Hellraiser
Bruz Beers
- From:
- Bruz Beers
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10.4%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 0.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
4.03/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bought two 16 ounce cans from Beer Drop. First released in this New Year, I'm glad to catch this one before they ran out. (UnTappd has 516 ratings and only 9 in the last month... so few are left.) Mine was canned in April and it is 10 ABV (not 10.4 as I incorrectly noted upon adding the ale to BA... so everyone is learning to be more careful.)
I'm particularly pleased by Hellraiser's Looks (a semi-cloudy, amber-orange body with a really, really full head... if your pour it hard enough.) Smells are sweet malt, orange and, when that settles, holiday spices like coriander. Tastes are largely the same with the orange rind creating, perhaps, a strong finish that could be moderated in a future rendition. But my Taste rating slips because the alcohol gets too much in my face. No subtlety here. (I'm not sure 10 ABV is necessary; besides it requires decades of skill-building to conceal more than 10 ABV in a pale.) In my mouth, Hellraiser is full and active and never stops giving. However, I'm probably not going to have Hellraiser at the table as it acts like food is unimportant.
Now my ninth from Bruz, I have watched their progress for only ten months (since I became a Beer Drop customer.) But I believe they may be one of the few Colorado crafters actually to figure out how to make the Belgian yeast work correctly at high altitudes. And for that, I hope to have many more of their uniques. A Votre Sante' !
8/14/21 Instead of saving this for a pale variation in the hi-ABV months, I decided to indulge myself and had my second can of this early experiment of what could become a great beer. But tonight, Hellraiser is as an aperitif. This is a good strategy to enjoy an enjoyable strong ale too strong for the table. I hope to find this again, but will keep count @ UnTappd.
Aug 02, 2021I'm particularly pleased by Hellraiser's Looks (a semi-cloudy, amber-orange body with a really, really full head... if your pour it hard enough.) Smells are sweet malt, orange and, when that settles, holiday spices like coriander. Tastes are largely the same with the orange rind creating, perhaps, a strong finish that could be moderated in a future rendition. But my Taste rating slips because the alcohol gets too much in my face. No subtlety here. (I'm not sure 10 ABV is necessary; besides it requires decades of skill-building to conceal more than 10 ABV in a pale.) In my mouth, Hellraiser is full and active and never stops giving. However, I'm probably not going to have Hellraiser at the table as it acts like food is unimportant.
Now my ninth from Bruz, I have watched their progress for only ten months (since I became a Beer Drop customer.) But I believe they may be one of the few Colorado crafters actually to figure out how to make the Belgian yeast work correctly at high altitudes. And for that, I hope to have many more of their uniques. A Votre Sante' !
8/14/21 Instead of saving this for a pale variation in the hi-ABV months, I decided to indulge myself and had my second can of this early experiment of what could become a great beer. But tonight, Hellraiser is as an aperitif. This is a good strategy to enjoy an enjoyable strong ale too strong for the table. I hope to find this again, but will keep count @ UnTappd.
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