{"id":2184,"date":"2010-12-10T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:16:29","slug":"from-the-cellar-dragonmead-armageddon-grand-cru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/from-the-cellar-dragonmead-armageddon-grand-cru\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Cellar: Dragonmead Armageddon Grand Cru"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Dragonmead says:<\/p>\n “Grand Crus are traditionally known as ‘The best beer that a brewery makes.’ This Belgian-style quad lives up to that name and then some. Available once a year, in May to celebrate our Anniversary.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Dragonmead Armageddon Grand Cru Sayeth the Guys:<\/em><\/p>\n Ryan:<\/strong> I kind of handled the cellaring of this beer backwards. Much like what you read in my review of New Holland’s Pilgrim’s Dole<\/a>, I bought a bottle of this and threw it in the cellar without ever trying it first.\u00a0 The only difference between that experience and this one is, a year later I found a fresh bottle of the Armageddon so I snagged it and gave it a try.\u00a0 It gave me a very nice comparison and, frankly, I was wowed when I cracked open the 18 month old bottle in November.<\/p>\n The fresh bottle of the Armageddon was water thin with cloying flavors of pears, cloves and cherries.\u00a0 If you like your beers puckering and sweet, than a fresh off the shelf bottle is the one for you.\u00a0 But if you prefer your Quad with a heavier body and a restrained sweetness than give it some time in the cellar.<\/p>\n 18 months did this beer a lot of good.\u00a0 Instead of pouring out a watery mess, the cellared bottle poured a thick, cloudy dull orange in color.\u00a0 An aggressive pour unleashed tons of sediment, I’m guessing yeast from the bottle conditioning, spilling out of the bottle and in to my glass.\u00a0 In fact, you can see the dark colored floaties in the picture below.<\/p>\n
\nQuad, 11% ABV
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