Eel River Triple Exultation

Brewed by Eel River Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Fortuna, California USA

(22 oz. bottle from Bootleggers) Caramel and booze...Pours hazy dark caramel amber with two and a half fingers of light caramel amber biege head. Head recedes to about 1/4" and retains well. Aroma of dark sweet caramel and vanilla. Mouthfeel full and fairly smooth. Big weepy rings of lacing. Flavor is malty, dark sweet almost smoky caramel, lightly toasted or burnt. Boozy with quite an alcohol presence but not overpowering. Also fairly strong hoppiness overlays and emerges more toward finish giving a nice bitter bite. Pretty nice beer although a little one-dimensional. Might be an interresting one to age.

Reddish-amber with tan head. Brown sugar aromas. Some hops tame the sweetness. Slightly metallic. Hint of maple too. Soft, gentle carbonation. Bready. Balanced, mild flavors with banana, walnuts, and plums detected.

Bottle 650 ml
Appearance: Slight haze on light brown , medium creamy slight tanned top.
Nose: Mid , rich aromatic , mid citric hop. Slight mineral feel with sweet malts wood scented.
Flavor/Palate : Soft bodied with slightly dry alcohol feel followed by hops . Big and rich , alcohol was not shy. Drying hoppy finish.

Deep amber colour with a beige head. Malty, caramel and fruity sweet aroma with some tart notes and hints of phenol. Light roasted, caramel sweet flavor with fruity notes.

Date: 08/30/08, 2 bottle from CelticBrew, shared with him, Steve E., and Doboy

Aroma - Very fruity aroma with raisins, and plums, brown sugar and molasses thrown in for good measure

Appearance - Dark brown pour, sturdy and durable beige head, thick strands of lace

Flavor - Dark caramel and brown sugar sweetness dominates early, some tangy acidity noticeable, soft spicy bitterness come through at the finish

Palate - Full body, medium carbonation, palate coating richness

Overall - Robust, malty, rich and luscious.

Shared with the crystal coast crew, DrBayern, and doboy. Poured from 22oz bomber a nice mahogany brown, forming off white foamy head. This beer looks sexy in my chimay goblet, aroma of fruity malts, brown sugar gunk, and roasted malted hops. Flavour is of a smooth, malted goodness. Caramel, hops, toffee, rock candy, along with a slight dark fruitiness, gives this beer a special taste. A really lovely experience of beer, tremendous.

Brownish colour with enormous off-white head that was bubbly and lacey. Funkey aroma. Brandyish taste, that was both a soft caramel mouthfeel but also sourish.Well, silly me. Thought it was going to be a triple Belgium and thought it was of. In fact, as an old ale well yes. And all me super-beer geeks did not also get it so I don’t feel so bad.

Enjoyed in an afternoon session with drbayern and the supplier, celticbrew. Too bad Steve left early! It poured a dark mahognay brown color with a very light tan head. The beer looked Mav-a lus! A very rich mouthfeel and a nice toasted malt flavor, with a touch of sweetness. Very easy to drink!