Beyond The Bricks
4 Hands Brewing Co.
- From:
- 4 Hands Brewing Co.
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 12.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Barrel aged Belgian Golden.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.36/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
650 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Golden clear body with way too much foam. Overflows the glass. How annoying.
Smell - Vanilla. Light stone fruit, which I guess is apricot. A lot of white wine.
Taste - Again, lots of white wine. Oak. Apricot is a little more distinct. Kinda creamy and sweet. Kind of a yeasty bitterness in the back end.
Mouthfeel - Creamy. Not as carbonated as I thought. Medium body.
Overall - Very winey. Interesting and unexpected creaminess.
Oct 06, 2014Appearance - Golden clear body with way too much foam. Overflows the glass. How annoying.
Smell - Vanilla. Light stone fruit, which I guess is apricot. A lot of white wine.
Taste - Again, lots of white wine. Oak. Apricot is a little more distinct. Kinda creamy and sweet. Kind of a yeasty bitterness in the back end.
Mouthfeel - Creamy. Not as carbonated as I thought. Medium body.
Overall - Very winey. Interesting and unexpected creaminess.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by msf1cnc from California
4.67/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Pours golden, with a frothy, belgian head, typical of the style.
On the nose, very fruity, some funk in the background (I let this bottle age a little bit) which is subtle. The apricots come through on the nose nicely.
Taste and mouthfeel is where this beer shines! The wine barrel and apricot mask what could be a "boozy" beer. Hardly any alcohol taste, and very pleasing to the palette.
I highly recommend this beer. I had it "new" then aged a bottle for 6 months, and found that it aged well, with a slight bit of funk. It could sour over time, which may make it more complex. I throughly enjoyed it.
Jun 02, 2014On the nose, very fruity, some funk in the background (I let this bottle age a little bit) which is subtle. The apricots come through on the nose nicely.
Taste and mouthfeel is where this beer shines! The wine barrel and apricot mask what could be a "boozy" beer. Hardly any alcohol taste, and very pleasing to the palette.
I highly recommend this beer. I had it "new" then aged a bottle for 6 months, and found that it aged well, with a slight bit of funk. It could sour over time, which may make it more complex. I throughly enjoyed it.
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