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Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel

Pleasantville, New York USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2413.8/5.03.77/5.010%96.9Trappist glass, Tulip
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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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 yespr (11645), 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 (1919), 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 (14754), 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 (3790), 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 (6075), 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.


 joergen (8430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy golden coloured with a huge white ehad. Fruity aroma of spices, thyme, hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of hops and pine needles with some sweetness an d notes of spices and yeast. Hoppy and yeast finish.


 Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/58/104/515/20
Dec 2, 2007  
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of kmweaver. Hazy golden with an off-white head. Very fresh, piney aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet, fruity accents and a base of pale malts. Discreet yeasty touches but otherwise dominated by excellent aroma hops. Distinct alcohol in the finish. Excellent and a very different take on a Tripel. 301107


 faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 2, 2007  
Bottle. Cloudy deep orange colour a big good lasting white head. Aroma of sweet ripe fruits, pine, hops and citrus. Good mouth feel. The flavour is sweet and quite dry with ripe fruits (mango), some yeast, citrus, malt and slight spice touch. Very tasty brew indeed.



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