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Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale

Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Dark Horse Brewing Company

Marshall, Michigan USA

bottled
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2263.43/5.03.43/5.08.5%59.1 Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Why is the Grim Reaper holding a mailbox? Well, that mailbox is from a dead Dark Horse beer. The Grim Reaper better know as "Death" was quite fond of our classic Sapient Summer Wheat Ale. When we changed it into a Belgian Style Triple, Death thought it would only be appropriate to bring something from that beer into this beer. So he picked the mailbox, and we weren’t about to argue with him. You can say what you want about him, but that Death sure has a big heart. So anyway...we brewed this beer with a Trappist yeast strain so it is very traditional. The flavors are incredibly complex with notes of mild fruit and finishes with a bit of clove. Although this beer is higher in alcohol it is very smooth and finishes dry on the palate.

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nefarious (52), grand blanc, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/56/104/518/20

May 31, 2008  
not my favorite style but done very well! dark copper pour with slight head. not much aroma but what there is is sweet. Sweet sweet flavor as well, light fruit and cloves. not as over powerng as the others beers in this style. I think that is why I like it. I wouldnt turn one down.

 travita (716), Lewisville, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Amber colored with a white head. Smell is is belgian, fruits, bananas, malts. Nice smell. Taste is malts, fruits, some spices. Ok in taste. Medium body. Not bad overall.


jameswolfe (94), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Very fruity aroma, but the taste is pretty flat as far as triples go. Its finish though really does taste of cloves.


 nbutler11 (135), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Poured like honey from the tap with a white head of foam. The disinct taste of pete seemed to dominate the hops in this beer, which finished like cotton.


BeerBunker (39), Burbank, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Hazy, orange color with white head. Delicious fruit, aroma with an overpowering smell of citrus. Alcohol taste is very strong. It’s like orange juice with too much booze in it. Hate to say it, but it tastes better from the bottle than in a glass.


 Gurst (312), Ann Arbor, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Murky yellow color and swamp fruit aroma. A little spice, a little dark fruit, a light apple, and a little malt all make it into the flavor profile. Finishes dry and a little strong.




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