Pizza Port Revelations

Brewed by Pizza Port (Carlsbad)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Carlsbad, California USA

Date: 12/02/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest

opaque yellow, frothy white head, drops of lace, lots of spicy ester aroma on a sweet malt base, medium body, lots of spicy flavor, nice sweetness, good balancing bitterness well blended with the spicy character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Had at the Mammoth Brew Fest. Pours a darker golden color. Spicy fruity aroma. Similar in flavor. Light and yeasty. Very carconated. Pleasant.

On tap at the 10th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Festival: Pours a hazy deep golden with a large, pillowy white head. Has a semi-sweet, lightly toasty bready Belgian yeasty aroma. Body starts sweet and biscuity with good clove spice and authentic yeast character. Very true to style and reminiscent of Duvel.

10th Annual SD Strong Ale Fest: Poured a hazy yellow color with a large white head. The aroma was yeasty with a semi-sweet caramel malt. Mild sulfury/corny notes. Caramel malty flavor with a good amount of yeasty notes.

Beautiful golden color, with almost a cidery greenish hue to it. Plenty of bubbles spurting from the bottom to reach the ring of lace sitting on top.
Spicy yeast nose, just a bit of banana in there, and in my best guesstimation some noble hops.
Mid to high carbonation, an interesting mix of spices, cloves and maybe some vanilla, with a honey sweet backbone that holds it well together. Hops become more and more present as you sip along, and matches well with the warm, almost minty alcoholic finish. Nice belgian ale!

According to the news, we were supposed to have 6-7 foot sets today - Yet, here I sit, gazing out into the vast ocean, and all I see is little 1 or 2 foot waves. Still, I paddle out, with my good friend and compadre, Michael, and we hope to salvage this session. You see, Michael is taking a major test tomorrow morning which will decifer whether or not he makes tons of money or continues to bask on the fringe of poverty, like myself. So, in a celebratory mood, I recommend that since the waves are small, we head to Pizza Port. Ahh, pizza port. The smell of thee makes me happy. You are just but a block or two away today. We arrive. Michael, not nearly the beer nerd as I says, "get something light, please" So, as I gaze upon the menu, I see "Revelations" - A Belgian Golden Ale. We sample, we like, we order a pitcher. We enjoy. Delicious. A golden hue gives way to a wonderfully tart, yet subtle belgian flavor, akin to Hennepin. This beer is a perfect addition to the sun, the waves, and the hot women who sit near us at Pizza Port. Again, this was a good day. This was a good beer.

On draft at Carlsbad Pizza Port. A mysterious and murky gold/yellow. this is a dangerous-looking beer. A yeasty, fruity nose - a belgian-lovers delight. nice hop flavor suprise in addtion to the classic belgian taste. this is a beer with depth. UPDATE: ON tap at Downtown Johnny Brown’s. Pours bright yellow with a poofy white head. This is super smooth at 7.5% ABV (not 8.5 as listed here). Deceptively lethal.

Draught, Avery Strong Ale Fest 2006. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers), lightly yeasty (mold, cobwebs), with light notes of banana, clove, honey and alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Surprisingly disappointing. Very mild aroma with mostly the usual suspects for a Belgian golden, with a bland flavor profile which that mildness portended. Weak mouthfeel.