3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dull tan and not much head. The nose is quite spicy, with light alcohol and clean bready malts. The taste is sweeter than the aroma lets on, with lots of papaya/pineapple tropical fruits, alcohol, background malt and spices. the alcohol dries the finish out a lot.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Total Wine. Hazy tangerine color. Thin sliver head. Very fruit juicy aroma, pressed cantaloupe with ripe sweet juicy tangelo. But simple, nothing beyond that but alcohol’s fumes, no spices or anything. Wow, it tastes like a mimosa it has so much orange juice character. Even a pulpy mouthfeel. Hot in the finish, but that doest detract from it at all. Keeps things dry and matches the acidic feel that the illusion of orange juice gives. If anything, it’s one dimensional, the orange overpowers everything else. Certainly an interesting rendition, and certainly dry. Not what I was expecting.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tampa, FL - Total Wine - 12 oz bottle. Murky dark orange pour, slight white head that clings to the edge of the glass and leaves a bit of lacing. Sweet bubble-gum like aroma with brief hints of apricots. Flavor is chewy and full bodied with some clove notes, some banana a bit of apricot fruit sweetness. Nicely textured thick mouthfeel. Pretty solid.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle to glass. Something came out of the bottle - seems to be a piece of hop. Pours very murky. Golden caramel color with a decent head. Beer got better as it warmed up. Silky smooth going down with a strong alcohol kick on the back end.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle to my Duvel glass (thanks RamyG4). Pours hazy amber with a nice foamy soapy white head that fades to a soapy film. Aroma is yeast and fruity esters with a little funk and white pepper. Taste is boozy yeast and malt with lemon some apple and rind and finishes with pepper. Palate is medium slick with a lively carbonation and finishes dry and warming.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled fromall 12oz bottle. Poured hazy yellow with a good head. Aroma is slightly grassy with a yeasty candy aroma. Flavor starts bitter but then is cut with a sweet candied sugar and Belgian flavor. Body is medium and finish leaves a sweet taste behindbetween also lots of alcohol warmth . Its a good balance between sweet and bitter
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a bottle a hazy golden color with a moderate foamy head. Nice herbal and banana like aroma. A strong citrusy, hoppy taste that lingers on the palate. A bit of an boozy alcohol finish. Not bad for tripel. Though I have had better.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Clear golden color with ivory sheen. Bready dusty pils malt, light fruit, light clove, dry earthy hop aromas. Light to medium bodied. Nice dry hay, dry spice flavors with dusty pale malts, spicy alcohol twang to finish--very good
3.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This is a very great smelling beer with a strong caramel characteristic. It’s very nutty, toasty and bread-y with a hint of herbal flavor (most likely the clove). The malt is strong and the finish is a bit bitter. So I’d say it’s a top favorite but I don’t know which of the same variety I would choose from in my favorites.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Somebody said gimme hops in my tripel and damn did they do it something lovely. A damp floral earthy hop aroma dominates with just a touch of bright tangerine to liven it up. The flavor is wooly and full of mineral tang. With all that earth and just the finish showing the the citrus hoppiness, this might of been a bit dry if not for the full, round, summer corn sweetness on the top of the palate. Really nice beer that seems like more of a belgian ale to me than a tripel, but regardless of any constraints, this is GOOD BEER. Thank you Flying Fish. 2011 12 oz.
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