No Sparge Imperial Golden

Name: No Sparge Imperial Golden
Brand: Taxman Brewing Company
Rating: 3.87 (181 reviews)

Taxman Brewing Company

Bargersville, IN

Tavour Rating

3.87

Style

Belgian Strong Golden Ale

ABV

12.0%

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About This Beer

The Belgian beer experts at Taxman are all about how things taste — and if that means trading efficiency for flavor, they’re fine with that! Just look at today’s No Sparge Imperial Golden Belgian Strong Ale.

‘Sparging’ is the practice of sprinkling warm water on top of the grain as the brew kettle is drained in order to push the last of the wort out of the kettle and into the fermenters. Pretty much everyone does it, because it allows for the highest possible yield from the grain.

But it also dilutes the beer, so for this 12% ABV Strong Ale, the Taxman crew skipped it. That means they fermented only the most potent wort, so the beer sings with enormous flavors!

Tasting Notes

The beer sings with enormous flavors of fresh bread, toffee, and honey, from over 1.5 tons of Belgian Malt in the batch. On the finish, look for a hint of tartness from Taxman’s farmhouse yeast.

It’s all wrapped in a body so rich and smooth, you’re liable to forget all about that big 12% ABV!

Malty Rich Boozy Strong

Noteworthy Ingredients

Belgian Malts

Reviews

3.87

181 Ratings

andre358

4.5

Rich, strong amber taste of Belgium

Leffebrown

4.0

Strong. It’s more of a barley wine than a golden. I was expecting something closer to Duvel per their other masterful Belgian style replicas. It’s got a bit of strong hop (classically American) and a bit of residual sugar in there but the sweetness isn’t too much. Rich is a good description

Matt_The_Cat

4.5

Delicious golden. Slot of fruit notes and general sweetness without being too cloying. Needed to let this one warm up to enjoy it the most.

steve1580

4.0

Taster at brewery. Amber pour, flat. Aroma is sweet Malts and honey. Taste leads with honey notes, toffee, caramel. Smooth, hardly notice the ABV.

tim11360

4.0

Unique and delicious.

Rowdy

4.5

The alcohol is evident but not over powering. The the Belgium malts and yeast this is a delicious Belgian sting ale.

Artsbrews

4.0

Nice Belgian banana flavor.

millhouse2881

4.25

Malty. Overall sweet super smooth and done fruity and tropical notes. I love this one.

james218

4.0

Bananas, coconut, papaya and mild mango. Drinks WAY under its abv.

jaidyn2

3.0

I have come to the conclusion I really dislike Belgian beer. This ones boozy

ryan10100

4.0

The alcohol is definitely present, but not in a bad way. Tastes more like a belgian than a blonde to me.

BradSoHard69

4.5

Echo the boozy

ryanvoight

4.5

Lots of spice and heady booze on the nose. Big punch of boxy golden malty goodness with lots of toasted bread, figs, and just a little bit of funky yeast. Honestly, it’s really similar to 120 Minute IPA, but without the big, hoppy bitterness. Delicious.

JVmailman

3.75

Sweet, smooth, boozy, but full of body and flavors.

derek1948

4.25

I didn’t get much Belgian character out of the one but the maltiness was excellent

papaouitek

4.5

sweet and malty, but not too much. I think the booze is well hidden. next time I need to snag six

Jasmine

4.0

Boozy and flavourful

robin309

4.5

Amazing beer, like they make ‘en in Belgium

james7323

5.0

what I expected for a strong Belgian

FatDan

5.0

Flawless victory

Barry

3.75

Boozy! Nice tasting Golden Ale but definitely tastes like a Belgian. Reminds me of a boozy Banana Foster.

sheabutter84

3.75

Liked it, was rich, but felt it was a tad over hopped. The bitterness took away from the unique malt aspects.

Abankimia

4.0

strong and super sweet.

john31

4.75

Party in my mouth

mike42

3.75

Boozy! Enjoyed this one

jchlubna75

4.25

6/12/21 gorgeous! Tastes like honeyed orange wine. Sweet, but not cloying. Strong, yet drinkable. Can’t wait to taste the bourbon barrel version.

Kmpease

3.75

good but you can skip it next round

paul3134

4.0

Rich flavor, almost syrupy. Also pretty hoppy.

ETN_Will

4.0

smoother than it should be. little bitter on the end but a great drinker

JellyMan196

4.75

Mellow body, but full of flavor. Outstanding belgian

zach2412

3.75

strong but too sharp on the hops

Cheftravieso

3.0

quite smooth, but overly hopped, tasting caramel or toffee notes

bradley755

1.0

too sweet, almost a soapy taste. not a big recommend here. disappointing

jarred4

1.0

personally didnt care for it. it tasted like a cheap beer trying to be fancy.

Jeffmensch

4.25

I really enjoyed this despite not being a big Belgian fan. It all just worked and I liked the slight banana/hopped up alcohol taste that was highlighted.

david4919

4.0

barrel aged. very nice.

corby1967

4.25

love the Taxman

darundgren

3.5

A little sweet for me, but still a tasty Belgian-inspired boy.

civilcraftcast

3.0

really flavorful wether you'll like the flavor is up to you

EastTXJayhawk

4.0

boozy!

bradley301

4.0

unique Belgian golden ale. not bad, slightly more bitter than I prefer.

b111365

4.5

taxman always does great work

kschau

4.0

not my favorite but my dad who is a CPA loved it and lit him up. strong beer.

Mgarber32

3.25

a little hoppy for what I was expecting. The barrel aging mixes nicely, but would have liked more spice like a true Belgian ale

christopher2279

0.0

this is always what I've imagined an imperial Golden ale would taste like. it's carnally, warm, but the alcohol is not overwhelming. there's a toffee thing going on there, and the combination of the carmelie and the mouth feel and the perfectly balanced hops make this one of my favorite beers certainly of the genre maybe ever.

howard120

4.75

this was shockingly good, really fruity, super smooth, was it really 12%??

roger204

4.5

Sweet but not overly, Belgian leaning flavor but malty. An enigmatic, strong, and flavorful example of good beer.

mark6198

3.5

Strong and intense. Sip starts out as fruity and little sweet, but then transforms into lots of maltyness and ends with a dry and boozy finish. Interesting beer.