 awaisanen (1140), Irvine, California, USA
Jun 4, 2006
From 12oz Bottle, Batch 38. Pours a hazy, thick golden lemon color with a thin layer of nice white head. Scents of mesquite smoked turkey breast mingle with tangerine juice and turnip puree. This is what I love about HOD brews. While this aroma isn’t particulary fantastic, it has a unique signature that is unlike anything else found in its genre. I have to respect that. Medium to heavy bodied mouthfeel with honey, white pepper, and yeasty bread dough coating the palate evenly. This almost has the doughy qualities of chocolate chip cookie dough, minus the chocolate chips, and with a touch too much salt. Alcohol is a bit hot, especially considering the ABV. A bit of banana-ish coconut lingers on the palate after the final smack. Highly unique and worthwhile taste overall, even if it isn’t my favorite example of the style.
ucusty (1062), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Batch 39. Dark amber pour with fizzy head that quickly dissipates. Brandy, fruit, and sweet malts. Flavor is fresh baked bread, candi sugar, honey and dark fruit. Spicy finish
BMan1113VR (792), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Batch 34 thanks to kyzr. This beer is unlike any other tripel that I have head. Pours with a small, rocky quickly dissapearing head that left no lacing covering a hazy dark amber body that is way too dark for the syle. Aroma of brandy, plums, cherries, raisins, raspberries, sugar and honey. Taste is yeasty with fruits (rasisns and currants), canilla and candi sugar. Taste is good, but not faithful to the style in the slightest. On the syrupy side and nearly flat (again not too style). Alcohol is pronounced for 6%. Unsure how old this batch is. A good beer, but not a tripel in my book! Last 1/4 of the bottle, when added to my glass turned the beer the same color and clarity of mud.
Quevillon (1294), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Jul 15, 2008 Bouteille de 355 ml, bu à Volo à Toronto, le 12/7/08. Rousse un peu brumeuse, pas de collet. Arome d’épice sûrette, malte caramelisé. Goût très sûrette, notes de bétrave, un peu épicé et pas très malté. Un triple bizzard, point!
gameface23 (89), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle. Batch 38. Deep golden color with an off-white head. Strong nose of alcohol (port wine/brandy) caramel, raisins and honey. Taste of raisins, pepper and spice. Nice finish.
gunnfryd (2743), Kristiansand, Norway
Jun 30, 2008 Bottle. Coppar colour with an off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, yeast, caramel, peppar. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, yeast, caramel, flower, pepper. Strange beer, but still a nice one.
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