4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of the best tripels available and widely available at that. Brownish gold coloration, thick head, and a wonderfully sweet taste. Tried first in 2007.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle 330ml at Mendibil (Irun). Masterpiece. Aromas of caramel, cheese, and dough. Taste is sweet and sour, very long. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Yellow, cloudy, with a thin head.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
33cl bottle poured into an Achel Trappist glass. Deep amber with two fingers thick creamy off-white head that quickly dissipates. A lot of yeast sediment. Aroma is spices, candy sugar, and yeast. Flavor is fresh fruit, spiciness, bread, with a nice warming alcohol kick. Palate is a thick and a bit sticky with moderate carbonation. Nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(750ml bottle) hazy deep golden pour, effervescent bubbles, and a long lasting creamy tan head with excellent lacing. Nose is peppery, Belgian yeast, golden raisins, cream, quite complex, smells excellent and perfect to style. Taste is also peppery, spicy Belgian yeast, alcohol, golden raisins and other dried fruits. Carbonation is spot on, very carbonated, fairly dry, and linger of dried fruits.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, 330ml from Hopduvel Warehouse, Ghent. Hazed gold with white head. Really spicy, yeasty on the nose leading to quite a sweet, fuity, yeasty beer with plenty of added spice. The alcohol shows through the sugared body, giving a candy, burning note. Full and characterful, very pleasant.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle poured into snifter.
The bold smell of this beer is what hits first. The lofty head allows it to fill the glass and really makes you want to take a sip. The caramel aroma is most prominent to me.
The color is murky gold. Almost a yellow/orange amber. There is a slight haze but certainly not cloudy. Light sits in the fluid.
Taste is smooth and well rounded. Mostly sweet but not overly sugary. v Very even flavor.
The carbonation is low. Medium to full body but slick in texture. The finish is long and very powerful.
Overall, this beer tastes like beer to me (and I mean that in a great way). There is no prevailing additive flavor or ingredient. This beer tastes like a perfect balance of malt and hop to make a smooth bold taste. Very well crafted.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 21, 2012 bottle - golden body with a white head - malty and fruity nose - very fruity flavour with a nice malty background, well hidden alcohol but some comes through
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Clear golden with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, yeast and fruit. Flavour is malt, yeast, fruit, medium sweet, medium bitter, spices and a little citrus.
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