4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 Savvy1982 (1430) - Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 15, 2010
Bottle. Thanks to hobbersr for the share. Pours clear gold, thin white head, spotty lacing. Nose is peach, apricot, perfume, an oily note here as well, very rich, floral, some trace notes of hops. Flavors of stonefruit, cream, spice, reminds me of Condrieu, perfectly balanced and lush. A fantastic Tripel.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 virtuosovii (103) - California, USA - FEB 7, 2010
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2010 This wasn’t absolutely spectacular but it was still pretty darn good. I enjoyed it. Citrusy and hoppy. Some sweet malts. I was drinking this around the same time as the Sawyer’s tripel on tap at Stone and I’d have to say that the Sawyer’s tripel was much better. Still a good brew though!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 sigma23 (380) - , Maine, USA - APR 4, 2009
pours soft golden yellow with white head. sweet malt pulls through a little hop bite. sweet light sugar with a little alcohol showing through. great collab brew.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 SFLpunk (134) - Burlington, Vermont, USA - MAR 20, 2009
12oz brown glass pry-top. No date.
Appearance: A hazy orange/amber with a thin, bone-white head that recedes quickly leaving some light spotting.
Nose: Lots of pine-y hops right off the bat! Some medium-sweet wheat notes come through and a faint fruitiness. I get a lot of mixed citrus as the hops and the "Belgian" parts meet.
Palate: Medium-bodied and clean. There’s the traditional tripel notes here with white peach, earthy/bark notes, and is framed out by a nice hop bitterness and flavors of dried pine, grapefruit and leaves.
Notes: This is a seriously good beer! I particularly enjoy how the hops give the beer a frame for the flavors. The keep the tripel from being sweet or overly fruity. Nice work and please brew this one again!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 jsh12bama (626) - Alabama, USA - AUG 23, 2008
Draft @ Stone bistro. Was expecting another boring tripel and was blown away by this brew. Aroma of bread and yeast. A lot more hops than I expected mixes nicely with the spice and yeast. Very good!!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 LilKem (1214) - Marietta, Ohio, USA - APR 11, 2009
Very nice belgian. Lots of spice, corriander, candi malt, apple, pineapple, currants, and cloves, butterscotch, and yeast. Some spiced hop flavor that I didn’t expect in a belgian but appreciated for the imaginative aspect.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 robinvboyer (2195) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - JUN 9, 2010
12oz bottle
clear golden pour with a small white head, and good lacing.
ALpha hops aroma, with some light, tart, bright fruits. Some candi sugars, and some candied cherries? Flavor is very nice! lots of light fruits, with a subtle yeast, with a semi dry, hoppy finish! excellent beer!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 mabel (4405) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 9, 2009
[2282-20090616] 12floz bottle. Sweet orange zest hops aroma with mild toasted pie crust and vegetal hay hints. Slightly hazy, medium orange body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head. Sweet bitter orange citrus hops flavour, very hoppily sweet and lovely. Medium-full body is bitter. Wow, very drinkable.
(Vintage 2008 @ beerbistro; Toronto, ON; w/ jerc)
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 badlizard (4405) - San Diego, California, USA - AUG 3, 2008
Tasted at brewery for the RBSG. Clear deep golden with a fizzy white head. Floral, citrus, hops, and fruit aroma. Sweet malty, nectar, passion fruit, hibiscus, and candy taste with good alcoholic warmth.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 brewblackhole (1584) - Muskego, Wisconsin, USA - APR 3, 2009
Somewhat impressive sugar malt and pear/banana aroma,if you linger on this ,its really first class. Taste also pretty much right up there,rich slightly sweet malting ,hints of light fruit,a little alcohol ,just the slightest of bitterness in finish,much less then in other tripels , which leads to a real smoothness rather then the spicey bite of others,nothing monsterous,but a really fantastic bottle of beer
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