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Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

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97
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2443.8/5.03.77/5.010%96.9Trappist 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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 pineypower (1090), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Found this in a somewhat local bottle shop and was delighted. Pours out light golden color with a moderate white foamy head. Aroma is of some fruit, namely apple, some citrus and slight hoppy notes. Flavor is complex, nice fruits, slight spice, yeast with slight vinous notes. The finish is dry with some hoppy/alcoholic notes on the finish. I liked this one.


 vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
Thanks to dmac621 for shipping this nice tripel my way. Pours golden with a good sized fizzy white head. The aroma is very authentic tripel with rich sweet pale malt, musty cobwebs and light cotton candy. Medium / full body with some crispness and sharp carbonation that’s only on the finish. The flavor starts with full rich malt with spicy fruity hop taste drying things out and lots of spice in there. The finish is dry and lightly papery with spicy hops. A well crafted tripel.


 henrikb (1303), Aarhus, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Big lasting fluffy white head on a pale golden body; Peach and ripe apple in a pleasant but not really complex nose, the alcohol is a little to present; A little to big to big bubbled carbonation in balanced and complex enough body, big with an alcohol bite; Quite long finish with a strange bitter bite and a little yeasty harshness. When you look at the different parts of this beer, it is strange, but all in all this is actually a quite good very drinkable beer.


 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 14, 2007  
From bottle, no 20 at Papsoes blindtasting. Pours hazy yellow to orange and with a diminished white head. Hoppy pineapple fruity. Flavour is sweet fruity towards slight soapy hoppy. Has a soft sweetness leading into the finish. Not much caramel malt but rather more clean sugarish finish.


 beerbill (1944), Laurel, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 10, 2007  
750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a large white head that was fed by lots of tiny carbonation bubbles. Very lively pour. Pleasant aroma of sugar, lemon, and malt. The flavor was sweet with sugar, lemon and malt up front with a lightly bitter finish. Lively on the tongue due to the carbonation. The alcohol was very hidden. Enjoyable.


 Ungstrup (15111), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 5, 2007  
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thick off-white head. The aroma is sweet with citrusy and spicy notes. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus and spices - especially coriander, but also with a light alcohol burn, leading to a dry bitter and spicy finish. Thanks to Papsoe for sharing.


 Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2007  
#20 [Blind tasting session @ Papsoe 30-11-2007] Large thick egg-white head that mostly lasted. Thick film like lacework. Hazy yellow / golden color. Citrus, grain, fruit, spice, floral, pine, yeast, grapefruit, elderflower. Over the palate a feel of apricot. Medium to full bodied with a lively carbonation and dry texture. Moderated bitter and mixed sweet flavor. Dry and light bitter finish. A sweet version of an IPA maybe.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Bottle. A light hazy golden beer with a huge white head. The aroma and taste is of malt, pine, spices and fruits. Medium body with a light sweet hoppy finish.



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