 HonkeyBra (1326), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 Sampled at GABF. Pretty excited to stop off at the Captain Lawrence booth. Bright golden pour. Sweet aroma. Flavor was better than most tripels. I’d have to revisit this one to be completely convinced.
nickd717 (1332), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2009 On tap at GABF 2009. Very nice appearance - bright golden with a frothy white head and great lacing. Aroma is sweet pale malt, candi sugar, light fruits, and citrusy hops. Flavor is excellent: sweet pale malt, apple, pear, mango, a hint of funky yeast, and just the right amount of citrusy hops to make it interesting but not too hop-forward. Palate is smooth and medium-light with the 10% ABV almost unnoticeable. Very drinkable. Another winner from CL.
illinismitty (1795), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 30, 2009 GABF 2009. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma smells like wort. Lighter side of medium bodied with a fine subtle carbonation. Flavor of toffee, wet grains, very mild wet hops, light honey, and Belgian pale malts. Good amount of residual sweetness, but by no means under attenuated. Interesting beer, like carbonated wort. I dig it.
kopher (297), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 fuzzy yellow with frothy white head. aroma is more hoppy than expected, with a nice balance of apples, spices, and belgian-y sweetness. similar flavor, mild and fruity, lemony finish. nice medium body.
GAManiac (1149), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 750mL bottle courtesy of gregc poured into a tulip.
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a big billowy white head that shows excellent retention and lacing.
The aroma is very sweet with lots of pears and green apples on top of some Belgian candi sugar. There are some lightly toasted pale malts as well as some citrus fruits, especially tangerines and pineapples.
The taste is excellent with the sweet sugar coated pears and apples mixing with the citrus presence of the pineapples and lemons. The taste brings in a bit of yeast that wasn’t as prevalent in the aroma with the finish having a little bit of pepper.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lots of carbonation and sugary sweet on the palate.
An excellent tripel with a complex and well-integrated taste that brings a bunch of different elements together extremely well. Highly recommended!
j12601 (1231), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 Pouring at the Brass City Brew Fest. Another CL beer that I’m surprised I haven’t rated given that it’s usually available, and that I have some bottles sitting around at home. Pours a clean clear gold with a medium white head. Slight grain notes, nice hop presence with a lot of crisp citrus. Lightly sweet, very crisp. Finishes dry with a nice gentle bitterness.
shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 750ml bottle courtesy of ElJeffe. Bright gold color with soapy head. Fruity, acidic, not alcoholic in any way - which coincidentally I hate in Tripels.
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