Baladin Elixir

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Piozzo, Italy

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled 750ml. -Nice clear amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, slight acidic fruity nose (something between peach and pineapple). Moderate sweet malty, quite alcoholic and spicy with notes of fruits and caramel. Peppery alcoholic finish. Had better Baladin beers.

Panama City Beach Fl - Chan’s Wine World (brought back by my wife) - 750 ml capped bottle - labeled as ’al-iksir’. Dark copper pour, slight murkiness to it - thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet an syrupy with some molasses notes, some raisins and some maple syrup. Flavor is somewhat akin to the aroma with some fruity accents reminiscent of apricots, soem candi sugar notes, a hint of bubble gum, and a bit of mead-like honey notes. Mouthfeel is warm and silky. Solid.

Chef Pauls- 5 oz sampler. Copper red, no head. Aroma is tart cherry. Very "warm" mouthfeel- smooth and sugary. Brown sugar and apricot, hot booze. Body flattens out quickly, also turns slightly metallic in the finish. Too sweet.

Tap at Bavarian Lodge. Beer is listed as Baladin Al-Iksir on the menu. Dark golden pour. Head fades to nothing after several minutes. Aroma of white grape juice and herbal tea. Yeasty, spicy goodness in the glass. I’m thinking Sahti as I write this. It’s sweet and spicy like a sugared spice drop candy. There a flavors of bubblegum and find clove. The 10% ABV IS well hidden. There is no indication that this beer will be so flavorful. It’s delicious. Mid palate is weak but it’s an overall winner.

750ml bottle, slight cloudy dark amber hue, with an off-white-beige head, big gushing at the opening, mild yeasty, fruity of sweet candied apricots and orange peels, with some spicy, honey coated apple, candi sugar accents, with a faint vanilla, honeyed pale, toasted, munich malt note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a nice sweet honeyed, candied apricot, orange peel, marmalade, cadi sugar sweetness character, with some spicy herbal, toasted, pale, munich maltiness flavors, leading towards a warming, candied apricot, orange, tangerine peel fruitiness, honeyish pale malty, candi sugar sweet finish.

Tap. Dark honey with thin white head- looks lit from within.Smells fresh with a tart hint like cider plus cotton candy note. Hint of sweetness in the flavor quickly going dry. Crisp with a good bit of carbonation. Refreshing.

Draft at the Birch, as "Al Iskir" ... Red more than golden, with a nice sudsy, pillowy head. The aroma is reminiscent of cream. This drinks with a nice little alcohol burn, but not too much. Caramel, sugar, and maybe a little bit of raisin here, too? Delish. (#4462, 2/4/2012)

Bouteille de 750 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de mélasse fruitée avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée avec une forte densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de mélasse fruitée légèrement amer avec une pointe d’épices et d’alcool. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement vineuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût fruité. (Rating #4094)

Schiuma compatta e poco persistente colorito bruno con riflessi ambrati.Al naso apre con note citriche che sfumano nel tostato e caramellato con leggeri sentori speziati. Poco carbonata al palato, apre con note di torrone, frutta matura e caramello; chiude con il dolce prepotente del malto. Nel complesso una birra molto articolata e ricca di sfaccettature anche se forse un pò sbilanciata sul dolce

Name: Al-Iksir
Date: October 23, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: The Porter, Atlanta
Appearance: burnt orange, scant head
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma, grape and apricot
Flavor: seeet fruity flavor, candied spice cake, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

large rocky frothy offwhite head. gl. md. translucent thick dark orangeish-amber body. aroma: heavy malty, milk chocolate, moderate hoppy, wood, alcohol. if: heavy sweet light bitter. ff: heavy sweet moderate bitter; long duration. palate: medium body, watery texture, medium carbonation, metallic moderate alcoholic finish. delicioso dulçor alcoólico, maltado e achocolatado e com presença de frutas secas, como uva-passa, que seria enjoativo caso o amargor gredoso não o balanceasse de forma eficaz, forte aquecimento alcoólico, semelhante ao de um destilado, mas não tão agressivo quanto, baixa drinkability, mas muito saborosa, aroma bolo de chocolate, após meio caminho andado, mais de 40 minutos com a cerveja aberta, aparece alguma presença frutada no paladar, lembrando tangerina, mas difícil identificar com precisão, gosto de mel, o álcool diminui consideravelmente a medida que a temperatura aumenta, opostamente ao esperado por mim, 120 s