Anderson Valley Brother Davids Triple

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Boonville, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Very Good Gravity Relatively High Alcohol Content Very Good Flavor.. This Beer is readily available @ Beverages And More! It is mainly avaliable in Carmel Mountain Store #12

A great sipping beer-strong, complex combo of sweet/spicy. Long, long finish. A great bargain compared to Belgian ales. No more wax seal on bottles.

Taken on good word from Dave at HO10KB in New Kensington, PA They had it on tap so I tried that first and it was delicious. Lighter look than expected. Iced Tea color. Weak Iced Tea at that. STRONG flavor. Over the top Triple. Sweet, malty BOOZY goodness. One of the best Abbey style beers offered by an American brewery. An Abbey style beer that doesn’t taste like someone just blended Chimay and Yuengling. What a delightful surprise. I had almost given up on American Belgians. Perfect yeasty, Belgian flavor. Would love to have them make a Quad. Honestly, I can’t think of one other American brewery that has gotten it this right. Mouthfeel - not too carbonated. Just the right balance of syrup to ale. A TINY bit hot. Am planning on laying three down for a few years. We’ll see if they can last. Dear Anderson - PLEASE make a Quad!!

UPDATED: AUG 26, 2007 Wow. I am not sure what went wrong when most of you rated this beer but my wife and I absolutely loved this one. Sampled from a 16.9 oz brown bottle this fine brew poured a cloudy bronze color with a small white head. The aroma was strong and sugary with a faintly sour tangy and fruity finish. The flavor is strong sweet candi with nice ripe fruits and a yeasty middle. the finish is tangy sugars. I found the alcohol to be rather well disguised and found an enjoyable thick mouthfeel. I will definitely be tracking down this one again.

A bottle well-protected against oxidation by a vinyl (not wax) seal must count for something... a gentle pour uncovers tiny & constant sparkling effervescence throughout a honey-hazed amber body under a creamy, cream-colored head. Aroma finds smoky yeasts, like a nice Gouda with a plantain undertow and hints of maple. Alcohol concentration makes me say, "woooh"... flavors as rich as a Barleywine. Fruits and yeasts. I stop taking notes at this time by writing, "Forget Notes. Just Drink. This is Tops." There you go.

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I was surprised to see how many people really didn’t care for this beer. I loved it. Very lightly hazed, yellow body with moderate head and good lacing. The alcohol really drove its flavor into my nose, but it carried great notes of pepper and clove without leaving much sense of alcohol. The flavor and palate hit every note right, being a balance of aggressive and comforting flavors, rich and tingling mouthfeel, and more. Really good beer.

Bottle. I liked this a lot! Amber, a little bit bubbly and effervescent. Crisp, tart aroma, but the flavor is surprisingly well-balanced with malts pitching in their share to the rich taste. Some honey, maple syrup, and chocolate go quite well with the strong tripel hops. Quite well done.

Pretty! Like a cat’s eye stone! Smells goooooood. Tastes like summer nights on a wraparound porch!

I must say that this had a really weird plastic top on it, like fake wax plastic. Reddish glow, semi transparent with no head i could see. Lots of bannanas and yest in the aroma. Very carbonated up front with some lemon thing going on, but the real deal here is fresh baked bannana bread, this tasted just like a big ol mouthful, slight burnt bitterness at the end. Solid.

clear apple cider colored, very nice closely knit foamy head...yeasty, banana-bread aroma..very very assertive banana-laced yeast flavors...spicy flavors too...with biting alcohol and background sourness...extremely full bodied, meaty, bready...i like this a lot actually...very thick.