Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

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

750ml bottle. Bottle courtesy of NYbeer, thanks Steven. Poured, suprise, a medium gold color. Long lasting white head. Very nice aroma, slightly spicy with a little citrus, not overpowering. Nice sweetness in the front, with a peppery spiciness in the finish, very good.

Bottle, courtesy of Beerlando. Pours with a golden body topped with a fizzy white head. Nice lacing forming on the glass. Ecto Cooler on the nose! Grapes, a little boozy, a little spice in parts earthy hops and yeasty clove phenols round out the nose. In flavor: a touch of sweetness, very fruity, spicy with citrus hops coming through, bitter end. Very drying finish coming down from a sweet fruity middle. High carb lifts the body and keeps it light.

Bottle, at BA Throwdown #2. Hazy yellow golden straw, creamy lacing. Big cotton yeast nose, wheat, clove, some banana. Sweet apples, and yeast, sharp bitterness. Tasty, drinkable, much better than that gosh-darn Golden Delicious.

Thanks to my secret santa for this one. Poured a golden color into the glass with a nice white head. The aroma was apples, must and sweetness. Taste was apples again, touch of spice, herbal hops, must on the finish. Nice balance, hid the alcohol very well. Really refreshing and tasty.

Murky golden-orange in colour with a large and lingering whte coloured head, light patchy lacing. The aroma was sweet, some apples, honey, floral, light spice and yeast. The flavour is fruity and herbal, some honey sweetness and yeast, a bit hot. Quite warming in the mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes spicy, floral and hot.

This was weird. Quite hot and lacking some balance, stange from start to finish.

750ml bottle shared by rudolf, thanks Rudy.
Opened on March 28, 2008.
No date.

Bottle received via Secret Santa July 2008. Pours hazy dark yellow with an average, frothy, white head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (hay, straw, meal), average hops (flowers, pine), average yeast (sweat, earth) with notes of heavy alcohol, apple, pear, and ginger. Full bodied, gritty texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

750ml bottle procured from the NYC Whole Foods on Bowery, poured into a Stone OG tulip, my first ever CL beer! Appearance is a cloudy golden straw hue, nice big creamy head that gradually erodes to rockiness, light lacing. Smell is a range of citrus and sweet syrupy fruits, Belgian yeast and light pine hops, spices, sugary candy. Taste is met initially by flavorful hops, mostly grassy and floral with light citrus and pine, combined with light sweet fruits (pears and peaches), some candied sweetness and syrup in the middle are muddled by the prickly carbonation which is a bit much throughout, finishes dry and bitter with a touch of sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, slick and prickly texture, high carbonation is somewhat detracting to the overall presence. Drinkability is moderate, this is a peculiar beer that seems to be a bit off-style with the high hop presence that is compounded by over-carbonation, overall a decent beer but a bit disappointing from what I’ve heard about CL, either way I definitely look forward to trying more styles from this brewery in the future.

Bottle (750ml) -- courtesy of SecretSanta. This was a leaker, it arrived with half the bottle gone. I’m definitely rating it anyway but no worries as my friend has a bottle of this as well, so I’ll rerate it for sure. Let’s see how this held up. Pours a hazy dark orange-gold with a small but lasting fizzy white head. Slightly mild aroma of spices, yeast, grapes and apples, mild grassy hops and plenty of sweet bready malt. Flavour of sweet malt, grassy & resiny hops, candi sugar, spices, yeast and fruit. Dry, bitter finish. Some alcohol but not enough to be detrimental. Not very carbonated but I think that’s cause it’s gone flat from the leaking. This was still very good, I’m anxious to see how good it will be next time! Even in this state this was still a winner.