4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured a hazy orangish-yellow. Pale at the edges with a nice white foamy head and terrific lacing.
The nose was weak at first, but as it warmed and breathed, the phenols of peach and apricot mixed with a yeasty middle. There is also a spicy note that I can’t quiet place.
The mouthfeel is rather light and carried by a high but not over done carbonation.
The taste reveals the real beauty of this beer. Fresh and fruity, more mustiness, alcoholic, tart through the middle, with a hint of absinthe, a crisp dry finish and a quite strong phenolic astringency and woody, clove and cinnamon lingering after.
This is an example of the style that some may equal but none exceed. Excellent.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
The cream of the crop! Brilliant head that withstands time. Palate is full with sensations hitting every part of tongue. Aroma is out of this world!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pale yellow, a bit cloudy beer with a large, light head. Aroma is a bit floral and citrus. Delicious, sweetly fruity taste. Finish is a bit alcoholic but not too much. Palate is average and sparkling.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very little in the way of aromas. Sweet malt with a little astringent hop flavors. Overall a good triple.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours pale yellow with a big fluffy white head. Nose is peppery, ginger, belgian candy and hay. Taste is well balanced bittersweet but sides more on sweet. Mouthfeel is crisp and clean. Medium body and a great long aftertaste.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle. Cloudy golden colour with huge firm frothy lacing white head. Yeasty and fruity aroma, banana, spices. Yeasty, spicy and fruity taste. Lacks intensity and complexity relative to most other Trappist beers.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Cloudy gold with bubbly head. Yeasty, spicy (pepper?), malty. Thin, almost incomplete body. Smooth texture despite carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml bottle. Bright yellow color. Smwll fizzy white head. Yeast dominates in aroma. Dry, yeasty bitter taste. Fizzy. Not bad.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 330 ml. Hazy golden/orange beer with a small long lasting white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of citrus (lemon), spices (coriander?) and yeast. Taste is medium sweet with lemon/orange peel, spices and malts notes. Mouthfeel is impressive. Big body with a really nice balance of warming alcohol and bitterness that leave the palate dry. If you search an abbey tripel, it’s exactly what you get here. Perfect example of the style.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smells a bit funky. Kind of old smelling. Taste is great though. Rich and bold yet smooth. Nice spice. Lemon pepper. Coriander. Dry spice. Delicious. Not sure if it isn’t surpassed by some of the new wave trippels like golden monkey and la fin du monde amongst others. Still a great beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
In bottiglia. Color giallo carico con una soffice schiuma bianca piuttosto spessa. Al naso è speziata con sentori di limone e una parvenza di amaro; il gusto è mediamente amaro e luppolato con deboli note fruttate e maltose. L’alcool è ben percepibile, ma non soverchiante, ed irrobustisce parecchio il sapore; al palato è bella consistente ma il retrogusto amaro lascia la bocca pulita. Sinceramente me la ricordavo molto meglio, più profumata e più intensa nei sapori (alla spina in Belgio era spettacolare), probabilmente le due bottiglie in questione (trovate al supermercato) non sono state trattate a dovere e il prodotto si è rovinato. Da riprovare per conferma.
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