De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Diksmuide, Belgium

La stappo e ne esce un vulcano di schiuma che mi annaffia tutto il tavolo porca miseria; c’è qualcosa che non va?! In effetti dopo averla versata in modo da limitare il danno il più possibile, pian pianino, acquista un aspetto guardabile sia fuori che dentro la bottiglia. Aroma un po’ caramelloso ma pungente con uno stranissimo sentore di umidiccio/marcio non so come giornali bagnati, però bagnati di succo di pera, o mela, o forse banana; il sapore è molto più "tranquillo" (o forse meno martoriato) e comincia con un dolce stemperato da un asprigno che si evolve nel piccante dell’alcool. Chissà se i Sanniti bevevano una cosa del genere quando mangiavano le uova cotte nella cenere. Ottima tripel, ma secondo me questa bottiglia ha subito qualche trauma e ha qualcosa che non va... se no, sicuramente un poco inferiore alle mie aspettative. Ah menzione dovuta ai sedimenti di lievito: talmente tanti che sembra una pasta e fagioli dorata.

Dark gold color with a frothy 2" head. A yeasty banana smell took me back to the days of Redhooks Original Ale. Medium bodied and lightly carbonated. Nice taste is a yeasty, fruit centric concoction with banana, apple, and cherry flavors. Has a slight alcohol sting to finish. A tooty fruity tripel here. 1107

Pours a cloudy orange color with lots of effervescence and a massive, brilliant white, creamy head which is mostly lasting and leaves lots of nice lace. Nose is nice for a tripel with lots of doughy and spicy yeast notes, pear, some floral hints, and maybe some cardamon. Flavor could be nice but is overshadowed by large amounts of candied sugar; other notes of include spicy yeast, light doughy yeast, faint pear, and some nice bitter hop notes. Palate is nice; lively, round, creamy, and more than medium in body. Finishes somewhat unpleasant with candi sugar, spicy notes and some bitterness lingering with some definate warmth. Not what I was expecting with such high scores. The nose, appearance, and palate were all good, but the overpowering candi sugar and the offputting finish just killed it.

citrus, floral, clove, bitter, long finish, lively, creamy, full body, orange,

hazy burnt gold color with a fluffy creamy head. sweet spicy yeast aroma with some fruit hop notes. soft bodied with a dense carbonation. fruity alcohol flavor of apples and pears, yeast, a cookie dough maltiness, and a strong spiciness. full and strong flavors but balanced and surprisingly easy drinking

Poured a dark golden yellow with a huge fluffy white head that came bursting out of the bottle. Aroma is of yeast, hops and sweet fruit. Flavors of yeast and dough really come through. Body is medium with lively carbonation, almost too much, but it is still an excellent brew. Easy drinking for 10%.

Pours hazy orange with huge bits of pulp-like sediment and large fluffy white head. Aroma is yeasty and spicy with notes of candied sugar, apple, pear, some citrus, nice floral hops. Nice fruity flavor melds well with yeasty notes- apple, cardamon, peppery notes, some alcohol, hop bitterness. Palate is medium-thick and oily with a dry finish. A nice beer that makes me wish I was more of a fan of tripels.

Bottle (33 cl) at Tre små rum, Göteborg, Sweden. Hazy deep golden with a large fluffy white head. Spicy, yeasty, slightly fruity with clear notes of alcohol. Medium bodied and smooth. Good balance, quite dry.