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Clipper City Heavy Seas Holy Sheet

Clipper City Heavy Seas Holy Sheet

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Clipper City Brewing Co.

Baltimore, Maryland USA

bottled
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on tap
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2013.15/5.03.15/5.0Spring9%24.8Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Just released our newest seasonal – “Holy Sheet”. From the centuries-old tradition of Belgian Abbey monks comes our Uber Abbey Ale (9%). Aromatic and very full bodied, the beer will pour a deep burgundy in color and feature a rich, robust depth of malt character. Grab a line – Holy Sheet! – or you might be swept overboard.

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 TheBeerLover (1013), DC Metro Area, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/520/20
Apr 27, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pour to a beautiful, bright, deep ruby color, with a thick, creamy, off white head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent, with lots of good sweet malty aroma, paired with plummy esters, and some spicy/earthy yeast. The palate is slighly slick on the tongue, with really good flavors of caramel, sweet malt, candi sugar, esters of plum and apple, and some funky/spicy yeast flavor. This beer finishes with good malt and fruity flavor up front, then ends with a funky/earth yeast flavor that lingers. Very well done domestic example of an abbey double. Nice beer to sip and relax with, and a good beer to match with hearty fare, or deserts. I really enjoyed this one. Another good effort from Clipper City.


 Optigon (557), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Mar 18, 2007  
Aroma of raisin, malt, kind of wine-like. Dark, transparent, with no head. Strong mouth feel with an understated hop bitterness. Caramel, apple, some chocolate hints are there. Very complex, interesting beer.


 weeare138 (928), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 3, 2007  
I’m really not sure why the lack of love for this one. I found it to be well done and very authentic Belgian in nature, especially for a regional brewery on the East Coast... Appears a semi-transparent mahogany hue of garnett amber with a small, light tan head that slowly fades into a spiraled cap and mild collar. Scattered streaks of lacing are left around the glass. Smell is of doughy banana nut bread with caramel, melanoiden malt, raisins, brown sugar...reminds me a bit of Chimay Red. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with complex, yeasty dough, rich caramalized malt(Special B?), and a touch of cocoa. The yeast is the real "bread winner" of this beer making it complex and delicious. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, sweet up front, bready, with raisin sweetness sliding along the tongue and into a lip smacking finish. Well done brew. I hope they decide to keep it in the lineup for a long time b/c I would put it up there with both Chimay Red, as well as New Belgian Abbey.


 Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottled. A deep amber beer with a fast disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty wtih notes of caramel and pumpernickle bread as well as light notes of cinnamon. The flavor is sweet mlaty with notes of pumpernickle bread and caramel as well as a light touch of alcohol. The body is powerful. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 guzzler67 (1153), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Clear, crimson appearance with a small, off white head and little lacing. Sweet malt aroma developed some complexity with caramel, molassas, red fruit and licorice shining through. Soft, medium-bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet, fruity taste with yeasty, cookie dough flavors. Lush, long lasting, high octane finish. Alcohol content seemed high for the style; maybe the reason for the "uber" tag.



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