4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at 5 Seasons North. Seems to have a bit more yellowishness than the standard tripel but it could be the light. A bit hazy. Flavor starts out full and sweet, nice big tripel flavors but the yeast is missing. Instead there is a taste of chardonnay (this must have been aged in chard barrels) that adds an element of tart/sour that i’ve never had in a tripel, also some nice oak flavor... i like it! It does seem a bit wrong to call this one of my favorite tripels when it lacks a key traditional characteristic and adds some abnormal ones, but i’ll do it anyway. Thinner and more dry on the finish, again uncharacteristically. Quite complex overall, which makes me love it more. One of the best and most unique tripels i’ve had.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Appearance: Pours out a lightly hazed, golden body with a thin layer of white foam that dissipated out fairly quickly.
Smell: Sweetish nose of pils malt dipped in golden syrup and punctuated by some alcohol and fragrant white peach tones and fainter notes of spice and citrus.
Taste: Sweet tastes of pilsner and pale malts boosted further by some candi sugar influences and a perceived taste of wildflower honey. In rolls a warming alcoholic quality and taste of peaches, giving it a taste of fine peach schnapps. Hint of lemony citrus. Spicy flavor reminiscent of dried coriander. No more than a tiny bit of bitterness. Continually drying and warming right up until the semi-dry finish with a last, final dose of spice and fruitiness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. There’s a definite stickiness to mouthfeel, but thankfully it’s amply carbonated to keep it from ever becoming cloying.
Drinkability: A sweet, rich tripel that added a nice, complimentary counterbalance to the beer battered onion rings and its spicy curry dipping sauce.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Golden/orange color. A bit deeper in color than other tripels I’ve seen. The flavor is fruity and heavy on maltiness. The mouthfeel is oily and slick. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Cloudy orange. Aroma of sweet malts. Slight aroma of that white stuff between the orange rind and the meat inside of an orange. Goes down light and refreshing. Lingering bitterness brings balance to the loveliness of the drink. Aging this for a year seems to have added to the character. Flavorful, calming, creamy mouthfeel. Medium Bodied.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2009
Date: February 22, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque orange, fine white head, sweet esters fruity aroma with lots of spices
Body: big body
Flavor: lots of fruity sweetness, balanced with the spicy character, sweet orange in both aroma and flavor
Date: July 12, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Aroma: aroma still has lots of sweet fruity esters with a hint of citrus and balancing spicyness finishing with a yeasty fresh bread character
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: fruity flavor is still rich but drying out to allow the spicy phenolics to take center stage, picking up a nice blackpeppper edge in the finish
Date: August 20, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.6 to 3.8
Aroma: aroma has an extra depth of sweetness with a nice honey character
Flavor: sweetness is back in the flavor but the spicyness is as big as ever, a nice malt candy character like a spiced candy drizzled with honey
Overall: age has been very kind to this beer
Date: November 13, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
sweet spiced honey, has mellowed into a really fine beverage, sad that this is the last keg of the first batch, time to brew more
Date: January 29, 2009
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
sweet and spicy, more earthyness than before, I thought this beer was gone,
Date: November 25, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub westside
Appearance: opaque yellow, big white head
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, nice lemony citrus
Flavor: picking up a nice citrus tartness in the flavor along with the spices, honey sweetness comes through as it warms
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 6/20
Fruity with a great head, a nice amber/orange color, filling and delicious. Just sweet enough.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap on 3/3/07: Pours a clouded hazy copper orange with a thin, wispy ring of white head. Sweet, bready, biscuity malty aroma has good authenticity and some peppery spice notes. Body starts with a sweet toasty caramel biscuit flavor, light fruity esters, nice carbonation and a smooth, bittersweet finish with a touch of tartness. A pretty good, and true to style abbey tripel.
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