warfield (17), Colorado, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
May 3, 2009 quite possibly my favorite beer. bummed about the blowout upon opening but was prepared and can’t believe the head. huge lace. uber dry and killer cleanliness. the cali hop and the spicy belgian yeast equals complexity unmatched in any other brew. dont be denied.
 basewars (145), Albany, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 1, 2009 Bottle. Extremely effervescent. Popped the cap and it over flowed. Nothing wrong with it, though. Pours a cloudy gold with thick head leaving a lot of lacing. Aroma is not particularly strong, but definitely spicy with some banana notes and hops. Flavor is far hoppier than a normal triple. Plenty of fruitiness to balance it. The hops do a nice job of drying out a sweet style. Alcohol is well hidden. This is an interesting combination of an IPA and triple. Very well done.
mumares (6), Belgium
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 75 cl bottle. Nice hoppy flavours, lots of spices, citrus, rather dry. Just the right balance of alcohol
zvikar (424), Tel-Aviv, Israel
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 28, 2009 Golden hazy with giant foamy head that lasts forever, aroma of banana mandarin and some herbs, pangency bites your tongue, flavors of grapefruit honey and dry hoppy finish. Great
hellbilly (1515), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 on tap at papago...
hazy straw gold with a wispy white head and a bunch of lacy rings of foam.
the nose is heavily yeasty and dusty but simultaneously fresh... lemon zest, straw, freshly mown grass and a mild spiciness.
the palate is terribly dry... deliciously terribly dry and full of earthy yeast, lemon, pale malt and green hoppiness to finish it off. the body is average but the mouth feel is prickly and very refreshing. 7/4.5/8/4/16/4
Skeegle (485), Maryland, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 23, 2009 Best Abbey Triple to date. WOW this was one of the ultimate crispyness brew ales I’ve had ever so far. That Chouffe yeast must be created from Chuck Norris skin scratchings. Some excellent dry flavors of hops, alcohol, yeast, very dry sugars of lemon and great green bitter hops and hop oil, melded together in an overwhelmingly crisp package with a heavy malt backbone to balance it all out. Fantastic, one of my new favorites at $9/bottle. Damnit.
yemenmocha (354), Glendale, Arizona, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 23, 2009 Lemon meringue pie in a glass! Rich pale golden color beneath a rocky meringue-like pillowy head that retreats to sexy Belgian lace within a few minutes. Faint yeast wispies dance in the beer as well.
Nose is lemony, clean, and somewhat metallic. The clean character is more like clean n’ fresh.
Palate offers an interesting balance of background malt with citrusy sweet hops, and the light fruitiness of the yeast is at play also. Nice balance and complexity, without being hit over the head with any particular component of the experience. Long, juicy-fruit finish and again very "fresh clean".
jfenglish (203), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 19, 2009 Peoria Beerfest 2009. Sample pour. Very rocky head, and very pale yellow. Terrific balance of hop flavor- it’s there but not overwhelming. Citrus, orange, grapefruit in the background. Well done. It’s so easy to make a hop-bomb and call it an IPA, but this does it with some elegance and subtlety.
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