3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Notes from Seattle International Beer Festival. Smells like bananas. Tastes like bananas. Unfortunately I drink enough Belgians to know be much more specific than that. Tastes yeasty, but thankfully no metal. Poured cloudy orange.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Picked up this rather expensive brew from Greens on Ponce De Leon. 25.4 oz. bottle. Haze brown/yellow/orange color. Nice fluffy head that sticks around; damn good looking tripel if you ask me. Fruity/sweet aroma. Not extremely pungent. I am gonna let this warm up a wee bit...Fruit and yeast become more and more noticeable as the beer warms up. Not so much on the wood I must . Slight banana aroma as well. Man that wood flavor is immediately noticeable. Very nice subtle wood at first then some yeast/banana/fruit flavor. As the beer warms the wood is still very slight in terms of aroma, but aroma is still nice overall. This beer is awesome. Really love the wood mixed with the fruit. Very smooth. Just an amazing tripel if you ask me. One of my favorites, if not my favorite. I believe this is due to the wood aging. Nice ABV too!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
courtesy of Allen - clear golden-blond colour with an elusive white foam; very estery and fruity aroma with notes of alcohol and wood; full-bodied and quite sweet, residual sugars in a long fruity and spicy finish with robust warming alcohol notes - very good beer
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUL 27, 2009 Shared with oobawa (of BA fame) tonight. Nothing particularly wrong with this one, just not worthy of the 15.99 price tag. Not much bourbon on the nose. Beautiful pour, would be a 5 if there was a little more lacing. Flavor is pretty solid, but it’s hard to notice the bourbon till it starts to warm up. Very subtle and extremely drinkable for the ABV. Should I up the palate to a 5? Possibly... but no. Wouldn’t mind drinking this again but I won’t be buying.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured golden yellow, CO2, apricot, citrus, citrus rine, yeasty, little bannana, little alcohol.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Reviewed (Draft at Brouwer’s, Seattle, TX):
Pours a somewhat cloudy body, very pale yellow. Fluffy white head creamy and lasting. Sweet sour aroma, light. Sour taste, pretty sweet. Not rotten, or acidic-ly sour. Relatively smooth. Refreshing. Fruity tasting. A little dry on the aftertaste. Tasty.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cloudy chestnut brown color, medium creamy khaki head. Light-medium malty aroma. Very smooth, creamy texture. Alcoholic but not overdone. A little heat, bourbon. Medium sweetness. Not your usual tripel, but well made, tasty. Followed up with some chocolate nutty cheesecake..
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
poured cloudy golden with a head that faded quicly to give good lacing. smelled like bourbon barrell and tasted about the same with a little fruit flavor mixed in as well.
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