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Elixir
Night Shift Brewing
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- From:
- Night Shift Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 10%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 29, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 3
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Reviewed by PHBoiler from Illinois
4.41/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Drinks like a big dark belgian beer. Gives lots of barrel character without being in a barrel. Aged very well over 3 years. Caramel and toffee. Some fig, raisin, and plum notes too.
Aug 29, 2016Reviewed by donkeyrunner from Massachusetts
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The very first Barrel Society brew so I think it's been in the cellar since March? So 8-9 months?
Orangey tan color with a thin puddle of foam in the middle. Smells like cantaloupe, melon and toffee. Melon like that Cucumber Melon Bath and Body works lotion all the ladies wore in high school. Tastes like it smells. Very light and springy caramel and fruit salad. A little brandy comes through in back as it warms.
Glad I waited. I lot of earlier reviews mentioned heavy caramel and heat whereas I got no heat and light, springy fruit notes.
Dec 01, 2013Orangey tan color with a thin puddle of foam in the middle. Smells like cantaloupe, melon and toffee. Melon like that Cucumber Melon Bath and Body works lotion all the ladies wore in high school. Tastes like it smells. Very light and springy caramel and fruit salad. A little brandy comes through in back as it warms.
Glad I waited. I lot of earlier reviews mentioned heavy caramel and heat whereas I got no heat and light, springy fruit notes.
Reviewed by abraxel from Michigan
4.35/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed blind as part of Blind BIF 8, courtesy of Auror. Poured into a tulip.
A - Murky brown that lets some ruby-orange highlights through. It has a few fingers of pillowy, off-white head that takes its time and leaves chunky lacing down the sides.
S - A little sweet, fruity balsamic vinegar, a touch of band-aid funk, and perhaps oak? I have a feeling this is going to be very weird in a good way.
T - Okay, this is tough to describe, so bear with me. There's a base of sweet, smooth toffee and vanilla, with some mellow oxidation and maybe a little oak. It also has a hint of yeasty funk, and the slightest shadow of sourness. Everything is so rounded and the flavors melt together seamlessly, there's not much in the way bitterness or acidity or even a prickle of carbonation, which is surprising given how vigorous both the cork and head were. This is weird, and I like it.
M - The mouthfeel is fantastic. Silky smooth and pretty thick, but not heavy. I'm gonna give it a 5!
Again, this is weird, and quite tasty. I'll go out on a limb and say it's bourbon-aged, though the barrel flavors are rather mellow. Regardless, it's delicious and getting even better as it warms.
Non-blind comments: I have no idea what that slight funky/sour note was, but my roommate corroborated it (without my telling him anything about the beer), so I don't think I made it up. Whether or not it was intentional, it worked quite well with this beer. I'm a fan.
Jul 12, 2013A - Murky brown that lets some ruby-orange highlights through. It has a few fingers of pillowy, off-white head that takes its time and leaves chunky lacing down the sides.
S - A little sweet, fruity balsamic vinegar, a touch of band-aid funk, and perhaps oak? I have a feeling this is going to be very weird in a good way.
T - Okay, this is tough to describe, so bear with me. There's a base of sweet, smooth toffee and vanilla, with some mellow oxidation and maybe a little oak. It also has a hint of yeasty funk, and the slightest shadow of sourness. Everything is so rounded and the flavors melt together seamlessly, there's not much in the way bitterness or acidity or even a prickle of carbonation, which is surprising given how vigorous both the cork and head were. This is weird, and I like it.
M - The mouthfeel is fantastic. Silky smooth and pretty thick, but not heavy. I'm gonna give it a 5!
Again, this is weird, and quite tasty. I'll go out on a limb and say it's bourbon-aged, though the barrel flavors are rather mellow. Regardless, it's delicious and getting even better as it warms.
Non-blind comments: I have no idea what that slight funky/sour note was, but my roommate corroborated it (without my telling him anything about the beer), so I don't think I made it up. Whether or not it was intentional, it worked quite well with this beer. I'm a fan.
Elixir from Night Shift Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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