 jasonp (1509), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2008 Bottle. Beautiful citrusy, American hoppy nose with a twinge of mango and tropical fruits. Pours a clear golden with a thick white head. Very nice. Flavor starts with pale malty sweetness then a burst of citrusy, lemon mango hoppiness. Light grass. Moderate bitterness level but abundant hop aroma and flavor. Well-attenuated. Lovely medium body with lively carbonation. No fruity, estery, clovey yeast aromas in this beer. A unique, American take on a Tripel. Great beer.
tytoanderso (1386), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 5, 2008 750ml bottle from NYbeer. This beer has a fantastic aroma. Honey, some dusty and wet hay, tropical fruit, bread dough. Very nice and unique interplay of malt, yeast and hops. Pours a bright hazy gold with a fluffy white head that doesn’t stick around for too long. A fine amount of of yeast particulate and tiny carbonation is present as well. Well balanced on the tongue as well. There’s a overriding yeasty spice presence with underlying notes of honeyed malt, pineapple, mango, zesty hops,, tart apples. Quite nice. Firm on the palate with excellent carbonation. Finishes with a zesty yeasty and hop finish. Can’t wait to try the Golden Delicious!
RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 3, 2008 Poured a crisp golden color into the trappist glass with a huge fluffy, white head. A very pleasant scent; honey, apples, passion fruit, hops and spice. The flavor was excellent with tropical fruits, mango, grapefruit and some nice hops. I loved the mix of the classic belgian tripel style and the way the hops were still very noticeable and flowery.
bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 (750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy golden body with a tall dense long-lasting white head. Aroma of orange peel, mango, light florals, and light pineapple. Flavor of floral/grassy hops, orange peel, dried mango, light apple, some apricot, and spicy yeast.
Theis (3705), Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 30, 2008 Bottle (From 2006 - Thanks Puzzl) at home - club tasting. Cloudy yellow - white head. Honey sweetness, wheaty, smooth, cactus, pepper, grass, light piney, light citric, fresh, orange, light light yeasty. Dry finish. Very nice. I am afraid that the amarillo hops is changed to sweetness.
Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 30, 2008 Sampled at the RBPG; bottle courtesy of lukin013. Mild flowery spice, coriander, candi sugar. Orange blossoms and light alcoholic vapors. Cloudy pale amber with lacing foamy off-white head. Medium body with effervescent carbonation. Warming. Sweet mild and spicy notes with yeasty funk. Sugar and syrup. Couldn’t have a lot of this at once, maybe one per night, but tastes very nice. A bit cloying, with a spicy orange after.
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 28, 2008 Great tripel! Aroma was pure alcohol with a hint of light fruit. Pour was a nice light gold with a puffy 3 finger white head. Taste was very full and strong. Heavy apple and pear taste that had a champagne-like aftertaste and mouthfeel. Nice carbonation and only a mild alcohol burn for a 10%er. Very nice.
cheapdark (2016), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Jan 28, 2008
Had the pleasure of sampling this at the 1/27/2008 Pittsburgh ratebeer.com gathering upstairs, Sharp Edge Creekhouse. It will be a long time, if ever I am invited again and I see a spread of bottles like I did there - ever again. I am not good enough for the beers that were that we sampled! For example, how about this beer; C.L. Xtra Gold, provided by John, thanks Lukin! Winish aroma, typically alarming sweet as with many trippels. Big foamy head, cloudy. Good tingley carbonation, more than expected for the style. Some bitter bite. Mild medicinal qualities on the finish. Not as good as Chimay Triple / Blanche (White) or CBW millenium trippel but certainly better than Urthel Hibernus Quentum Tripel or Merry Monks.
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