4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 BrotherGrendel (787) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 6, 2008
Tasting at PP C-bad, thanks to DenverLogan! Cloudy light orange hue, white head, watery lacing. Nose is bubblegum and cotton candy, yeast, light fruits, grassy hops, delicious! Initial taste of big fruit syrup, bubblegum yeast, floral and grassy hops, spice, pepper, wheat, finishes sweet and dry with modest alcohol burn. Watery smooth texture with ample carbonation. Great flavor profile, high drinkability, pleasing finish, one of the highlights of the night!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Lagunitasfan (1309) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 1, 2008
750 bottle. Hazy orange/amber pour. Great head, and lace sticking to the side of the glass. Spicy fruity fun.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Headbanger (2484) - Aurora, Illinois, USA - AUG 31, 2008
750 ml bottle-Pours a hazy orangish with a hint of amber and has a nice white covering for a head. Aroma of yest, citrus, and spices. Taste is of yeast, caramel, malt, sweetness, hops, and slight alcohol. This medium bodied brew is very well balanced and qui9te nice. I wish all of Boulevard’s brews cam across as well as their Smokestack Series. Nice Job.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 decaturstevo (4157) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - AUG 22, 2008
A hazed orange pour with tan head and lace. Clove and hot cinnamon spice on the nose. Corriander and a decent bitter. Very good carbonation and mouthfeel for the style. A beer I would like to sample again with a clean fresh palate.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 BeerHawk (1748) - Huntsville, Alabama, USA - AUG 19, 2008
UPDATED: OCT 13, 2008 Sampled at the 2008 Music City Brewers Fest. Hazy orange with a frothy white head that left light lacing. Nice fruit, malt, and spice mix in the aroma. Sweet fruit flavor with a hop backing. Medium body and lively carbonation. Starts sweet but ends with a slight bitterness. Re-rate= Bottle. More distinct clove in the aroma and flavor this time around. Also some small particles noticed floating about. The rest remains the same.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 GJF (1078) - Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA - AUG 18, 2008
Solid tripel. Pours a hazy gold with a dense, rocky white head. Lively carbonation (the wife says too much, I say about right). Plenty of spice and yeast in the flavor, with a malty sweet finish. More caramel and hops come out as it warms up.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 fonefan (29425) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 10, 2008
Bottle 75cl @ the Horse school WSF-08 afterparty in Opstal. Clear medium yellow amber color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, fruity, moderate to light heavy yeasty, spicy coriander - pepper ! Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (240508)
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 blutt59 (5714) - Dallas, Texas, USA - AUG 10, 2008
bottle, golden color, nice foamy head, nose is dried fruits and some spice, flavor of green apple, honey and light oak, very nice finish
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 mabel (5043) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 9, 2008
[1433-20080531] Bottle. Nice Belgian yeast aroma has a bit of boozy grains. Hazy, medium orange body with a long-lasting foamy off-white head. Nice sweet citrus juice flavour with a bit of Belgian yeast. Medium body is a little acidic. Quite good.
(3T @ Mondial; Montreal, QC)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 illidurit (1683) - Santa Cruz, California, USA - AUG 7, 2008
Thanks to whoever brought this bottle to the RBSG 08 Grand Tasting. Gold pour with an excellent facsimile of a lacy Belgian head. Overripe green apple aroma, some sweet citrus. Flavor is doughy malt with apple and banana esters and a touch of clove spiciness. Medium-thin body, well-carbonated, dry finish. A pretty standard tripel.
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