Baudelaire Beer Ale Absurd Rye Tripple

Brewed by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Abbey Tripel
Dexter, Michigan USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

In short: An original rustic big blond Belgian ale, like a cranked up Saison, very good
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed probably fresh, pplit three-way, thanks to the Trois-Rivières comedic duo
The look: Cloudy dark blonde body topped by a medium off-white head
In long: Nose is moderately rye, some dry grass, rustic yeast, musty woody notes (although no wood/barrels here). Taste is crunchy grainy pale malts, very rustic/barnyard, a bit bretty/leathery, rye presence is very discreet, fruity notes of pears. Finishes dry. Drinks more like a big Saison than a Triple per say. I really liked that beer. The Beaudelaire series is far from the usual JP signature funky beers but they are just as good. After that beer we went back to the party, I got drunk again and broke stuff, because when I’m drunk I turn perfectly working items into dozens of useless smaller parts. Basically when I’m drunk I’m like a reverse MacGyver.

(Bottled, 0.75l, rated 2011-07-22) Hazy copper with HUGE amounts of foam (had to pour the beer in three glasses right away). Sour, berry-malty and sweetish nose. Flavor is sweet and berryish, with lots of sourness and some green apple. Some rye maltiness, too, and alcohol not completely hidden despite the sweetness. Medium body, foamy CO2. All the JP beers are from the same mold, but this is not among the best of them.

Bottle. Slight gusher. Amber pour with frothy dirty white head. Aroma is very rye forward, tons of brett, JP funk, some belgian yeast, quite spicey and yeasty. Taste is tart, lots of grain, tripel yeast, bready, a tad of alcohol. Palate is good, full bodied with prickly carbonation, long finish.

(Bottle, 0.75 l - batch 378, at Pikkulintu, 20110708) Gusher. The beer poured amber and a little bit hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had sourness, spices, fruitiness and rye bread. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, fruitiness, sourness, sweetness, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was sour, fruity and bitter. Not the best JP brew.

Bottle 750 ml batch 378
Aroma: gusher , hazed amber with frothy pillow like top. Sticky lace.
Appearance: frontal dryness , leafy sweetness with some tartness on side. Bit of funk and black pepper. 8-
Palate / Taste: Frontal bouncy carbonation. Sugars with brown kind as main one . Easy going m, mild with leafy green top. Finishing with alcohol. Interesting brew.

Ken’s bottle, lovely stuff. Malty aroma. Enormous amount of foam in my pour. Wild wild, love the brett, good malt and yeast, and a little rye edge. A minority in tha it tastes better than it smells.Very smooth, lots of head even 15 minutes in.

Bottled@The 2nd ES/CS Beer Tasting. (thanks XA). Deep goldeny orange/amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is spices, some tart wood, mild rye as well as some yeasty notes. Flavour is a bunch of fruits, some tart fruits, wood, mild ryebready and bready notes. Rather sour/tart wooden notes towards the finish.

Bottle. High creamy and long lasting white head. Hazy orange body. Powerful grapefruit pine vinegar aroma. Hoppy fruity spicy flavor. Low carbgonation. Long bitter aftertaste.