 willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
Jan 1, 2009 20090101 750ml brown champagne style bottle which I am pretty sure is the 2007 bottling. Lightly hazed golden with streaming eff maintaining a lofty white head of large but even bubble. Aroma is candy sweet and yeasty like an Italian bakery. Tropical notes abound with pineapple out the wazzoo and citrus blossom honey as well as some lemongrass and fresh wheat. Flavor goes further down the road of tropical flavors, in fact being dominated by those, pineapple, candied citrus, and doughy cookie. Although the carbonation is so visibly vigorous, the palate sensation is just enough to keep the rather heavy body of this beer from becoming too much in conjunction with the relative sweetness. In fact, it has a drying feel at the finish which is very nice, making it a most quaffable tripel. Huge abv is never noticed much until the numbing takes effect.
ironchefscott (341), portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 31, 2008 it is yeasty and gold hence the name and very fruity with some random herbey notes....actually not as great as I was hoping
Lagunitasfan (432), San Diego, California, USA
Dec 30, 2008 AlohaC’s gathering. Thanks, by the way. People yelled at me when I compared the tart/sour smell of it to the Cantillion Grand Cru. I stand by it. Color was hazy yellow, just like the Cantillion as well. All similarities end there. Taste is yeasty, bitter, and tart. It’s sticky in the back of the throat. With all the great beers that night, this was not a favorite.
WeeHeavySD (2942), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Dec 29, 2008 750ml at Holiday Tasting at AlohaCs this is a bottle of his about a year old. Pours gold with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet bretty and full of yeast. Taste is sweet and brite and overall pretty damn tasty.
rds (224), USA
Dec 25, 2008 An opaque golden yellow with a slight orange tint,a white head, aroma replete with citrus and banana. A super flavor with a clean super finsih. An excellent American ale.
SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
Dec 25, 2008 Sample courtesy of Sparky27 at the hellbilly holiday tasting. Hazy orange color pour with a small foamy head. Aroma of apples and yeast. Flavor is light sweet fruit, malt, and a touch of citrus hop on the finish. Not bad at all. Thanks Eric!
Sparky27 (1567), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Dec 22, 2008 Bottle courtesy of hopdog and shared at hellbilly*s holiday tasting. Pours a hazy gold with a small white head. Nose is floral hops, fruits and malt. Taste is floral hops, juicy fruit gum, apples and malt with a sweet citrus finish. Medium mouth feel. Better than I expected. Thanks Steve!
Snojerk321 (1923), San Diego, California, USA
Dec 21, 2008 750ml bottle acquired via trade. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a slight orange hue. Great nose of citrus, banana, yeast and various spices. Big sweet flavor with a crisp finish, medium in body.
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