Rush Moving Pitchers
Henderson Brewing Company
- From:
- Henderson Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #102 - ABV:
- 11.9%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,154 - Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 7.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 09, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by REDAMI from Ohio
3.91/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 16.9 oz bottle into Chimay goblet.
L - Clear pale gold pour thin foam which dissipated quickly.
S - White wine, white bread, pineapple sweetness.
T - Honey/mead, sweet wheat bread, faint bitterness.
F - Very fine, mellow carbonation and not too syrupy with a recognizable alcohol warmth.
A surprise, seems much more like a mildly flavored mead rather than a BSPA. So overall pleasant, but definitely not what I'd expect from the style.
Mar 09, 2024L - Clear pale gold pour thin foam which dissipated quickly.
S - White wine, white bread, pineapple sweetness.
T - Honey/mead, sweet wheat bread, faint bitterness.
F - Very fine, mellow carbonation and not too syrupy with a recognizable alcohol warmth.
A surprise, seems much more like a mildly flavored mead rather than a BSPA. So overall pleasant, but definitely not what I'd expect from the style.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.11/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
500 mL bottle purchased at the LCBO last year; "brewed January 2022" and served barely chilled.
Pours a clear, effervescent golden-orange colour, capped with an inch of frothy, foamy white head that lasts for two or three minutes' time. A decent swath of lace is left in its wake, in addition to a tight collar and wispy thin cap - looks alright so far. A little boozy on the nose, with subtle grape skin, red wine & orchard fruit atop a bready, wheaty pale malt sweetness; suggestions of dark fruit in syrup, with hints of floral hops and yeast spiciness.
The Pinot Noir must is more prominently featured in the flavour, which is rich, sweet and rather boozy (even for the style). I'm tasting red grapes, plum and fig, with sweet red apples and a hint of blackberry; the malt backdrop comes off bready, almost cake-like in its saccharinity. It finishes with mild clove spiciness, maple candy, floral hops and grape must bitterness; boozy-sweet aftertaste of Pinot Noir wine and sweet dark fruits. Inarguably a warming beer, i.e. it's not hiding the fact that it's strong, yet the 11.9% is quite well integrated, syncing up beautifully with the sweet, fruity flavour profile. Full-bodied, with moderate carbonation that disappears over the course of the glass; crisp and smooth at first, becoming more syrupy over the course of the session.
Final Grade: 4.11, an A-. Henderson & Rush's Moving Pitchers is a novel, intense strong Belgian ale that is well worth experiencing at least once. The Pinot Noir grape must makes for a memorable experience: I savoured every sip of this delicious beer, though certain aspects (including the visuals, aroma & mouthfeel) left something to be desired. There's room for improvement, but overall I'm really glad I grabbed this bottle.
May 11, 2023Pours a clear, effervescent golden-orange colour, capped with an inch of frothy, foamy white head that lasts for two or three minutes' time. A decent swath of lace is left in its wake, in addition to a tight collar and wispy thin cap - looks alright so far. A little boozy on the nose, with subtle grape skin, red wine & orchard fruit atop a bready, wheaty pale malt sweetness; suggestions of dark fruit in syrup, with hints of floral hops and yeast spiciness.
The Pinot Noir must is more prominently featured in the flavour, which is rich, sweet and rather boozy (even for the style). I'm tasting red grapes, plum and fig, with sweet red apples and a hint of blackberry; the malt backdrop comes off bready, almost cake-like in its saccharinity. It finishes with mild clove spiciness, maple candy, floral hops and grape must bitterness; boozy-sweet aftertaste of Pinot Noir wine and sweet dark fruits. Inarguably a warming beer, i.e. it's not hiding the fact that it's strong, yet the 11.9% is quite well integrated, syncing up beautifully with the sweet, fruity flavour profile. Full-bodied, with moderate carbonation that disappears over the course of the glass; crisp and smooth at first, becoming more syrupy over the course of the session.
Final Grade: 4.11, an A-. Henderson & Rush's Moving Pitchers is a novel, intense strong Belgian ale that is well worth experiencing at least once. The Pinot Noir grape must makes for a memorable experience: I savoured every sip of this delicious beer, though certain aspects (including the visuals, aroma & mouthfeel) left something to be desired. There's room for improvement, but overall I'm really glad I grabbed this bottle.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.96/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a fizzy smaller head with lower retention, touch of lacing, hazy orange-reddish color
Nose sweet malt, caramel, toasted caramelized sugar, a little biscuity malt with cake notes, fair fruity notes with some wine and grape notes, floral hop notes, fruity esters and smooth alcohol
Taste brings big sweet malts again, toffee and caramel, with caramelized sugars and rock candy, some citrus fruity esters with a bit of wine and general fruit, smooth alcohol, a bit of fig as well
Mouth is med to fuller bod, mild to med carb, light warming alcohol, touch syrupy
Overall a nice fun strong ale, although a bit on the sweet side
May 19, 2022Nose sweet malt, caramel, toasted caramelized sugar, a little biscuity malt with cake notes, fair fruity notes with some wine and grape notes, floral hop notes, fruity esters and smooth alcohol
Taste brings big sweet malts again, toffee and caramel, with caramelized sugars and rock candy, some citrus fruity esters with a bit of wine and general fruit, smooth alcohol, a bit of fig as well
Mouth is med to fuller bod, mild to med carb, light warming alcohol, touch syrupy
Overall a nice fun strong ale, although a bit on the sweet side
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.59/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a vibrant honey colour, opaque and with a midsize head. I detect white wine vibes coming off the smell. The taste has the famous Belgian spicyness with again some wine notes. Maybe some barrel notes as well. Very strong boozy feel
April 1 2022
Apr 02, 2022April 1 2022
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.89/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle purchase for $14 CDN at the local LCBO. Served cold into a tulip.
Appearance - Hazy honey colored brew, a light brown with golden highlights. Two fingers of very long lived head, great lacing, everything you'd expect appearance wise from a beautiful Belgian style brew.
Smell - Some fruity esters, light grass and just a bit of funk, it's sort of a cross-breed of saison, triple and strong Belgian all rolled into one. White wine and oak aromas also interspersed.
Taste - Fruity esters with white wine and oak backing, some bitterness, with just a bit of candi sugar sweetness but really restrained. Flavors are less intense than expected. Booze also apparent, but pretty well disguised while cold / cool.
Mouthfeel - Full bodied, initial lots of carbonation, then falls off. Finishes pretty dry.
Overall - A unique and well-brewed experience, but with the amount of stuff going on, Moving Pitchers, just doesn't quite pull together the way I had hoped. It's still a tasty treat, but other options are available and a heck of a lot cheaper too. However the white wine aspect was new and appreciate the effort that this brew must have taken.
Mar 28, 2022Appearance - Hazy honey colored brew, a light brown with golden highlights. Two fingers of very long lived head, great lacing, everything you'd expect appearance wise from a beautiful Belgian style brew.
Smell - Some fruity esters, light grass and just a bit of funk, it's sort of a cross-breed of saison, triple and strong Belgian all rolled into one. White wine and oak aromas also interspersed.
Taste - Fruity esters with white wine and oak backing, some bitterness, with just a bit of candi sugar sweetness but really restrained. Flavors are less intense than expected. Booze also apparent, but pretty well disguised while cold / cool.
Mouthfeel - Full bodied, initial lots of carbonation, then falls off. Finishes pretty dry.
Overall - A unique and well-brewed experience, but with the amount of stuff going on, Moving Pitchers, just doesn't quite pull together the way I had hoped. It's still a tasty treat, but other options are available and a heck of a lot cheaper too. However the white wine aspect was new and appreciate the effort that this brew must have taken.
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