Anderson Valley Brother Davids Triple

2006 bottle (gold wax) sampled Sept ’08.

Pours caramel yellow, small head. Peaches, honey, alcohol on the nose, a flavor driven by mellow sweet honey, not a lot of hop character at this age, hints of stone-fruit, surprisingly good considering my expectations for the beer and, for that matter, the individual components of the beer. Nearly flat mouthfeel, yet it’s nice to drink, the ABV present more in flavor and particularly aroma than in the heat on the tongue or thickness; there is seems more in the 8% range.

Not an absolute standout, but better than many Anderson Valley products and pretty enjoyable at two years of age.

Deep amber color pour with a big foamy head that lasted throughout. Aroma of apricots and apples, yeast, spice and definite alcohol. Flavor is similar. Lots of sweet fruit up front with the spice coming next and then a big alcohol bite on the finish. Very tasty, but the alcohol starts to overpower after a couple glasses.

Pours amber with a very thin head that disappears quickly. Aroma of apple with a touch of honey. Taste at first is very fruity, apples and pears, mixed with bread. Turns sour in the aftertaste. Booze is apparant. Very average offering, would try it again though.

Amber, fruity, caramel , sweet and sour, bready, slight licorice, spice, alcohol.

From a bottle poured a dark orange-amber body (dark for a trippel). Sweet, sticky, nutty, boozy. Syrupy and cloying. Alcohol not well masked. Not a very enjoyable trippel. Rather disappointing.