 Oakes (6819), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 23, 2007 Updated: Mar 22, 2008Hazy blonde. Fruity (pear, apple) nose with light maltiness. Thick, syrupy body. Has a hint of herbal hoppiness (sage). Decent brew, perhaps a shade clean - more like Lucifer than a tripel.
BückDich (4525), Boise, Idaho, USA
May 30, 2008 Bottle: Crisp golden color with a nice puffy white head. The nose is citrusy with some nice lemon and peppery notes, ample yeast esters and a candy sugar snap. The flavor is balanced; moderate body with a doughy pale malt note. Finishes yeasty. Nice earthiness and a light bubblegum note in the tail. Good.
JorisPPattyn (4262), Antwerpen, Belgium
Apr 22, 2008 Orange, cold hazed beer under small bubbly white head. Bubblegum (4-v...guaiacol...) over some cloves - Weizen tripel? Toasted malts, white candi sugar, honey (?), and good attenuation. Medium body, alcohol is obvious. Wh/ye/labs/ast, technically OK, but it isn’t inviting to me.
jcwattsrugger (3793), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Oct 11, 2007 on tap-pours a white head and yellow color. Aroma is coriander, malt/wheat-musty, some yeast. Taste is some sweetness, coriander, malt/wheat-musty, some yeast. OK effervescence.
ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Jan 10, 2008 Draught chalice at Redbones on 11/15/07
Lightly hazed golden with some amber highlights. One finger of dense white head that is very well-retained and laces profusely down the glass.
Wasn’t sure what to expect from this mostly American style brewer, was envisioning too much yeast, banana, phenols, etc...but the aroma is fairly reserved, showing off light apricots and candied orange, moderate amounts of vanilla and honey sugars and a tinge of pineapple on the finish. Some alcohol warmth, true to style, dries out the finish. Hops are minimal and show no trace of high alpha acids. A lightly sweaty, cedary almost, note from the yeast adds some Belgian flair. No flaws. Not terribly complex, and not incredibly "Belgian", but well done.
Clean and well-presented are the pale malts, with honey and lightly crisp specialty malts on the finish. Banana is low as is the yeast dullness, while some peach and apricot mix with alcohol esters to give more dryness on the finish. A bit astringent by the end of the glass, on account of the alcohol and malt breadiness, but still enjoyable. No flaws. Moderate carbonation and a fluffy, soft texture (with grainiess on the end).
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