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Allagash Tripel Reserve

Allagash Tripel Reserve - Abbey Tripel

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
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Broad Distribution
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8583.88/5.03.87/5.09%99.5Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This golden hued ale is marked by passion fruit and herbal notes in the aroma, with subtle suggestions of banana and honey surfacing from its deep and complex palate. The Tripel's finish is remarkably long and soothing.
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 CheersMate1 (608), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Batch # 136. Picked up from Greens Ponce De Leon. The cork may be used as a deadly weapon. This thing exploded right out of the bottle. Holy crap. Anyways, Nice looking head. Nice slight orange haze color. The beer looks pretty friggin good. Head eventually fades away to leave a thin layer. Very fruity aroma. Yeast is noticeable as well. Very pugnent beer. Slight citrus aroma. This beer doesn’t have that cheap fruit aroma, but a very nuanced and complex one. Very fruity and a nice yeast taste. The beer is too carbonated for me. It gets in the way of having the smooth flavors sit on your tongue. Nice banana/yeast and slight citrus. Nice candy sugar sweet flavor. This is a nice trippel. I just wish the carbonation would have been toned down.


 jimhilt (1585), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Pours a four finger white head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Clear pale amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Oak and dark fruit nose. Flavor is sweet oak, bready and some orange peel at finish. Decent triple. $3.00 for a 12oz bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.


 nqualls (1200), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 23, 2009  

Source: 750 mL bottle purchased in Georgia.
Glass: Tulip.
Appearance: Clear gold pour with a two finger white head.
Aroma: Fruit and candi sugar, with a hint of alcohol.
Flavor: Fruity, but very dry and bready finish.
Palate: Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall: Not my favorite tripel. Finish was too dry, and the fruit didn’t dominate the palate as much as I would have liked.


 ChainGangGuy (2313), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 18, 2009  
12 ounce bottle - $2.79 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours out a nearly clear, bright golden body with two fingers worth of white foam. Smell: Spiced and sweetened sliced bananas greet the nose first, then enter some fruity notes of white peaches, Golden Delicious apples, pineapple, and maybe, just maybe even a bit of bitter orange. Background waft of whole, smile-inducing booze. Taste: Pale malts, maybe some lightish wheat with a touch of overall breadiness. It starts candi sugar sweet but it instantly begins drying away. Richly fruity melange in the middle. Cracked cloves. A single, solitary drop of vanilla. Sharp floral touches alongside some hop bitterness. Peppery alcohol tries to hit you with a hammer, but the other various flavors try to keep it at bay. The other fruit flavors dim down, but the citrusy orange peel character remains. Dry, warming finish with a touch of dried herbs. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation. Drinkability: Good! It embodies a fine line between full flavored and relatively easily drinkability despite the punchy 9% ABV.


 Chipper (139), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Dark yellow, with a moderate white head. Fruit, spice, and a little yeast aroma. Very smooth, a little hops, fruit, and a hint of alcohol. Excellent stuff.


 gotohelunc (451), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Bomber. Cloudy light orange colored, thick white head. Big nose of dough. Flavors of yeast, banana, a little lemon, and alcohol. Warming, but easy drinking and a nice finish of hops. Good straight ahead Tripel.


 baraciisch (131), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Yellow orange in color... Citrusy yeasty aroma... Flavor is crisp, citrusy with the yeasty finish you expect of a tripel... Very good representation of the style for an American brewery... Might be better than some of the Belgian tripels I’ve had... Kind of a bitter finish... Good beer.


 zizzybalubba (125), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 3, 2009  
750 mL bottle from Total Wine (Batch 127, purchased January 2009). Pale yellowish-orange pour with a white head. Aroma of banana, clove, and a hint of honey. Flavors of banana, peppery spice, yeast, sugar, and a bit of alcohol. Very well balanced. Because this beer seems to be just about everywhere I tend to take it for granted but it is an excellent beer that I should ask for more often.



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