3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Name: Final Absolution
Date: 04/06/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
hazy dark gold, wispy off white head, sweet bready aroma with nice spicy character and a hint of hot fruity esters, big body, lots of sweet malt flavor, nice candy sweetness, light spicy esters, big and sweet for a tripple which is why I like it
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy golden amber body with a medium white head. Aroma of coriander, orange peel, banana, clove, banana, and bubble gum. Flavor of honey, coriander, caramel malt, and light fruitness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle) Large off-white head atop hazy amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, banana, bubblegum/cane sugar, alcohol, light clove. Taste is sweet, banana liqueur, bubblegum, light sourness. Smooth medium-full body. Too boozy for a tripel, and misses the style’s dryness in the finish, but nonetheless a pleasant beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle... Murky orange ale with a small, creamy, white head. Spicy, fruity nose with notes of clove and banana. Sweet, spicy, alcoholic flavor. A bit of balance provided by the alcohol and hops. Full-bodied and a touch oily with medium carbonation. Sweet, alcoholic, drying finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, sample many thanks to Phil_L for bringing this along. Gold to amber with white head. After drinking session bitters and milds in a British beer Fest, boy is this full on. Heavy spicy notes, masses of cloves and yes Mes, I did get almond somewhere in there. Tongue clearing alcohol, which quickly clear the nasal passages, like breathing fire. After looking for subtelties in beer, there is no point in looking here. A caveman of a beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft sample at MBGF07. Poured clear copper color with an average fizzy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Complex spicy fruit and yeasty aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration with a small alcohol bite. This is a solid beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: Bottle at Coventry Beer Festival thanks to Phil.
An awesome golden amber /orange colour with a good off white head and excellent condition. Big bready and yeasty aroma with good fruity malt and hops plus some slight pepper on top. Slightly sour almost bretty note in the mouth. Lots of Belgian feel from the yeast but there is a clear U.S. character from the woody notes. More bread. Decent chucnky finish leaving an unusual sour hop aftertaste. Good but not amazing.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAR 12, 2005 Orange in color with virtually no head. Aromas of oranges, bananas, spices and alcohol. Very sweet tasting, fruity, light spices and light alcohol.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at HDG Daze of the Devil. Deep amber colour. Sweet and malty aroma with some banana and apricot. Flavour is quite sweet, but also lightly sweaty and tobaccoish. Herbal and lightly clovey. Fairly alcoholic with a lingering apricot/grassy finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, has a white price tag type sticker that says "09 05" on it, and a yellow one that says "033004". Not really sure of the vintage. Pours a lightly clouded copper orange with some yeast floaties and a thin ring of lightly-lacing off-white head. Aroma of lots of sweet caramel malt, bready yeast and peppery spice. Body starts with a sweet, sugary caramel maltiness, a touch of yeasty character and an earthy, bitter, warming finish. An ok tripel, but needs more balance.
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