Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale 3.41 314

Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale

	Percentile
	83
	overall

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Marshall, Michigan USA

bottled
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on tap
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
314	3.43/5.0	3.41/5.0	8.5%	70.8	Trappist glass, Tulip

Commercial Description:
Why is the Grim Reaper holding a mailbox? Well, that mailbox is from a dead Dark Horse beer. The Grim Reaper better know as "Death" was quite fond of our classic Sapient Summer Wheat Ale. When we changed it into a Belgian Style Triple, Death thought it would only be appropriate to bring something from that beer into this beer. So he picked the mailbox, and we weren’t about to argue with him. You can say what you want about him, but that Death sure has a big heart. So anyway...we brewed this beer with a Trappist yeast strain so it is very traditional. The flavors are incredibly complex with notes of mild fruit and finishes with a bit of clove. Although this beer is higher in alcohol it is very smooth and finishes dry on the palate.

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Ungstrup (16349), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Apr 26, 2008

Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of peaches, while the flavor also has notes of malt.

joergen (9060), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 19, 2007

Bottle. Cloudy yellow coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of fruits with notes of caramel and malts. Sweet fruity flavour of malts and caramel.

kp (8700), Woodstock, Georgia, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 30, 2007

Date: 09/16/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

clear dark gold, wispy off white head, streaks of drippy lace, strong sweet yeasty fresh sourdough aroma with a light spicyness, big body, sweet malt flavor, lots of spicyness, big fresh bread character, lots of yeast character, sweet fruity character some with a swirl of the yeast,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

argo0 (7304), Washington DC, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Jun 13, 2006

(12oz bottle) Small beige head atop a particulate-filled apple juice body. Aroma is sweet, pear, sugar, orange, some yeast, alcohol. Taste is very sweet, orange, pear, yeast, some alcohol, light pepper. Sticky full body. Not bad, but too sweet.

bu11zeye (6134), Frisco, Texas, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	6/10	1/5	12/20

Sep 10, 2007

(Bottle) Pours a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of mustiness, some butter, and sweet corn. Flavor of alcohol, honey, and malt. Sticks to the roof of your mouth…

Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 19, 2007

Bottle. A orange beer with a white head. Sweet malt, yeast and spicy aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a sweet light alcoholic finish.

CaptainCougar (5844), Rockville, Maryland, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 22, 2006

Sampled at the Milwaukee YEHa!05 courtesy of Hezron: Pours a clear golden with a thin ring of white head. Lightly floral, sweet biscuity Belgian malty aroma has a touch of bready yeast. Starts sweet with toffee and floral with hops, finishing more dry and bitter. Nice authenticity and complexity with a smooth finish that hides the abv well.

hopdog (5758), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 8, 2008

12oz bottle aquired in multiple trades. Poured a deep and slighlty hazy golden color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of yeast, spices, apples, and pears. Tastes of apples, candi sugar sweetness, various spices, yeast, and bananas. On the sweet side and high in carbonation.

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