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New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale

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10983.51/5.03.51/5.05.6%91.6Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
Born of a flood and centuries-old Belgian text, 1554 Enlightened Black Ale uses a light lager yeast strain and dark chocolaty malts to redefine what dark beer can be. In 1997, a Fort Collins flood destroyed the original recipe our researcher, Phil Benstein, found in the library. So Phil and brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert, traveled to Belgium to retrieve this unique style lost to the ages. Their first challenge was deciphering antiquated script and outdated units of measurement, but trial and error (and many months of in-house sampling) culminated in 1554, a highly quaffable dark beer with a moderate body and mouthfeel.
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 ante (2921), Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Bottled at Monks Cafe, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Pours out in a hazy dark brown colour with a small off-white head. Rather rich aroma of roasted malts, mild estery yeast, sweet licorice and mild banana. Medium-bodied with notes of toeasted malts, cocoa, mild spices, estery yeast, licorice and yeast. Balnced finish of yeast, licorice, rosated amlts and neutral yeast.


 AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/56/102/515/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown/black, but holding it up to the light there is a red hue. The aroma is caramelized malts and roasted malts. Notes of spices, floral hops, and dark fruit comes out. On the palate, it is a little dry. The flavor really brings out a chocolate pressence. It finishes a little sweet and dry. Overall, pretty good, but nothing special,


baileyj327 (2), travelers rest, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/511/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Beer is good but not great. Aromma is malty, and pretty balanced. The finish is smooth, and the color dark. I would recommend this beer to the ale loves of the world!


 screigh (260), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 15, 2009  
When pouring out it looks like cola but is almost black but has red hues when held to a light in the glass. Nice white head with some lasting power and some lacing. Aroma is roasty. Taste is malty, roasty and chocolaty. Weird taste that effects the middle of my tongue, not bad, but never had a beer hit these taste buds. Taste finishes sweet with just the mildest hop balance.


 Fratto (691), Arlington, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/518/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Dark roasted and flavorful. Great malts without being at all heavy. This is probably my favorite New Belgium beer.


 MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 6, 2009  
22oz - Roasted malt aroma with a bit of raisin. Flavor is a tad more complex and sweet with a touch of smoke. Palate is sticky and dry. Tasty but a bit lame.


smart001 (44), Scott AFB, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2009    Updated: Sep 2, 2009
[bottle into dimpled mug] Very dark pour, brown foamy head. Nice touch of burned coffee in both smell and taste, but not overpowering on either. Very nice flavorful beer. Definite + in my book



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