3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy golden with small white head fades leaves nice lacing... Light bubblegum aroma, belgiany fruity, kinda spicy ... Very fruity bubblegum banana very flavorful kinda dry, medium full body... decent
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Caramel colored with a thin white head. Aroma is apples and spice. Taste is boozy with lightly toasted malt and orange peel hops.
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Color is interesting, not even ball park for a tripel (or for most west coast IPAs). Deep amber, nearly a bronze-brown (WTH). Large and lasting, lightly tan head. Good lace. Aromas are of isoamyl acetate, brown sugar, alcohol, persimmons, baked apple, dark fruits, lightly grassy with some herbal hop character. Flavors are boozy, leathery, apple, light nearly applewood bacon like not (odd phenol/ester combo perhaps?), medium bitter, lots of esters, lightly grassy, medium herbal hop character. Medium to lively bubbles, dry and boozy.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Capped 750 from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Fred is on top of new releases. Pours cloudy, dark, somewhat ruddy, amber. Decent creamy beige head. Aromas of yeast/spice, kandi, light pitted fruit, citrus. Can’t smell alcohol, but I get a burn deep in the trachea. Full bodied. The alcohol is present, but more a flavor enhancement than an issue. Flavor is yeast/spice, pretty roasted malt, hint of chocolate, definitely light pitted fruit, and pretty sure about citrus. And there’s sort of an overarching perfume/floral. Which maybe is a combo of alcohol and fruit esters. Fairly complex ale. The mouth feel is fantastic, and the flavors persist into the finish. This is a great sipper. Tho I’m gonna do the bottle. It is a very tasty ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. It had mild notes belgian spice, bread and hop. A strong alcohol taste of the tip of the tongue. A nice brew.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at TJ’s: Aroma of citrus, oranges, slight Belgian yeast, and some tropical fruit. Poured deep orange in color with a small to medium-sized, creamy, dense, tan/beige head that diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer, as well as around the edges. Cloudy. Opaque. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of Belgian yeast, hops, bubblegum, fruit, and some citrus. Medium body. Very dry texture. Average carbonation. Belgian yeast, hops, fruit, finish is lightly sweet, light to medium bitter, and very dry. 12%ABV completely hidden throughout.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft. Pours deep orange with minimal head. Smell is limited but had some yeast tones. Taste is bitter and Semi sweet. Alcohol well hidden.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draft. Murky amber body, small beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, pine/grapefruit, spicy/yeasty, alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, pine, some boozy, light yeast, grapefruit. Medium-full body, alcohol, some resin.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Churchkey. Murky golden color, massive tan head, amazing retention. Aroma of orange peel > lemon peel. Taste of citrus, rising bread bread dough. Decent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Varga Bar in Philadelphia. This pour was redder than others describe, with a Belgian yeast (Brett) scent. Deceptively high alcohol, because the 12% is smooth and well-concealed. Hops were not very far forward and overall more like a higher-alcohol version of Port’s Shark Attack with higher alcohol and lower hops. Really a well-balanced brew in all.
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