4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great beer but a Belgian style triple? I don't think so. Beautiful orange color with white lacing; looks like a California IPA. Really strong with alcohol well hidden; make that an Imperial IPA like Dogfish Head 90 minute. But wait a minute; the citrus is getting overwritten with apricot and clove and well, maybe bread and yeast? Sort of mid way between a Belgian and an IPA. Would love to know what kind of hops they used.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
this is a fantastic beer. Nice and crisp with a wonderful full flavor of yeast, nutmeg... Beautiful color. Great beer. This is what I expect from a golden.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Apricot-colored with a medium rocky white head. Fruity, spicy, yeasty, straw aroma. Golden amber in colour. Flavor is citric, fruity, malty and sweet. Sharp, strong mouthfeel. Fun and tasty.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a cloudy orange color with a small even white head. Aroma is fruity and citrus with nice spice notes as well. Flavor is very spicy, like licking the buffet tray at your favorite Indian restaurant. Cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves. Maybe some star anise in there as well. Body is smooth and nice. Alcohol is well hidden. Darn good beer going on.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very peachy, nice and syrupy feel in the mouth. Very sweet with a little bit of a cinnamon flavor.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Cloudy dark orange color with small soapy white head. Aroma is sweet with fruity hops. Taste is pretty powerful. I thought the alcohol bite was a bit strong, but as it warmed I liked it more and more. It has an excellent taste/mouthfeel of over-ripe fruit. Very juicy. There is also plenty of spice (coriander, pepper). The finish is alcohol and hops. Certainly lives up to it’s "big beer" designation.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 24, 2004 Pours straight orange with minimal, but laced head. Floral aroma with apricot noted, almost to the point of perfume. This comes through also in the flavor. Hello Candi Sugar! Smooth sipping, leading to semi-dry in the finish. Only gripe is the flavor didn't seem properly blended, as the floral aroma almost dominated the maltiness in the flavor.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Doug’s Christmas 05. Dark yellow, small white head. Strong alcohol aroma, some yeast. Nice balanced strong golden ale taste. Medium mouthfeel. Pleasant floral hops at the end and lingering yeast and bread. A really wonderful strong golden ale!
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