Sinister Kid
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 7.44%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 26, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 06, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Malevolently dark in color, yet indulgently complex in character. This Belgian strong ale pours copper-brown with a delicate nose of spicy pepper, toasted malt, fig, raisons, and light earth. Peppery farmhouse yeast qualities continue on the palate with nuanced complementary flavors of semi-sweet caramel and dark fruit. The finish is deceptively smooth and moderately dry with a pleasantly warming hint of alcohol.
MALT: Pilsner, Abbey, Carafa III
HOPS: US Goldings
MALT: Pilsner, Abbey, Carafa III
HOPS: US Goldings
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.08/5 rDev -21%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -21%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle share at Steve’s. A bit too much licorice/anise. Flavor distracts, medicinal cough drops . A bit too much on the flavor spectrum, was expecting better after hearing so much about this brewery.
May 30, 2016
Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving: Bottle
Bottled on: Oct-???-2015
A:
Pours a rusty brown that might as well be black in the glass with a finger or so of fluffy/soda-y head that quickly drops to an even coat. Meh retention; concentric rings/arcs of lacing. (3.75)
S:
Woody dark fruits. Cherries, sawdust, hard water, maple wood, brown sugar, rum. (3.75)
T:
Rich, layered yeasty sweetness. Dark bread, candi sugar, syrup, blackberries. (3.75)
M:
Rough velvet with medium carbonation, full body and lingering boozy finish. (4)
O:
Pretty good BSDA fromt Trillium.
Simple, straightforward, sweet, filling. Looks alright and the rest of the beer follows suit. Simple, tasty, very sweet, little boozy. Might have again, but I like their hoppy stuff better and feel like there are better examples of this style to be had. Regardless, a long ways from bad. (4)
Mar 22, 2016Bottled on: Oct-???-2015
A:
Pours a rusty brown that might as well be black in the glass with a finger or so of fluffy/soda-y head that quickly drops to an even coat. Meh retention; concentric rings/arcs of lacing. (3.75)
S:
Woody dark fruits. Cherries, sawdust, hard water, maple wood, brown sugar, rum. (3.75)
T:
Rich, layered yeasty sweetness. Dark bread, candi sugar, syrup, blackberries. (3.75)
M:
Rough velvet with medium carbonation, full body and lingering boozy finish. (4)
O:
Pretty good BSDA fromt Trillium.
Simple, straightforward, sweet, filling. Looks alright and the rest of the beer follows suit. Simple, tasty, very sweet, little boozy. Might have again, but I like their hoppy stuff better and feel like there are better examples of this style to be had. Regardless, a long ways from bad. (4)
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