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Heavyweight Lunacy 3.39 336

Heavyweight Lunacy

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3363.4/5.03.39/5.07.7%84.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Lunacy is brewed exclusively with Belgian Pilsner malt, Styrian and English Goldings hops and freshly ground coriander. It begins its life with a long patient boil and is cast into the fermenter at 17.5 P. It then undergoes a vigorous fermentation and extended cold conditioning. After bottling, the beer receives an additional 2 week warm rest before it is released. This yields a surprisingly refreshing brew with spicy notes, sweet malt and subtle fruit.
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 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
May 9, 2004  
The aroma is powerful of coriander and black pepper. The color is an unclear orange and it has a fine disappearing head. The flavor is rather sweet with notes of alcohol, coriander, lemon, and acidity that runs over the tongue.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/10/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

hazy golden yellow, nice very fine white head, sweet spicy alcoholic aroma, light malt flavor, lots of spicy character, small touches of clove and banana, a good basic belgian golden ale
-------- /> Date: 07/09/2006
Score: ii to iii
Words: Bottle
Words: Trade

hazy amber, thin fine white head, bits of lace, sweet candy malt aroma with lots of spicy character, thick body, lots of sweet flavor, almost enough spices to balance, good apricot flavor, lots of flavor and big body as an improvement for a tripple

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4


 Oakes (8139), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 1, 2003  
Dark muddy tan (I broke out the Duvel glass for this?); aroma of peach yoghurt, glue & plastic (yum!), figs, candy bananas (damn, I've learned the eczematic art of making an appetizing aroma sound awful). Malty-yeasty palate leans toward peachy esters. Texture is almost creamy. Malts are dominant, but yet neutral-tasting. Dry finish courtesy of alcohol and some herbal (styrian) hops. I'm amazed at how obvious styrians are to me these days. It's scary. Overall, decent but not worthy of a Duvel glass. Underattenuated, too.


 argo0 (6986), Washington DC, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Nov 12, 2002  
Opaque orange body with almost no head. Aroma is slightly sweet, a bit of spice (pepper, coriander). Flavor is fairly mild, a bit of sweetness that becomes cloying as it warms, some pepper and other spices.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 13, 2006  
(Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy golden body with an average-sized off-white head. Aroma of fruit, spicy, yeast, and banana. Flavor of fruit, alcohol, and spices.


 hopdog (5614), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Jul 12, 2004  
Poured a hazy orange color with almost no head. Aromas of grapefruits, limes, and spices. Sweet and spicy taste with a slight sour finish. Alcohol well hidden.


 jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
May 13, 2005  
12 oz bottle-nice golden color, cloudy. A good ale with a bit of hoppy to it.


 Rastacouere (5564), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 9, 2005  
Very diminishing white head covers a light golden body with tiny yeast floaties. Malty aroma contains interesting pear notes, but little else. Floral and biscuity palate procures a mellow warming. What saves it from being redundant remains those not unpleasant cork notes that work pretty well with the leafiness and coriander flavours. Light-medium body, medium carbonation. Alright, but Heavyweight has proved it can do better at Belgians with its recent line of Saisons..



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