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DuClaw Colossus (2014)

DuClaw Brewing Company (River Horse Brewing Company)
Baltimore, Maryland
Beer style: Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

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Colossus is dark amber in color and full-bodied with a perceptively sweet flavor profile accented by notes of apple, and a surprisingly tame alcohol presence on the palate in light of its staggering 17.3% abv. This astounding alcohol content is achieved through fermentation alone; no alcohol is introduced at packaging nor it distilled. Multiple grains are used in conjunction with three different yeast strains to produce a beer that simply defies classification… and most laws of nature. One sip of this behemoth brew and you’ll agree: Sometimes size does matter! 2014 is sold in 12 oz. bottles and on tap.