 JoeMcPhee (3615), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
May 14, 2008
Tap at Lancaster location. Pale golden beer with a thin white head. Aroma is very spicy and clovey with bright zesty/spicy saaz hops on the back. Sweet apricot and light banana, but with more spiciness than fruitiness. Creamy palate with soft wheaty spiciness but nicely dry on the finish. Soft floral/minty backnotes. Light peppery cooling character on the back. There is a little bit of musty yeastiness on the back. A bit of apricot and fruity yeast. Lovely balanced tripel.
soyorganic (89), Denver, Colorado, USA
Jun 15, 2008 Tap at Media location: Dark copper/gold color. An slight aroma of citurs and yeast. Sweet fruity taste with a Belgian yeast aftertaste. I could only taste the alcohol towards the end and I did not know it was that strong until reading the beer stats. Nice beer probably my favorite so far from Iron Hill.
lebshiff21 (9), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  Jun 11, 2008 On tap in Phoenixville. This is a very solid Belgian Tripel. Banana & spice greet you in the beginning and it finishes smooth, crisp and warm. Very well balanced, one of Iron Hill’s best beers.
theisti (953), Leawood, Kansas, USA
May 27, 2008 12 oz draft at the North Wales location. Pour is a slightly hazed golden yellow with a smallish white head. Aroma of banana yeastiness, with some sharp citrus sweetness. Taste was the banana yeastiness, with a bit more of a spiciness to it. The citrus sweetness comes across more as honey and oranges had with some nice bitterness, but faded quite a bit mid palate. This was an OK Tripel, though I prefer one with a bit more earthy / grassiness to it.
Cruzan59 (122), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 5, 2008 Pint+ corked bottle from the Lancaster location (thanks Pa!)...hazy yellow-amber color with white head...smells of banana, spice, malt...taste hinted of clove, with banana and an added sweetness - vanilla or caramel...not a big fan of this style but this was one of the better I’ve had, probably because I found it bo be more sweet than spice...10%abv was well hidden.
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