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Heavyweight Lunacy

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RATINGS: 337   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.39   EST. CALORIES: 231   ABV: 7.7%
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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.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Ty5592 (1018) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 11, 2008
Draft. Hazy yellow with aroma of yeast and bananas. Sweet yeasty flavor with nice banana notes. Slick mouthful with dry finish. Medium bodied.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
michael-pollack (4536) - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 5, 2008
Draught: Aroma of pepper, coriander, hops, citrus orange, and lemon. Poured golden/orange in color with a small white head. Good lacing. Hazy. Sparkling. Flavor og hops, honey, alcohol, pine, light spice, and graham crackers. Medium body. Medium-sticky, tingly texture. Average to lively carbonation. Sweet graham finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
emerica56 (600) - Bristol, Rhode Island, USA - DEC 20, 2007
Recieved in a trade thanks to Dickinsonbeer, thanks paul for the 12oz bottle. It pours a cloudy orange color with a decent head that fades just as quick as you pour the beer. The aroma is very sour like with lemon grass and some fruits mainly orange peel and some minor apricot. As the beer warms up and you take your first sip it is very strong sour orange and other fruits fig and hints of apple and blackberry, there is also some spice to like coriander and some all spice. Even though the flavor is nice the palate lacks since the flavors do not last long and fade rather quick.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Blackbarrel (116) - new york, New York, USA - DEC 15, 2007
Above average Belgian. Lashings of Caramels. Sweet, noney wheat, wine, yeast. Golden.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
golubj (1373) - San Mateo, California, USA - NOV 13, 2007
Bottle. Pleasant aroma of caramel malt, fruit, and some sourness; a little reminiscent of a barleywine. Low carbonation. The flavor is slightly sour with some "muted" caramel malt. Likely that this was better when new.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
wetherel (1837) - Encinitas, California, USA - NOV 4, 2007
Had at Logan’s Oceanside beer tasting with AlohaC, and Hair, and Matt, and Ken, and Bill, and others. Bottle from alohaC, I think. Cloudy amber color. A little corriander. Nice easy to drink.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
alexanderj (2830) - Gilbert, Arizona, USA - NOV 3, 2007
Bottle procured while in New York; poured an orange-gold; white head. Aroma of belgian yeast, fruit, and a general tartness. Flavor may be a bit past its prime. Beer was tart with some rather muted flavors. Flavor of belgian yeast, spice, citrus and fruit. Really a mediocre brew, but not overtly bad.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jlthiering (48) - Viginia Beach, Maryland, USA - OCT 6, 2007
The bottle exploded when opened! They sat in my fridge for three hours untouched and one of the bottles was so excited it dumped itself on my counter. Decent tasting, not my favorite, worth the experience.


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