3.95/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This golden ale pours a yellowish with a white head, at first the taste of it is really sweet then it mellow out a bit. Just an average ale; however the ABV% is at 8.5 so it makes up the sweetness.
Oct 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.64 by npendres from Wisconsin

Jul 26, 2020
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Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York

3.47/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
One half inch of fine white head quickly falls, leaving dense lace. The beer is opalescent amber orange (SRM 5-6).

This being the inaugural use of a PBGC Sauvin 2 tulip glass, it seemed fitting to choose a beer that should have ample aromatics.The aroma is similar to a variety of orchard fruit that had been laying on the ground for a couple of weeks. Particularly apples, with grapes and spicy funk as well as sweet bubblegum.

The flavor is distracted due to a strange, and overwhelming, astringency. With a little effort, I am able to discern coriander within other undistinguished spices. It is more fruity than even the nose suggested, though it is all rather muddy. The finish is lingering and unpleasant.

A full body with a slick, soft texture. The alcohol is as expected, while fine carbonation is well below style expectations. And that astringency is ever present.

Ok, this is a miss. However, I can imagine it would be significantly improved by simply eliminating the astringency.
Apr 05, 2020
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 1/25/12: Pours a hazy honey orange with a huge, lava mountain of slowly dissipating, off-white head that leaves a nice coating of lace. Aroma is Belgian malts and yeast; clean grainy bread, bubblegum, pear, apple and spice. Taste is semisweet malt and a bitterness that initiates early in the sip with notes of pear, coriander, banana and spicy hops appearing at mid-sip with the bitterness intensifying toward the finish and lingering long in the aftertaste.
Nov 20, 2019
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Reviewed by BeerBrotherJaymo from Georgia

4.14/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had this bad boy in downtown Atlanta. Wonderful woman at restaurant recommended this to me as I was without direction at the time of the transaction. She almost got the hard pipe cause it was a great tasting beer. Guys grab yourself one of these!!!
Nov 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by bushwack from Alabama

Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.46 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 26, 2018
 
Rated: 2.77 by markallmon from Tennessee

Apr 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Jame515 from Texas

Mar 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by bigbutter from Virginia

Oct 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by hoponit from New York

Sep 12, 2017
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Reviewed by ArchimedesSox from Georgia

4.19/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Hazy golden color, 1/2 inch thick off white head, great lacing

S: Spices, fruity, funky yeast

T: Sweetness, funky yeast, spices, caramel, bread, really full flavored, you can tell this is a quality beer

M: Medium to full

O: A really quality beer. Great taste, good nose and nice feel to it. Would love to have a few more of these.
Jun 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by DioS from Georgia

Feb 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by jstanaland from Georgia

Jan 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by T_Hass from Georgia

Dec 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by Thullin187 from Tennessee

Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by nyrblue2 from New York

May 23, 2016
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Reviewed by acmurphy696 from Georgia

4.92/5  rDev +24.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Invocation is currently my favorite beer. It has a great smooth taste and smell, and it goes well with most meals including chicken and beef. I believe I had a bottle of this before Wild Heaven had moved to Avodale Estates.
May 07, 2016
Invocation from Wild Heaven Beer
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 204 ratings