Midnight Sun 2007 Deadly Sins: Lust

Formerly brewed at Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Special thanks to Beerlando. Pours a dark cherry color with aromas and flavors of oak, whiskey, vanilla, cherries and more whiskey. Very good.

From the bomber pours a translucent, dark, crimson liquid with a foamy, khaki colored head. Delicate arches of thin, sheety lacing hover above the surface. The nose is bourbon forward, but it doesn’t go overboard. Dark cocoa and dried dark caramel form a malty base, with raisin and fig adding fruity depth. I pick up very little brett and perhaps just a hint of cherry in the aroma, which is surprising. I suppose the woody bourbon overpowers those elements just a bit. Flavors feature nougat, caramel, and dry cocoa, quite fruity and figgy overall. Oak, vanilla, and of course, rich bourbon all show quite strong, standing up to and challenging the sweetness of the complex malt. The body is substantial, smooth, and only moderately carbonated. There’s a noticeable alcohol presence, but it isn’t so hot that it becomes obtrusive. Another very nice beer from Midnight Sun. These guys are some of the best in the business.

Not exactly what I was expecting but still extremely enjoyable. Didn’t really show its Belgian roots. Color a mixture of Mississippi mud and Sedona red clay (yes, I know the beer was brewed in Alaska) with a dirty snowdrift head that left small chunks of lacing. The brett had definitely worked its mojo, running wild in the beer’s aroma...almost taking over. Tart cherry skins, oak, and booze also evident. Cherry is also prominent in the flavor along with bourbon, and oak. More malty sweetness would be welcome but still a very solid brew.

Bomber shared by BOLTZ7555. Thanks Jason!!!. Pours a deep dark reddish brown with a one finger tan head that leaves spotty lacing. The nose is bretty sour cherries, light bourbon and sweet malt. The taste is sour cherries, bourbon, vanilla and roasty malts. Medium, creamy mouth feel. Very good. Thanks for sharing this Jason!!

Bottle from kryptic. Pours dark brown, with a brown head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, cherries, other dark fruit, and some alcohol. Flavor is bourbon, vanilla, wood, dark fruit, bitter chocolate, and malt. This is really nice, far above average, but more sweetness would have really have made this truly amazing

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2009 Traded for this over a year ago with AKBelgianBeast on BA - thanks, Frank! Dark brown pour, fizzy and active from the yeasts involved. Sharp nose of dark, tart cherries and some mild bourbon notes - not of the vanilla variety, but of the vaguely decadent, ruinous variety. This seems to suit the dark cherry vibe quite well. Interestingly there’s not much of a malt presence, and it’s not simply because this beer is bretty (in fact, it’s only mildly so). Like Josh said, I feel that some of the additions - namely the cherries and the bourbon - are a bit too dominant, and I’m not sure as to the character of the base beer on some level. Certainly quite yummy but there’s a bit too much going on. Maybe shoulda aged it more.

Bottle. This could use some more time. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Light oaky bourbon, strong dark fruit with some sour cherry and just a hint of brett in the lightly dry alcoholic finish.

Nice brew, but like too many other bourbon aged beers, just too much bourbon everywhere. Aroma is akin to cherry brandy, but with bourbon. Flavor is nice blend of cherry, wood, vanilla, but too much bourbon. Sour cherries come through, but just barley. Would have liked more cherries and less bourbon.