25th Anniversary Ale
New Holland Brewing Company
- From:
- New Holland Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 3.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Rum Barrel-Aged Strong Ale, brewed over a 25-hour boil and aged in rum barrels for three months. With notes of roasted malt, raisin, dark chocolate, figs, and vanilla, this complex brew has a thick body with a subtle sweetness.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
4.1/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Black in color with a fingernail of brown around the rim. The smell is of rum and plenty of dark malt. I’m tasting a blend of a hefty dose of malt and rum. There’s more rum as it warms. The mouth is warm and thick.
Nov 24, 2023
Reviewed by mpruden from Ohio
4.44/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 500 ml bomber purchased at the brewery and dated 10/03/22 into two Scotch thistle glasses.
Look: Very dark brown with a 1” tan head that lingered and left a cap and abundant lacing.
Nose: Rum, raisin, and brown sugar.
Mouthfeel: Wonderfully thick, with adequate carbonation.
Attack: Strong dark malt, dark chocolate, and otherwise closely following the nose especially with the rum, and the perfect sweetness increases as the ale warms.
Finish: A perfect balancing bitterness from the dark roast.
Overall: This. Is. Wonderful. It’s an outstanding celebration of New Holland’s 25 years. I think I only bought one bottle of it when we visited the brewery a few months ago, and I wish I’d bought more. We’re pairing it on this special evening with pulled venison sandwiches with our homemade Kansas City-style barbecue sauce, but this fine ale would pair with many hearty dishes as well as being a great sipper on its own. Congratulations, New Holland, on 25 great years (even if this congratulations is a year late!).
Nov 19, 2023Look: Very dark brown with a 1” tan head that lingered and left a cap and abundant lacing.
Nose: Rum, raisin, and brown sugar.
Mouthfeel: Wonderfully thick, with adequate carbonation.
Attack: Strong dark malt, dark chocolate, and otherwise closely following the nose especially with the rum, and the perfect sweetness increases as the ale warms.
Finish: A perfect balancing bitterness from the dark roast.
Overall: This. Is. Wonderful. It’s an outstanding celebration of New Holland’s 25 years. I think I only bought one bottle of it when we visited the brewery a few months ago, and I wish I’d bought more. We’re pairing it on this special evening with pulled venison sandwiches with our homemade Kansas City-style barbecue sauce, but this fine ale would pair with many hearty dishes as well as being a great sipper on its own. Congratulations, New Holland, on 25 great years (even if this congratulations is a year late!).
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