3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 Ratman197 (5536) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - JAN 11, 2010
750 ml corked and caged bottle poured a clear golden amber with a lingering ring of off white foam. Aromas of carmel, straw, yeast, pear, light pineapple and light spice. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, pear, yeast and light straw with a crisp lightly sweet fruity finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 rmasa (324) - Vantaa, FINLAND - JAN 11, 2010
Golden amber color with a large, lasting head; aroma of caramel (and very sweet caramel) and fruits, but alcohol makes your eyes wet, it´s almost like sniffing a cognac; mouthfeel is smooth, rounded and quite thick, but overcarbonated; flavor of lots of sweet malt and caramel, dried fruits, some spices, maybe there could even be some hops, but they are covered by alcohol, which comes out pretty clearly.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 holdan (149) - USA - JAN 8, 2010
light amber, some hazy, small head that falls to quick. Aroma is more sweet fruit than yeast. Taste however is opposite, more sweet yeast than fruit. Body and texture is light. Carb moderate. Overall a good trappist.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Pedrojcai (51) - Cádiz, SPAIN - JAN 6, 2010
Great body, and fruit, strong taste in order to simulate a classic trappist beer. Of course is missing a real procedure to be a real flamish abbey beer... too industrial. Please I accept comments. Salud !
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 wekker84 (990) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - JAN 6, 2010
300 ml bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma yeast fruit malt and spices taste fruit spices and a little bitter
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Taverner (1037) - San Ramon, California, USA - JAN 5, 2010
Darker than usual for a Tripel. Pours a copper cloudy with thin white head. Aroma is yeasty esters and fruity ones. Flavor is slightly salty at first and in the finish. Notes of peach, apricot and figs. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 dEnk (1592) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - JAN 3, 2010
Pours hazy golden brown with a nice thick head,
bittersweet aroma with lots op hops.
Subtle yeast and hops taste with some bitter fruits.
Nice long aftertaste of fruits, hops and yeast.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Nisse666 (1973) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - JAN 2, 2010
Flaska 8 grader, Provdatum: 2009-08-19
D: Jäst, aprikos, smörkola
UTS: kristallklar kopparfärg, hög fin krämig krona
S: Jäst, aprikos, äppelmos, alkohol smaken är tyvärr inte så väl kamoflerad som den borde vara. (Som bartendern på Sofitel i Gent sa till mig för snart 10 år sedan: så börjar man inte med en triple man jobbar sig upp med en svagare trapist etc etc). Ta en titt på Lorden ovan - har dragit i sig en massa belgare innna han sänkte denna Triple.
ES: Mediumlång
OBS. bottensatsen är bitter, tappa inte upp den i glaset då blir det surt (som räven sa). Låt flaskan stå min tre dagar i kylskåpet, kan vara svårt om det är massa barn som springer i det ;-).
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