Bison Marmalade Triple

Brewed by Bison Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Berkeley, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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8/4/11 on tap @ pap. Bison brewing marmelade tripel. Smells and tastes, like matches, sulfur, wood, pale grain...orange? the citrus is mellow.... i kinda want some more if it is billed as ’marmalade’. crisp yet almost sticky and fruity.... but not so much sweet. theres a bitterness from spice in there which helps out. 6/3.5/6/3/13+

Sampled on tap @ 1702, Tucson; August 2011
Arrives from the tap with a frothy, fairly tight, pale tan colored head. The beer is a dark gold / amber color that shows a brilliantly clear, bright-gold hue when held up to the light. The aroma smells of lime scented, honey like malt up front; it really reminds me of orange marmalade actually, even having the characteristic tartness that marmalade has. Touches of turbinado sugar and a maltiness that reminds me of pale pastry crust and whole grain crackers.

Somewhat sweet tasting as if first hits my tongue, this sweetness grows a bit through to the finish were it is also boosted by an orange citrus flavor. Touches of vanilla like flavors seem to accentuate the citrus notes and the spiciness from the yeast contributes accentuating flavors of sweet ginger, white pepper, sweet clove, and even some earthy-herbal spiciness that sort of reminds me of dirty coriander; this last isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds. Some of the spiciness comes from some warming higher alcohols, though the alcohol is fairly well integrated here. While this has some heft to it, it has the lightness that a Tripel needs and maintains a drinkable quality that could make this beer dangerous. Hints of cracker like malt join with the pale malt sweetness to contribute some extra complexity to this beer; it doesn’t quite have the toothsome grain / malt character that I adore in the great examples of the style, but this certainly isn’t all that shabby either.

This is a decent beer, I wasn’t expecting too much for it and it has managed to be a pleasant beer to be drinking. I like that the marmalade wasn’t nearly so over done (as the citrus was in the last beer I had), though it certainly plays a big role in this beer.

(On draught at Papago). Pours clear golden color with white head that shows some active carbonation. Aroma has some orange, florals, spice. Taste is sweet with a bit of spice kick and a hop biitterness. Medium bodied with oily texture. Bitter finish. Ok.

On tap; golden/amber beer with not much head. Aroma was simple, but of wheat, banana and alcohol. Slightly below average style; sticky and fruity, but not sweet finish.

A golden ale with a difference. Instead of hop bitterness we get a bitter orange and sticky sugar flavour.

An Orange Marmalade tripel that lived up to its name. Orange pour with thin head. Spicy and citrusy aroma, Orange in the flavour with some bitter hop. Lekker!

Draft. Amber beer with a whitish head. Yeast and spice aroma with earth. Orange and yeast flavor with light spice. Medium bodied. Orange and yeast lingers with light earth and light dust.