508 Strong Ale
508 Gastrobrewery
- From:
- 508 Gastrobrewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 4.17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 22, 2012
- Added:
- Jun 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania
3.44/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
508 Strong Ale, 16-oz bottle into tall snifter at 508 Restaurant, West SoHo, New York City.
Appearance: This beer looks like Double Bastard on steroids! Deep red/brown/chai-tea color. Super dark, hazy, intense. Great head: foamy, caramel-y and bubbly; lasts forever.
Smell: Surprisingly light for such a huge brew. Some cola, honey, bubblegum. A ton of booze and fire. Burnt sugar and ocean water at the end (huh?). Lot of malt, of course!
Taste: Again, Double Bastard (but not quite as good, as you can imagine). Malt, booze, caramel, syrupy sweetness. Dark wild honey. Overpowering alcohol, alas. Rather one-dimensional, which is something the American Strong Ale style seems to fall into more often than not. A bit of an oxidation/metallic touch at the end.
Mouthfeel: Full body and flavor, medium carbonation. Too syrupy and hot, gets a bit tiring after a while.
Overall: Not very drinkable, even if it is your only beer of the night. And this is a big drinker speaking here!
508 Strong Ale is hardcore shit, in both good and bad ways. I applaud them for brewing something like this in a place and a neighborhood that are more cocktails-and-Heineken than craft beer. But a little more balance and a little less alcohol would have done marvels to this brew. I will revisit it, though. Very much worthy.
Jun 28, 2011Appearance: This beer looks like Double Bastard on steroids! Deep red/brown/chai-tea color. Super dark, hazy, intense. Great head: foamy, caramel-y and bubbly; lasts forever.
Smell: Surprisingly light for such a huge brew. Some cola, honey, bubblegum. A ton of booze and fire. Burnt sugar and ocean water at the end (huh?). Lot of malt, of course!
Taste: Again, Double Bastard (but not quite as good, as you can imagine). Malt, booze, caramel, syrupy sweetness. Dark wild honey. Overpowering alcohol, alas. Rather one-dimensional, which is something the American Strong Ale style seems to fall into more often than not. A bit of an oxidation/metallic touch at the end.
Mouthfeel: Full body and flavor, medium carbonation. Too syrupy and hot, gets a bit tiring after a while.
Overall: Not very drinkable, even if it is your only beer of the night. And this is a big drinker speaking here!
508 Strong Ale is hardcore shit, in both good and bad ways. I applaud them for brewing something like this in a place and a neighborhood that are more cocktails-and-Heineken than craft beer. But a little more balance and a little less alcohol would have done marvels to this brew. I will revisit it, though. Very much worthy.
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