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Heavyweight Lunacy

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Heavyweight Lunacy

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A Belgian Ale formerly brewed by
Heavyweight Brewing Company

Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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3193.39/5.03.39/5.07.7%80.9 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 PhillyHomeBrew (170), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/512/20

Apr 22, 2008  
Has a very Belgian aroma with lots of apple and Belgian yeast. There is also a little bit of citrus aroma and a bit of sourness. The flavor is very strange. It definitely has an apple/malty flavor and not a lot of carbonation. Very sweet.

 joshwilfong (516), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
reddish golden with white head. flavor of malt with some nice depth, no discerning hop presence but well balanced with some spicyness. a nice version of a belgian although it doesn’t really fit a tripel or dubbel style. an enjoyable beer


 pnista (887), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Thanks for this one Mike! 2002 bottle. Hazy golden yellow with a nice large bubbled white head. Not the nicesst nose. Bitter 7up says Tami, I agree. A bit yeasty, spicy, with spoiled cabbage. Farts? Full creamy mouthfeel with great carbonation. Much better flavors. Appley esters. Spice. Sweetness. Creamy yeastiness. Sweetness lingers. Not bad at all.


 vyvvy (1689), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2008  
Saw this at a beer shop in New York and thought I’d give it a try even though it was far from peak condition. Pours hazy golden with a light tan head. The aroma has rich malt, cream, butter, bananas and basement must. Medium / thick body with only a small amount of carbonation. The flavor starts out with overly rich malt, more abv heat than expected for 7.7% and a tan of mustiness. The finish has lightly toasted malt and cobweb characters. This was only okay, but I’m glad I was able to try it.


 Arayaga2 (752), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 2, 2008  
Hazy headless orange. Aroma is funky applesauce with slight fusel alcohol presence. Initial taste is acidic, but fades into sweet caramel apple. Carbonation is minimal, but soft.




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