Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold

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

Bottle from The Epeeist on July 2007. Tried at PP bottle shop with Sean, Tim, and Ryan. Lots of carbonation. Yellow color. Some interesting aroma like corriander, but not quite. Very dry. I prefer some sweetness. A hint of sour. Maybe a Brett finish? Side by side with Golden Delicious, which is much better.7,3,5,3,14:3.2 Rerate at alohaCs 2008 end of year party: 8,3,7,3, 16: 3.7

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!

750 from hopdog enjoyed with the fam on the 4th of July. Hazy golden-orange with a big, fluffy white head. Nose is surprisingly hoppy with lots of tropical fruits, some coriander, and belgian yeast. Flavor is incredibly smooth for its gravity with hops playing a predominate role alongside belgian yeast and spices. A nice and different tripel from CL.

Notes from last night, tap at Hop Devil Grill. Goblet pour, small head, golden color, cannot see through the beer. Aroma is present tropical fruits and sweetness from hops. The hops are not over the top but definitely with other sweet aspects. Taste has a hop presence with Belgian sweetness, some very nice mango and apricot flavors. Low bitterness with a medium body. Very nice.

Rerate 12/12/06 from 750ml bottle. Bought it at the brewery 2 weeks ago, sat in the fridge till now. The main difference is the hops are more assertive in both nose and flavor. A bit more piney and aggressive. Also, leads to a more spiky mouthfeel. I prefer the tap version.

Rerate: 8/20/07, comparison of Batch 1 (10 months old) and Batch 2 (4 months old) in 750ml bottles. Only slight differences, 2nd batch is a clearer beer with less particles and a strong visible vortex carbonation. Batch 1 has a stronger Belgian yeasty flavors and less astringent hoppiness with softer carbonation and a slightly thicker body. The 1st batch is nicer now than when it was fresh out of the brewery. It’s also more like the original keg rating. The 2nd batch bottled is least interesting of any of the samples, hopefully time will right it more. 8/4/7/3/15

Re-rate: Batch 1 (22 months), bottle leaked in transport a little bit so I opened up tonight, had no choice. Fortunately, no ill effects and it tastes amazing. Cellar aged since I bought it. Pours with a beautiful thick head that never goes away. A thick shining golden color. Aroma is beautifil sweet with yeasty beglian dough then a a sweet citric orange peel aspect thats very original. Taste is marmalade cookie with a long yeasty sweetnes that just lingers forever. Feel slike the hops have turned into a beautiful accompaniment to the yeast of the beer. This is truely amazing right now and much better than it has ever been in its history. Mouthfeel is a pillow thickness beautifully rolling off your cheeks. And after you swallow there is a rush of sweet citric cookie rusing back from your throught to your cheeks. My rating jumps now and I am saving this as the true rating. 9/5/9/4/17

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of sweet fruits, melon rind, and yeast. Classic abbey tripel aroma. Flavor is a bit more citrusy and finishes dry. Slight bitterness from the hops. Light and pleasant. 7/4/8/4/15 (3.8/5)

Bière #14 au Mondial 08 (29/5/08), bouteille. Blonde brumeuse, petit collet. Arome de malte sucré, un peu épicé avec un zest de citron. Goût plutôt sec, un peu d’herbe, malte crèmeuse et aucune sensation d’alcool.

As far as I remember the 1st release had less hops than this version. 2006 bottle. After a year still retains some hop balance. Nice bubbles but not overly carbonated. Beautiful unfiltered deep golden color. Aroma of sweet belgian sugar and malt. Hops have mellowed since release but has aged well so far. Delicous brew.

Spicy malty aroma with cinnamon, chardonnay grapes (i agree phillybeer!) with some vanilla. Pours golden blonde with a thick white head. Smooth with a lot of belgian yeast spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, very smooth with grassy notes and great carbonation! Thanks Beerlando!