DuClaw Colossus

Brewed by DuClaw Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Abingdon, Maryland USA

Bottle shared by Hophead22 at The Bruery First Anniversary Party, this one went fast. Pours a reddish orangey brown with a thin white head. Aroma is pnly slightly boozy with fruits, vanilla, honey. Flavor is sweet and citrusy with honey and caramel, some fresh fruits and candy. Slight alcohol burn but surprisingly little for the ABV. Thick and sticky. Strange stuff, and I like strange stuff.

1Ltr swing top bottle generously sent by Swolf3 and picked up for him by GMCC2181, thank you Steven and Gabe, it was a huge hit at The Bruery Anniversary Party. This was very smooth and drinkible for almost being 22%. Tje flavor was super sweet, tasted like alot of honey was used, not sure if it was, but it tasted like it. Alot of the Bruery guys had a try at it as well, Patrick, Tyler , Brian and Evan from Hangar 24, very well received, thanks guys.

1 liter swing-top, served cold. Clear topaz with some edgy froth. Nose is honey, maraschino cherry and strawberry. An aromatic red fruit feast with just a touch of alcohol. Not quite syrupy with faint carb. Tastes like a mead mixed with strawberry jam. Bits of raspberry, watermelon, candied citrus peel and caramel lead to a dry finish with faint bitter pine. Quite drinkable for the ABV.

Date: April 25, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark amber, short lived scant head
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma, light fumes
Body: big thick body
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, lots of candy character, honey sweetness
Overall: jellied fruit candy

Date: May 24, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
heating tempers the sweetness and makes a more tempered and balanced beverage

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

1 liter swing top growler. Sealed with gold wax on top. Poured out a deep cherry amber color, with quite a bit of carbonation initially. Thin ring of tan foam around my snifter. Aromas are of vodka soaked berry fruit, alcohol, cough syrup. No hops in this rascal. Flavors are mixed berries, sweet melon, some spices, lots of alcohol. Very warming, highly potent stuff here. Alcohol is prevelent in flavors as well as aftertastes. Be sure to share a bottle with 10 of your closest friends !!!

A huge one liter bottle appears out of footbalm’s refrigerator, what the hell is this? It pours out a beige color with no head and a sticky sort of pour, like a strong mead. The aroma is strong but somehow soft and mellow; sweet berries, other fruits, sugars, some alcohol warning but very little. Very complex and nice. The flavor is pure excellence; sweet sugary flavors, berries, tons of fruit and complexity. A slick and easy mouthfeel. And simply no alcohol at all really. Amazing. Sometimes a beer is just perfect in its age and presentation, and this was a case of such excellence. How does this have only four ratings? WTF?

(1L bottle, thanks scraff) Medium off-white head atop clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, fruity (cherry, cantaloupe, orange). Taste is very sweet, orange, some cherry, apple, and of course, alcohol. Sticky full body.

1L bottle, courtesy of scraff. Thanks, Scott! Pours a bold, clear ruby-red color; thin, off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing; not a ton of viscosity for a beer this big, suggesting lessened residual sugar. Excellent, dense aroma: candy sugar, dried red fruits, and the slightest touch of warming alcohol; very little booziness in the nose, surprisingly; generous, sweet stuff. Light carbonation. Full mouthfeel: tons of candy sugar and dried red fruits and a touch of spice; some sweetness, sure, but refined and reasonably drinkable; sweet, cordial-like character in the mouth; seemingly well-attenuated and very tasty, and certainly softer than something like Utopias; a very drinkable cordial, if sweet and intense. Lengthy finish: candy sugar, dried red fruits, and viscous sweetness. The room was deeply divided on this one.