4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
tulip at toronado in north park.. not gonna lie, was a little lite when I had this but it still stood out as a cut above the rest...Bright yellow color announcing itself and the smell had overtones of bourbon and I LOVE all ales brewed in that style.. sweet overtone and couldnt even sense the ETOH.. I could taste a great array of sweet dried fruits, some vanilla and of course and punch of jim beam bourbon on the palate at the end.. Cant believe this beauty has 11% ABV, it hides it well.. This little thing is a lady in public but a role playing, toy slinging naughty girl in private... Great tripel
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy Nate, March 10 Tasting. Pours golden with fizzy white head. Brown sugar, whisky, vanilla and oak. Vanilla and mild hoppy flavor, brown sugar, dry and oaky. Cream soda-like, or a bourbon and water. Just a touch too harsh at the end.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at teresas. Pours a bright yellow body with slight haze. Aroma is delicious tart and some citrus fruit. Taste is a bit dryer than expected.. but extremely drinkable and delicious.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours golden with a big white head. Flavor is sweet with fruit and vanilla notes. Finishes with a big Jim Beam flavor. Really nice Tripel.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sweet abbey tripel aroma with notes of vanilla and pear, almost like a saison. It pours golden blonde with a huge foamy head. The sweet, smooth, delicious tripel flavor is followed by a bite from the Jim Bean barrels. But this bite finishes on the palate nicely.
4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From 2007 vintage bottle. Oak, honey, vanilla, sweet and velvety; bourbon. Great nose. Some raisins, too. Hazy amber clear with thin white lacing head. Medium-heavy body with medium carbonation and alcoholic warming. Sweet start to finish, weak bourbon and ginger ale taste. Dry finish with light chalky bitterness. Nice flavor that has mellowed a bit, warming at the end.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Allagash
Curieux
Pours pale gold with a thin white head and excellent retention. Some lacing on the glass. Aroma of Belgian yeast, cloves and alcohol. Smell is somewhat reminiscent of a good hefe, but with more booze. Flavor is cloves, alcohol, bananas and a slightly sour metallic finish. Pretty damn good. Like a bigger, better hefe.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sort of a cloudy golden color in the glass. Oak and bourbon aromas with a little bit of vanilla sweetness. On the palate there are more bourbon flavors and a nice level of complexity overall. Really unique and enjoyable. I feel like some oaked beers easily go overboard with the oak, but that wasn’t the case here at all.
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