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Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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63
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Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Melbourne, Florida USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2403.18/5.03.17/5.0Special8.5%27.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
This Golden Ale is Belgian-Style, yet with a Florida twist! Handcrafted in small batches using the finest all natural ingredients, including German Plisner malt and Czech Saaz hops. Quite a refreshing, yet complex beer… that will only mature if cellared for 2-3 years. -Ideal serving temperature 45f.
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 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Bottle as an extra from Ibrew2or3. Thanks!
Pours a clear amber with a small whitish head. Smell is yeasty, fruity, and sweet with belgium yeast as well. Taste is a bit too sweet, with yeastiness and fruitiness as well. Strong belgian character from the yeast but overall, just too sweet for my liking. Not bad though.


 hopdog (5534), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 9, 2008  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with daknole (thanks!). Bottle labeled 2007. Poured a deeper and murky golden color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of fruitiness, bananas, some spiciness, and some candi sugar. Tastes of fruits, bananas, lighter spiciness, and some sugary sweetness. Alcohol content well hidden.


scotch4281 (39), Hollywood, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 7, 2008  
A very good ale. This beer is gaining popularity in South Florida and I could see it moving beyond. I would say its bitter-sweet and certainly has a bite to the taste.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Color is a very clear amber. Pours a thinly white head that disappears very quickly. The nose and aroma iis malty/sugary with a sublte presence of hops. Mouthfeel is sweet, the alcohol becomes more prominent after a few sips. Notes of fruits, orange and some sweetness maybe some vanilla or banana.


 douglas88 (1557), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/513/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottle thanks to Ibrew2or3. My first Florida beer! Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. The aroma is full of banana and spices, also some crisp malts. The taste is very smooth; a bit of alcohol presence, but mostly banana, sweet malts, clove, and some yeast. Not bad.


 nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Scored this in a trade with daknole. Many thanks! 12oz bottle pours a pale, orange, yellow color with a very thin white head. Aroma is very sweet with a lot of candy, clove, banana and touch of booze. Flavor is pretty much the same with a lot of banana, some orange liqueur and just a little hay. The bottle mentions that this beer might mature with age and this beer does strike me as very young.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark golden-amber color with a medium sized white head. The aroma was sweet, tangy and a little fruity. The flavor was sweet, fruity, tangy, sugary and a bit yeasty. A little bitter towards the finish and there is a tangy off flavor that does not quite work. A nice attempt though.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/512/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle. Dark gold pour with a white head. Faint aroma is fruity, mostly grapes and banana. Sweet malt flavors with some decent spiciness and a light fruit accent. Not the best strong ale, but not bad.



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