Technical Info. |
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Brewery: | Marble Brewery |
ABV: | 7.6% |
Hops: | Nelson Sauvin |
Tasting Notes |
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See: | Clear gold |
Smell: | White grape, bread |
Taste: | White grape, honey, white bread |
Bitter: | 3.5 |
Sweet: | 2.5 |
Food Match: | Spicy dishes, hefty salads |
The latest addition to Marble's Metal Series is inspired by Black Sabbath’s 1971 album Master of Reality. Into the Void is a single-hopped Nelson Sauvin Imperial Pilsner. Weighing in at a substantial 7.6%, on paper it's a far cry from the traditional light and crisp Pilsner.
There's no mistaking the appearance of this beer as anything but a Pilsner. Clear golden yellow with an inch thick, foamy white head sitting comfortably atop this shining elixir. A constant stream of bubbles rush up the glass an occasionally punctuate the pillowy cloud above.
It's remarkably complex on the nose especially when the intermittent alcohol notes lift away. Sharp white grapes control proceedings backed up with aromas of agave syrup and white bread. Upon tasting this Imperial Pilsner is a clever paradox managing to be refreshing with crisp flavours, but big when it comes to the mouthfeel. Full bodied and malty with flavours of bread and agave.
Unsurprisingly the Nelson Sauvin character of white grape, becoming wine like at times, beautifully balances the heavy mouthfeel. There's a hint of gooseberry too before Into the Void leaves with a gentle, but lasting bitterness. It's another impressive beer from the Metal Series that along with Te Arai demonstrates how wonderful lagers can be.
Marble beers have good distribution throughout the UK and can easily be found in most independent bottle shops.
All of their current beer range is vegan-friendly, as no isinglass finings are used at all.
This beer is suitable for vegans at the time of writing (December 2016).
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