5 Seasons North Garden Gnome Trippel

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Abbey Tripel
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Date: June 22, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque orange, fine beige head
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, floral, herbal, fruity esters
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of phenolic spicyness, light earthyness, orange citrus
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Appearance: Lightly hazed, golden-hued body with a scant, white head.

Smell: Sweet-scented notes of honey-enveloped pilsner malts with ripe fruit, a vague spice tone, and some noted alcohol.

Taste: Flavors of honey and powdered sugars accented pils malts, notably sweet, I must add. The brew is very quick to add a dense layer of warming alcohol. Continental hops, very modestly bitter. Fruity elements of white peaches and white wine. Drying on the back end, though some sweetness tries to poke out from the finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium-light carbonation.

Overall: Fairly decent. Sweetness and alcoholic heat are the order of the day.

Sample at Westside brewpub. Comes clear gold with average white head. Aroma of malt, fruit and spice. Taste is malt, dark fruit, spice and yeast. Very nice.