 cyrenaica (265), Milton, Ontario, Canada
Mar 7, 2008
20oz draught
8.0% ABV
I tried this beer on January 17, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto. The beer poured a dark translucent golden brown with a thin tan head. The aroma consisted of sweet malt and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, plums, a little caramel, and a little vanilla.
punainen6 (64), Finland
Aug 20, 2008 Bottle.NIce dark orange pour. Aroma is sweet peaches, yeast. Nice round taste of citrus, banana and peaches. Not great but a nice solid example of the style.
blipp (683), Grand Island, New York, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle. Pours deep orange brown with an off white head. Aroma is yeasty and spicy. Flavor has clove, ripe fruit, and yeast. Very nice.
janubio (125), Spain
Aug 13, 2008 330 ml bottle. Nice amber orange colour, with a good white head that disipates too fast, leaving just a ring.
Smell of oranges, plums, some subtle vanilla and medicinal or phenolics notes. Yeast and sulphurs too.
Sweet flavour though with some rough tones of yeast.
Taste of candy, citrus notes, banana and peaches. Not so strong body.
cluny6 (61), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Aug 13, 2008 Pours a nice amber color with medium head that stays. If you swirl around the head comes back. The aroma is very faint, ripe banana like. Fruity, sweet and tarty. Ok but personally i think is overrated compare to other non trappist tripel. B
TOSG55 (17), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Bottle (labeled as Koningshoeven Tripel). Pours a slightly cloudy orange, with minimal yeast sediment, and a thick head with large bubbles, which dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma is Belgian yeast and muted citrus. The yeast is the most prominent flavor; also apparent are citrusy fruits and some spices. The 8% ABV is quite apparent, and less well-balanced than one would hope. The mouthfeel lacks the creamy yet sharp aspect of many Belgian Tripels. Overall, a fine beer, but there are plenty of better examples of the style.
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