Midnight Sun Venus

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, chocolate), with notes of Bit O Honey, peanut butter candy, date, overripe banana, alcohol. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Full body, velvety/creamy texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Too sweet to drink very much of it, but it’s quite luxurious and elegant. Would have loved to tried it much younger, but I’m surprised how it’s holding up.

22oz bottle from Todd. Thx again my friend... Pours a dark raisin plum brown with a thick, fluffy light tan head... Rich dark fruit and toffee malts. Not too much barrel influence in the aroma from what I can tell but still very nice for an abt.... Flavors are robust and assertive with focus on booze soaked raisins and plums. Semi-dry finish. Such a nice creamy texture and feel to this beer. Barely detectable abv that slowly creeps up on you. Quite solid I must admit even with little wine barrel aspects.

Bottle shared by JW77. Reddish pour. Tan head. Sweet and malty aroma with molasses, yeast, honey, and some black twizzlers. Flavor has some of the licorice, yeast, fruit, molasses and some light tartness. Good damn beer!

This bottled brew from a rating party poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized tan colored bubbles that were and left behind a opaque dark brown colored body and a good lacing. The aroma was dark malt and dirty sock. The semi-thick mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. Thestrong ale flavor contained notes of dark malt. Delicious and one I would certainly like to have again.

Deep mahogany amber color with a sticky beige head. Captivating nose of anise, molassess and hairspray. Big, alcoholic, spicy beer with tons of licorice, chocolate, fruit cake (with lots of rum in it) and a gentle alcohol burn. There are lots of complex, subtle flavors hidden in this big beer. Very nice beer.

6/16/2009: Midnight Sun VENUS has an aroma that brings to mind root beer and anise. It tastes like a black licorice stick with because lots of star anise flavor comes through at first. This beer is chewy nd mild with so much character and depth. In the middle I detect flavors and depth similar to port with a tanin-like creaminess. It seems to sweeten when it gets warmer and more of the caramelized malt and candi sugar flavors become apparant. It also softens a bit in the finish with some addition earthy and herbal notes comine through the dark chocolate. This beer has a tin and frothy tan-colored head and is opaque with a dark, dar amber-brown color. It also has a medium-full body and has a very smooth and creamy texture. Wow, this is quite a bee that hides a ton of alcohol inside a massive amount of wonderful flavor!

Draught (6 fl. oz. sample; 14.3% Alcohol by Volume - 30 IBU) at the Midnight Sun Brewing Company Loft in Anchorage, Alaska. Rating #47 for this beer.

Bottle courtesy of my buddy from AK Chaz! Holy!!! Nose is Booze, Rich malt sweetness, liquorice, belgian spicy yeast, ripe dark fruits and wood. Flavor is an intense medley of bread, liquorice, sweet roasted malt, chocolate, slight tart fruit, vanilla, wood and figs. Body is chewy. Damn fine beer.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a large, creamy, off-white head, mostly lasting with excellent, thick lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toffee), light hop (grass), average yeast (earth, broth) with notes of figs, dates, apples, oak, wine, and vanilla. Full bodied, creamy texture, average carbonation, and a sweet, slightly dry finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness and acidity, light bitterness.