 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
Sep 26, 2009 Kind of bland for a Belgian Strong. Pours a clear amber with a good lacing head. Aroma is lacking, light malt. Flavor is sweet with honey but none of the spices you would expect. Finish is a bit watery and sweet. I would expect more from this brewery.
DJMonarch (5966), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Aug 25, 2009 From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 10/10/2008
Floral hop aroma. Clear golden coloured and hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter dry malt finish.
shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
Jul 29, 2009
July 2008: pours a clear deep golden/copper color. It has rapid carbonation and a small white to ohff-white head that provides light lacing on the glass. The beer smells weak, but is spicy with some corriander and light citrus notes. There is a decent maltiness in the flavor with some floral overtones. It has a medium-light body and a prickly carbonation feel. Overall this beer has a good malt/hop/spice balance.
1 pint 6 Fluid Ounce bottle (Alc. 9.0% By Vol.) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #126 for this beer.
AGAquino (73), San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jul 2, 2009 at Jet Rock bar @ PHL airport, cloudy ochre slight citrus/yeasty aroma, very slight bitter aftertaste
Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jun 11, 2009 THOUGHTS: It was a tripel, so it was pretty good, but it wasn’t the best tripel. What made it worse was that I had just tried Gouden Carolus’ very complex tripel the night before. This hid the alcohol rather well, though. It was definitely not "a state of perfection" as the label claimed.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured an ever so slightly hazy, medium gold with a small, slightly off-white head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was not very strong. There was moderate malt, light yeast, grape, white wine, light alcohol, candy sugar, light colored fruits and slight spice. The initial flavor was sweet and a little acidic; while the finish was sweet, acidic and bitter with and average duration. There was candy sugar, fruit, a little white wine, grape, slight banana, a little spice, but overall sort of cloyingly sweet and syrupy tasting. The medium body was syrupy then dry with fizzy carbonation and a lightly metallic, lightly astringent, lightly alcoholic and slightly dry finish.
tarheels86 (700), Washington DC, USA
May 20, 2009 On tap. Labeled as a Belgian Strong Ale but is definitely a Tripel. Pours with a small white head that leaves little lacing and has little retention. Although this is filtered to a clear, light yellow, the aroma is clearly a Tripel with powerful notes of Belgian yeast, white pepper, coriander, some strawberries, blueberries, orange blossom honey, and orange/lemon peel. Great, creamy palate. Sort of like a glorified witbier and Abbey Tripel combined. I really enjoyed this.
jblendy (518), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
May 2, 2009 Pours pale golden with a small fizzy white head. Really nice fruity aroma with orange zest, mango, a hint of pineapple in there, as well as a bit of mint. Flavor is also quite fruity, a good bit of grapefruit, and a bit of the others mentioned in the aroma. A bit flat and watery though. Texture is plain, and also watery
Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Apr 13, 2009 Blah...not any better than the Dear Abbey Dubbel. Pale yellow pour, watery trippel taste with the faint presence of dirty sweatsocks. Some pepper and a nice level of spices. It was a good level of spiciness, which was the saving grace for this one. I held this bottle for someone to share with, but in a moment of weakness, I opened it to drink by myself. Not bad enough to drain pour, but not good enough to really enjoy. Blah.
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