2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Same goes for the dubbel as this. It isn’t the same as I remembered from ages ago. Alcohol seems to be prevelant in the taste. I didn’t mind the smell though. VERY malty and sweet in taste. It looked okay. I think it’s making me sick now. :P I expected more from this brew.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A tripel from the only Dutch trappist brewery, pours a golden-orange colour, slightly hazy, with lots of carbonation, made of bigger bubbles, and has a foamy mild off-white head that has good retention and some lacing. The cork has writting on it, 07/08. I think this is the first time I sense caramel in the aftertaste, for a tripel. The taste is quite mild overall, but still lots to choose from. Fruits (mostly apples), spices, hop and some bread in the finish. The nose is on the spicy side, reminding me of Unibroue’s Maudite (which is one of my favorites). Bready, fruity and yeasty. Almost like pepper aromas.... which I like very much. Smooth mouthfeel, real easy drinkability for such a high alcohol beer. Pretty good overall, but lacking the ingredients that make these brews hazy.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. orange amber color- a bit darker than i expected - with a thin tan head. Sweet malt, yeast and honey aroma. flavor yeasty, with sweet grain and yeast. Not bad, but a bit disappointing.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
draft at smokeless joes in Toronto. light amber colour. nice aroma with hops, some funk and subtle clove, honey essence. full palate. decent finish but would probably have more depth if not served so cold.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(75 cl, NBLiquor) Le liquide voilé a une robe dorée. Un anneau de mousse flotte sur la concoction. Au nez, des parfums de fruits enrobés d’une certaine douceur se choquent à une coriandre qui camoufle des parfums d’alcool. Le goût est doux, épicé, touché par l’amertume, finement fruité et légèrement chaud. En bouche, le liquide a un corps moyen-faible avec un pétillement bien évident et une texture qui est légère sans être aqueuse. La finale se fait sur des notes timidement amères et sans aucun doute épicées.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Had with bman1113vr. Clear orange pour with no head or carbonation. Aroma is heavily oxidized, attic, dust, caramel. Flavor is oxidized, attic, slightly sweet, caramel, Belgian yeast. Flat mouthfeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
White head, diminishes quickly. Golden colour. Aroma; alcohol, banana. Sweet and smooth taste. Sometimes the alcohol is too much.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours with a glistening mahogany body… one of the darker Triples I’ve sampled… and a fluffy cream-colored head. The aroma is alive with plums and apricot… rather malty. The flavor brings some toasty malts, lots of caramel upfront with some notes of oak nutty almond likening. I even find some suggestions of ripened cantaloupe… the palate is rather buttery… very stick and sweet. Certainly not the classic Triple for me, this has far darker malts… but very nice stuff overall.
Post Note: Funny how both DrBeer and I both found notes of Apricot and almond… I didn’t even read his rating before I typed this up.
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