Pike Monks Uncle Tripel Ale

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: Abbey Tripel
Seattle, Washington USA

Name: Monk’s Uncle
Date: September 13, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear gold, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma
Flavor: sweet and spicy flavor, candy sweetness, balancing spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Hazy 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.

(22oz bottle, thanks Ibrew2or3) Small white head atop lightly hazed light amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, fruity (peach, some prune, light melon). Taste is moderately sweet, fruit, straw. In my book, not dry enough for the style. Medium-full body, some stickiness.

(Draught) Pours a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, banana, clove, light citrus, and candi sugar. Flavor of yeast, coriander, dough, candi sugar, and a touch of honey.

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.

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.

Pours copper with a white head. Smells of dry malt, residual sugar, bananas, coriander, spicy. Tastes of ginger, dry malt, spicy, fruity, some peppery splashes on the finish.

Lightly hazed dark straw color with a smallish white head. LIght fruit and hints of dusty ale malt, flowers and candi. Thicker body. Flavors follow the aromas, along with a bit of honey. A simple, clean tripel.