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Deschutes 19th Anniversary Golden Ale

Deschutes 19th Anniversary Golden Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Deschutes Brewery

Bend, Oregon USA

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1093.19/5.03.18/5.0Special8.7%22.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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"We felt we had to do something special to mark our 19th Anniversary," said brewmaster Larry Sidor, "so we took a vow of silence and brewed our first Belgian style ale ever to be bottled."

The straw colored Strong Golden Ale is made from an impressively international list of ingredients that acknowledge the diverse roots of craft beer. "We used Czech Saaz, Slovenian Golding, Pacific Northwest Liberty, and Brewers Gold hops," said Sidor, "along with French pilsner malt, and Belgian white candy diamonds and bitter orange peel from the island of Curacao for a little extra kick and sizzle."


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 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Jun 19, 2007  
Light golden colour. Funky, fruity aroma with light mossy hop accents. Lightly alcoholic in character, with some plasticy phenols and too much sugar. Argh...another cloyingly sweet strong American attempt at a Belgian. My kingdom for some attenuation!


 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Date: 11/30/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Strong Ale Fest

hazy dark gold, wispy off white head, sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of earthy and spicy hops, sweet malt candy flavor, fruity character rises out of the sweetness, touch of peppery hops for balance, light lingering bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 BückDich (4559), Boise, Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Jun 17, 2007  
Tap @ Brewpub: Gold, light head and lacing. Nose of sweet alcohol and floral hops. Some husky malt. The flavor is very sweet and spicy, lots of alcohol and medicinal esters for so little of a malt body. Finishes sweet and grassy, a bit odd.


 JorisPPattyn (4526), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 19, 2008  
Fine haze in orangey-clear beer with small whitish head. Very fruity nose, white candi sugar, reeks of high fermenting temperatures, artificial strawberry aroma, and bitter almonds. Finishing oxydized. Prematurely oxydized malts, stuffy grains. Alcohol prominent, including fusels à gogo. Alcoholwarming, medium bodied. Dry thanks to the sugar, but too sweet all the same. Ouch. Too Belgian by far - forced, I mean. Thanks Carl, rare one.


 acrdz (4406), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 16, 2008  
22oz bottle thanks to Kevin. Slightly hazy honey yellow color. Doughy biscuit and cracker nose, heavy on the alcohol and with some Belgian yeast esters. Thick, big, a little boozy, sticky and chewy, but very fresh and vibrant, with a chewy honey coated barley flavor. Finishes with a frothy bite. Interesting stuff.



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