3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy gold with a beige head. Brilliant farmyardy grainy aroma. Some slight funk too. Sweet grainy start with some wheaty notes. Alcohol very well disguised. Nice stuff
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2006 bottle tasted Nov 2008.
Pours a lovely gold but with tons of suspended particles, not quite in des Rocs territory but otherwise pretty far out there on the scale. Looks like it might be a bit flat from the pour, but plentiful carbonation erupts in small bubbles on the tongue; just right. Soft citric aroma, slightly grassy, maybe some honey. Lovely mellow flavor, lots of lemon zest, some peach, gently sweet, honey malts, not intensely spicy, just laid back and really enjoyable to drink. After 2+ years, relatively little of the floral hops that other reviewers have noted; I should try this one fresh as well. Quite an enjoyable and well crafted tripel, probably somewhat underrated on this site.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle... Poured golden/yellow with a thin, white head. Sweet tart tones, spiced esters. Dark candied tones, light fruits, floral, earthy, herb-like, eggy, and a drying yeast finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml bottle from Kingdom Liquors Brandon, Fl. Pours a hazy golden orange with a one finger lasting head that leaves good lacing. Aroma is very yeasty and full of sweet malt and I think American Amarillo hops. The taste has light bready notes with hints of citrus, honey, and yeasty spice. Medium mouthfeel with a mild bitterness but lots of hop flavor. A very unique and delicious Tripel.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at the mondial de la bière de Montréal 2006. Nice tripple. golden color. Nice flowers aroma. Nice finish, a bit fruity and bitter. Great.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
75 cL bottle. Pours slight hazy, small flaoties and a collapsing white head. Classic belgian aroma of spicy yeast, fruity, caramel malt and a whiff of coriander. Flavour is softly sweet and a caramel malty. Has a very soft yeast note of spices and a mild coriander note. Extremely soft, smooth and wellbalanced. More floral hoppy than other belgian triples, refreshing.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, bought @ Utobeer, London. Enjoyed in Stansted Airport.
Pours muddy orange with a big, frothy, off-white head. Wonderful aroma, lots of fruit. Yeast, oranges, pineapple and grapes. Fine, creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is lightly tart, quite hoppy, lightly warming. Great pineapple, apple, citrus and oranges. Some coriander and pepper. But especially the hoppiness lifts this above the crowd.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Delirium, Brussels, 25-07-08 Difficult to determine the colour of this beer in the cave like surroundings of this cellar bar but it looks golden. This is really quite assertively hoppy there is a soft restrained bitterness, nice tanginess and there are slight comparisons with one of the De Ranke products probably XX bitter. The strength is noticeable but never intrusive a lovely beer.
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