3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (33 cl) from bierzwerg.de. Clear golden, brief medium white head. Frtuiy almondy aroma with hint of oranges and pepery spices. Medium bodied, medium to high carbonation. Dry with medium bitterness. A very nicely executed triple.
4.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Aroma/Flavour: caramel, bread, vanilla, fruit. This is either my #1 or 1A for abbey ales. So hard to find in Western Canada (only in gift packs), but an absolute treat. Smooth, the complex flavours include the caramel/vanilla hints I enjoy most, but I’ve had a bottle of two where a resin taste/smell can overpower them (maybe on the shelf too long, as people aren’t as familiar with Affligem products outside of Blonde here). Exceptional.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark straw colored pour. Huge white head with plenty of lacing in its slow wake. Caramel and vanilla aroma with yeast, malt and alcohol. Sweet tasting maltiness. Caramel flavor with yeast. Sweet sticky mouth. A little dry. Not bad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
WTF - Heineken owns these guys? They’re a dreaded macro? Anyway, had this one on tap. Slightly hazed bright golden color with a well-formed one finger white head. The aroma is rather typical for the style with banana, apple, Belgian yeast, and sweet malt. The flavor has sweet malt with some fruity spicy estery yeast notes. Medium-bodied with a good level of carbonation. Solid beer overall, for a macro.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma of banana, wheat, and lemon zest. Pours blonde with a big frothy head. Tastes of lemon zest, banana peel and yeast. Not the best but tasty.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear goldblond coloured beer with small white head and no carbonation visible. Spicy hopped aroma. Full creamy and sparkling palate. Finish is spicy hoppy bitter with a dry touch.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Full, slightly sweet tripel. My first and actually the one I most often fall back on.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: SEP 28, 2011 Absolutely hands-down THE most flavorful and enjoyable Tripel that I have yet to savor! This brew was so delicious that I completely forgot to write down my tasting notes while I was enjoying it! Once I tasted this sweet nectar, everything else came to a stop!! Flavors of ripe apricots and peppery spices paired up wonderfully and all led to a tasty finish that was dry and tart. This one is more full-bodied than others that I have tasted and it doesn’t disappoint with it’s near-high alcohol content. Sit back and savor this one slowly because as it warms those flavors and scents just magnify and become more enrichly robust!
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