4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Shiny golden with a big cap of butter colored head. Bright rum vapors--spicy and restless, a layer of warm, melanoiden rich malt, and green plums to round out the aroma. Lively carbonation and a fruity sweetness, a touch of tartness, and a clean dry finish. A well executed tripel!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy orange-brown with a little creamy white head and a bit of lacing. Fruity and malty aroma. Nice malty flavor with banana and sweet caramel. Similar to the dubbel but with a little heavier body, and a touch more bitterness at the finish. The flavors are a little deeper and stronger as well. Tasty and enjoyable. Not an Allagash, but I like it.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
The coldest day of the year Down Under called for a beer with a bit of heat in it. This was just the ticket. In the glass, this is a clear copper colour with a loose 2cms of lacing foam. The aroma was wonderfully rounded and inviting. It had a nice sugar-cane sweetness, some Bazooka Joe bubblegum, caramel and faint Christmas spice - cloves with a pinch of nutmeg. It’s damn near perfect. The Belgians make this sort of quality seem effortless. First sip and ahhhhh... lovely. It’s medium bodied and softly carbonated with notes of caramel pudding, bubblegum, raisins, muscat and a warming peppery finish that takes the edge off the chill in this under-heated room. It’s a smooth customer but bares some teeth in the finish, where the 8% abv is evident. A first-class tripel. (30cl bottle; IBS Perth; best by Dec 07)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours a copper color with a lacing head. Aroma is spices and a berry fruit. Flavor is a complex blend of fruits, spices, and yeast. Good beer
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
An exceptional beer. Just arrived in Panama, and clearly the best beer available here. Perfect for a warm weather (but hey no rain) Thanksgiving. Pours a honey color with a large, foamy cream colored head. Lightly carbonated. A nose of honey and light fruits. Well balanced and a bit sweet, full flavored hanging on the relatively strong alchohol backbone. A real treat.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sampled form a 750ml bottle. Darker than the previous Trippels. A nice deep honey hue. Off white head. Big floral nose. Fruity undertones. Full bodied and smooth. Really nice. Easy drinking. Mellow palate with an equally mellow burn. Good palate. I really enjoied this one compared to the others.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark orange color, with a medium head.
Aroma: Citric, fruity, spice, yeast.
Palate: Caramel, hops, spice.
Very good beer.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I do like this. The set of bottles I got hold of were coming up to the best before date, and so had the benefit of maturity on their side. The coriander in it had mellowed to the effect that it worked in nicely with the wild yeasts giving it a spicy, orange flavour that lasted from scent to dregs. I would go back for another of these beers a hundred times if I could.
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