Pigfoot (2222), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA May 13, 2008 Hazy golden color, smallish head (but more than the last pour I got, at another bar)...
Sweetness and spice in the nose, apricot and orange...lemon peel and ginger. On par for style.
A blast in the mouth, a bright bow-up of flavor, lovley and lively, same fruit and lightly spicy/sweet associations ring clear on the tongue.
Lean and clean-bodied, but zesty and rewarding, getting brighter and juicier, maltier, with a dry, spicy finish, as we go further in...
what’s the alcohol? 9%? Feelin’ it, now...
Flavor really makes itself at home in the back of the throat before sliding slowly back, and softly going away...but never far from memory...
my serving at the other place last night left me feeling that it lacked carbonation, and was too lifeless for me...I’m not having that problem here, not now...could use more spark, I still believe, but this is doing good things in my mouth, nonetheless...
bu11zeye (3572), Frisco, Texas, USA Oct 31, 2007 (Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a moderate white head. Aroma of florals, coriander, banana, and bubble gum. Flavor of bitter citric hops, coriander, orange peel, and some honey. MIBRomeo (1845), Wisconsin, USA Oct 14, 2007 Light golden pour white head. Sweet banana, oranges, bread, touch of grains, and alcohol. Nice full well coated palate. Sweet taste, honey hints of bread, a light bitter fininish, touches of orange skins. Ok. Nuffield (2532), Roseville, Minnesota, USA Oct 5, 2007 Easy drinking, with a fun blend of flavors, ranging from light spice to sweetness suggesting bubblegum and citric fruit. I didn’t pick up the sense of honey, but it was sweet, and it may have also been sensed in the suppressed palate--not as bubbly or tingling as sometimes found here; instead it was more syrupy and coating, though certainly not heavily thick. Decent beer, though not my favorite tripel ever. (on tap at Happy Gnome, St. Paul) undsioux7 (466), Cologne, Minnesota, USA Oct 2, 2007 Another nonconforming beer from flat earth. golden to amber in color with little head, it has a nice belgian yeast flavor with a nice light mix of the candi sugar, malt and honey. Nice and easy drinking. A lot of time when there is candi sugar, its way to cloying, but not this one.
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