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Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

Percentile
97
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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2583.79/5.03.77/5.010%97.1Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This beer is an American adaptation to the classic Belgian style of beer known as a Tripel. Historically Tripels were brewed to have a very light golden color, a moderate hop presence, and be around 9% alcohol. But we are not in Belgium, so I decided to crank up the hops, dry hop the beer with American Amarillo hops, and brew it to 10% ABV. This is our American Tripel, enjoy. Sensory Profile: Enjoy in a goblet or wine glass. Tropical fruit and honey are the two biggest aromas coming from this lively brew. While the hop bitterness is not as powerful as an IPA, the hop flavor melds nicely with the fruity flavors created by the imported Belgian yeast strain used. Food Pairing: This beer goes great with roasted vegetables, fish and rotisserie chicken. And it can be used as a aperitif before dinner with shrimp cocktail.
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 Sigmund (2344), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 2, 2010  
Bottle, kindly shared by fellow homebrewer Even. ABV not mentioned on the label. Deep golden colour, big to moderate head. Pleasant aroma of fruity American hops. Fruity flavour with notes of Belgian yeast and American hops. Quite good.


 Travlr (983), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 19, 2010  
Bottle courtesy of Greg at Birreria Paradiso - thanks Greg! Hazy orange color with a medium white head and nice lacing. Aroma of hops, licorice and white pepper. Similar flavors, with good malt profile and light spice. Interesting.


 MaltDawg (982), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
Jan 15, 2010  
(Sample Date: 1/9/2010 Source:Other) Bottle courtesy of Lithy via Butters. Spicy with light peach pear fruitiness. Mostly clear golden with big billowy head. Grassy floral hops and pronounced fruitiness. Bit of hot alcohol. Quite fruity finish is lightly bitter.


 ruskiimperial (107), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/515/20
Jan 13, 2010  
This poured a murky yellow. Initial taste has some very strong wild yeast characteristics of sourness. Sweetness balances out the sour in a pleasant way, with a faint bitterness on the aftertaste. Not the most complex belgian tripple but certainly a pleasant one.


 FlssmrBrewAlum (1249), Lisle, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 9, 2010  
750 ml bottle courtesy of Cletus. Thanks! Pours a bright hazy gold hue, crisp and well carbonated, a huge white bubbly head that dies substantially to a decent layer, laces ok. Aromas are a blast of sweet malts, fruity apple, banana, and pear esters mesh with straw, cereal grains, and lighter Belgian spice. Very fruity and dry on the nose, moving towards pear and apple especially dominant esters. Light spice, fairly sweet, dry champagnesque feel. Initial is fairly sweet, apple, pear, honey, cereal malts couple with dry champagne yeast and a touch of Belgian spice. The fruity esters stick on the palate, but dryness and some faint sweetness take dominance, leave their mark overall. Largely, a solid beer that is constructed well. However, this is not my style.. Despite this it is certainly clean, dry instead of overly sweet. Dry, floral hop essence in the finish, decent bitterness but gets swallowed up by esters. I could dig this.


 lithy (1885), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jan 6, 2010  
Bottle thanks to Cletus. Light hazy golden yellow, puffy white head. Aroma is dusty, fruity, peaches, pears, apricots, sweet floral honey. Taste is sweet, honey, floral hops with mixed fruit skins.


 Butters (1757), Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 5, 2010  
Sampled with lithy. Clearish gold with small layer of offwhite head. Slightly tart hay funk, and wheat. Tangy citrus notes. Large carbonation. Fairly tasty.


 askofficerfriendly (344), Riverview, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 3, 2010  
A: Pours a cloudy yellow hue with a very tall white head. Crazy retention and tons of lace. S: Nice citrus aroma with mild spicy notes. T: Citrus, bananas, big league chew bubblegum. Hints of grassy floral hops and a bit of booze in the finish. M: Medium in body, good carbonation, a hint of boozy burn. D: Pretty good a nice American version of the style.



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