Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Pleasantville, New York USA

Bottle in trade. Hummm. Cloudy and a light golden color. Immensely carbonated, so much so that I had time to grow a full beard before the head dissapated enough for me to not be suffocated by the foam as I raised the glass to my mouth. Man, I think this was kind of a mangled mess of sorts. if you asked me" what do ya’ smell?" I mind say: I have no idea. Taste is very alcohol-y

Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RBSG 2007

Appearance: clear gold, sudsy white head creates short lived lace,
Aroma: rich malt aroma with light fruity lemon character with a nice spicy character,
Body: big body,
Overall: sweet malt balanced by lots of hops, plenty of belgian spicyness,
-------- /> Date: 02/23/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting

Appearance: not a gusher but pours with a huge white head,
Aroma: dry and spicy aroma with lots of musty cobweb character,
Flavor: flavor is drying out as well picking up a lot of musty character, touch of sweaty leather, lots of spicyness,
Overall: aging very nicely

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
-------- /> Date: 09/29/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2006
Score: 3.4 to 3.5

Appearance: gusher,
Aroma: aroma has dried out and lost the fruity edge,
Flavor: flavor has grown to pick up the fruityness lots in the aroma, lots of bready character, the spicyness blends well with the bread and fruit,

Bottle. Clear golden color with a huge head. Fair retention, spare lacing. Aroma is yeast and undetermined fruit; maybe citrus and pineapple come close to start. Grapefruit come through in the taste, as does so much other fruit, some sweet malt and a bit of yeast. Bitter finish. A touch warm. Very fine tripel.

Thanks to SecretSanta. Golden orange pour with a huge white head. Aromai s belgian spice, sugar and very phenolic yeast. Flavor is dominated by the spicy yeast with candi sugar, lemon, orange, coriander and a ton of wheat. Very spicy and phenolic with the yeast dominating this beer.

I thought this was an excellent variation of a tripel. Popped the cap and it started to gush a little bit. Aroma was really hoppy and had some lemony citrus to it. Flavor was intesnse but light at the same time. Flavorful but still dry enough to keep your mind off the sweetness. Pretty tastey beer.

Decent sized head of fine off white bubbles. Awesome carbonation that keeps a thin head on the brew for the duration! Nice and fruity aroma with some pears, lemon, spicy herbal notes and some dry malts. Color is a dark gold. Big alcphol presence in the flavor. Warms big time. Sweetand malts with more herbal hops notes and lemon. On the dry side with some fruit just not as much as the aroma. Dry and pasty finish with a good lingering bitterness. A damn good and powerful triple.

750mL, no date. Hazy golden with a two finger frothy white head, pretty good retention. Nose of pineapple, banana, apricot, as well as white pepper, some citrus and herbal hops, with a good amount of Belgian yeast in the background. Doesn’t smell all too sweet. Flavor is quite tasty will a stronger hop presence (bitterness and flavor) than the aroma led on. Still quite fruity, and the Belgian yeast still hangs in the background. Semi dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 5 (out of 10). Alcohol is present in the flavor and in the back of the throat, though never detracts from the beer itself. Highly carbonated with a medium to full body. An excellent hoppy tripel.

Bottle. Though not typical of most tripels I’ve had, this stuff ain’t bad. I get a lot more fruits in this, like a fruit salad really. In fact, too many fruits that I’d like in this style. It’s dry and not too sweet. It sort of reminds me of the pineapple in his Cuvee. Great appearance in the glass.