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Brewed by Black Raven Brewing
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Redmond, Washington USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Cask at M&V. Okay, so I’ve had this on draft but didn’t rate. That bing said, my memory of this beer is nothing like the cask experience. Pours a murky golden with a grayish green tint and a huge sticky grayish white head that laces the glass incredibly for a cask pour. Big banana clove, tons of spice, light wheat, and a huge bubblegum blast and some hop bittering at the end. God damn amazing nose! Wooooo! Creamy smooth body with amazing carb for a cask beer. Clove, cinnamon, vanilla, grassy hops, banana, Belgium yeastiness...so good. Just finished and I’m going to have a second!

750ml bottle from RiversideAK, big thanks for this one man! One of the coolest bottles and labels I’ve seen. Pours a lightly hazed golden orange with a creamy off white head that left behind some great lacing. Light spice, citrus and grassy hops in the nose. Off dry on the palate with citrus and spice.

Bottle 237/480. Pours a hazy amber with a tan head. Smells of coriander, grassy, some light wheaty hints. Tastes of bubblegum, clove, spice, earthy, coriander with a dry finish. Enjoyable.

Light golden amber color, buscuity, pineapple, bready, caramel, very interesting nose. Medium body. Alcohol well hidden, bready, pineapples, spicy mouth. Lingering bready, piney finish. Very interesting. Not like any other Belgian strong ale.

Vibrant bright gold, beefy thick white head. Peppery bubblegum aroma. I wouldn’t like pepper bubblegum but in this case it’s inviting. Half strong golden, half tripel. The candied sweetness is balanced and tempered with dry white pepper.

Bottle courtesy of ericandersnavy. Yellowish pour. Floral smell with soft spice. Light dry grain. Flavor is grainy bitter with sweetness. Soapy smell also. Pretty tasty.

Bottle from Malt & Vine. No. 232 out of 480. Pours a lightly hazy orange cold with a good fluffy off-white head. Aromas are soft light fruits, banana ester and some yeast/spice. Medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is fruit of all kinds. This is the first beer where I’d buy bubblegum as an aspect. It’s mildly astringent, starting towards sweet, ending towards dry, with a lot of hot bits in the finish. Not much heat. The fruit confusion ends mostly on a light stone fruit note. Fairly clean, definitely refreshing.

Thanks, Marc. Reddish gold color. Musty yeast fruit citrus in the aroma.. Mid-size body. Feels sasion-ish. Hoppy, yeast, fruit, spice. Has some definite bright fruits int he flavor. Lightly sweet. Good stuff. Bottle #276.

Lots of sediment in this gold beer. Tons of yeast in the flavor and aroma, Belgian yeast. Sweet, typical for the style. Well carbonated. Some coriander and spice. Very much like a tripel.

750 ml bottle poured a clear gold with a lasting creamy white head. Aromas of straw, pear, earthiness, white pepper and citrus. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of straw, earthiness, lemon and white pepper with a smooth dry finish.