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Belgian Strong Golden Ale

A golden ale brewed with chocolate & sour cherry juice. Celebrating 20 off-centered years with our luscious-chocolate-cherry birthday cake in liquid form!

ABV

17.0

Rating

3.67385

Rating count

45,957

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Doug Cress

Very good, tasty treat in Rehoboth

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almost 4 years ago

 

Norse F.

17%... WOW.

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almost 4 years ago

 

Adam Wilcox

Aged 6 years and it was worth it. Smooth as butter.

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almost 4 years ago

 

Chris F

Thick and syrupy cherry booze bomb. Ethanol hit is tamed by the faint chocolate. In the end, surprisingly drinkable for 17%

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Jenn W.

Seriously dangerous stuff. So good and smooth for the ABV. I might need to come back for a full draft.

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eyehatebarleywine

2015 .. thicc mouth feel , carb came and went quickly but hasn’t taken away fro how tasty this is. Chocolate and cherry are still there. This reminds me of a thicker Soul Of. A Lion. 4.25 +

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R Marchetto

Boozy, raisin dexxxtra soul, sour cherry, cocoa... 16yr old cellar pull

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Alex

Last weekend

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Bryce W

Stopped into my old stomping grounds in Falls Church. This tastes sweet and smooth. Very boozy.

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andria

Boozy cherry. Sweet. Slightly thick. Reminded me a bit of Mad Elf

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Brian Edgar

That warms your insides!

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over 3 years ago

 

Marc

Found this guy hiding in the fridge. It has aged well.

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Jeff Hallock

This has aged extremely well!!

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about 3 years ago

 

Brett Walters

2015 edition. Bottle was properly labeled, however once wet, easily swiped off. Bump up from my original score +.25 due to well developed depth of flavors. Adj. entry from CraftSmash over the weekend.

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Steven Andrew

Starts out like a smooth port but then finishes with a slightly sour cherry flavor. Chocolate still coming through slightly, but this one interesting with age. Not my favorite, but definitely not bad either. Fun RSD music pairing as well. Cheers! 🍻🎶

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John Haberland

Bought it when released (2015) and aged for 4-5 years, then for some unknown reason put in the refrigerator. Just randomly decided to drink last night and fortunately still the amazing cherry 🍒 chocolate 🍫 cake 💣 it strives to be.

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Shane

bfln. Age paid off. Booze is definitely prominent but the aroma is alluring, and the cherry chocolate cake buried underneath the booze is tasty. Guessing it can age longer even

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about 3 years ago

 

Brandon H

Boozy. Cherry is still there along with the chocolate. Actually pretty tasty

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about 3 years ago

 

sean

2014 bottle opened today.The aroma and flavor are rich malt, cherries/cherry juice and a little chocolate. The flavor reveals a strong sweetness and alcohol presence too. Mouthfeel is rich, boozy (even though well aged). and sweet. Like a nice cognac

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Scott Lane

Sweet and thick.

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Aaron G

Choc and cherry.

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Nikolai O

Угостили как-то в Рыжем Эрике. Плотное, сладкое, чем-то напомнило херес или мадеру.

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Justin Kang

Sweet/spicy fruity, chocolate, caramel flavor

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Tim Wallin

Five years later.. my goodness how this has changed. Mellow, creamy chocolate and cherry. Smooth and deliscious. Sweet but not too sweet.

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Erik Malarkey

Chocolate cherry liqueur, very rich and boozy. Great cherry flavor

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Black Gryphon

Yep….aging helps considerably….

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Herb Sears

It definitely got better with some age.

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about 2 years ago

 

Nancy C

A welcome basement find

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Chad P

Aging as well as 80's horror.

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ryan poz

Last bottle. Worth the wait. Aged beautifully. No off flavors. Tons of candied fruit.

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James Current

Delicious.

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Tylor

Only took me 8yrs to crack my bottle and try this again.

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Rick B

Very tasty smooth blend of cherry and chocolate. Thank you Justin.

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over 1 year ago

 

Nathan Ducharme

Woooooohhhh.. 17%. It's not hiding either.

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over 1 year ago

 

Ben Keller

Pretty good. I think 8 years is the sweet spot

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over 1 year ago

 

Jason Upcraft

Happy Thanksgiving!

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over 1 year ago

 

Scott Bartholomew

Surprisingly true to label for being 8 years old. Good cherry tartness, with a bitter chocolate note. Thank you Brian A.

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David Roberts

Merry Christmas! 🎄

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Bill

Seemed a good option for unique beer #2000 on New Year's Eve! The cherry sour notes are prominent and the chocolate is a good compliment. This is a strong beer for sure, and it is a bit boozy. But delicious and well aged!

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over 1 year ago

 

Brian Smith

Sweet Belgian fruit and spice with mild cocoa notes. Finishes with sticky cherry sweetness and surprisingly smooth finish. Bottled 10/20/2015. Booziness is more subdued than when fresh. Sweetness is still prominent but less syrupy.

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Audrey

Boozy, sweet, cherry - slight chocolate.

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Keith

I think this has continued to improve as it’s aged (in my cellar) - 9 years after it was bottled and it’s smoother than ever.

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Michael Reynolds

Amazing find in my cellar. True to the description.

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Dan Bilawsky

Bottled nine years ago. This has definitely mellowed with age.

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