3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I personally think this a great example of a Belgian Tripel made in America. Has that cheesy hop component signature to Belgian tripels but with some twists. There is a fruity spicey bitterness that kicks in slightly at the tail. Alcohol is well hidden except for finish. Complex palate. A+ for effort!!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Pours a dark golden/light amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet yeasty/spicy. Taste is sweet spicy. A rather nice triple.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to a fine RateBeerian for sending me this
choice beverage! Time has elapsed and I have forgotten who it was exactly…
There is a giant mass of powdery yeasty fallout in the bottom of this bottle…. This Triple pours a beautiful amber / orange body and a mature off white head. The aroma is immensely fruity and sweet… but with a hint of tart yeastiness in the finish. Slightly perfumey upfront, yet steeped with some amazing old-world barely and a strain of yeast that contends with the most traditional of Belgians Triples. The flavor has a wonderful mass of caramel and toffee, with smoky hints of molasses, plums, apple, peach nectar, green raisin, black peppercorn, clove, lemon grass, orange zest and an ever so slight mention of genuine musty farmyard funk can be found in the finish…. The palate is sticky sweet and finishes fruity and oily…. AMAZING! This is the very best of any American made Triple I have yet to come across!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz. bottle. Hazy amber color with a small off white head. Sweet, fruity malt aroma with a hint of cloves. Very sweet malt flavor with some spices(cloves and pepper) and a very prominant alcohol presence.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Slightly phenolic yeasty aroma. Acidic, diacetyl, boozy. A little astringent. Medium body, pretty good for an American Tripel. Not as good as Unibroue.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 4, 2005 Very sweet, deceptively thick, quality abbey-style beer. Has a slight wine-like flavor and slight taste of alcohol, just enough to let you know it’s there.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Orange colour with a small tan head. Fruity spicy aroma and a sweet fruity spicy taste. Medium body and a sweet finish. Not a bad American Tripel.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 4, 2006 Pours orange with a fully receding white head. Aroma of apples, banana, cotton candy, spicy clove, and alcohol. Taste is quite spicy, fruity, and alcoholic with notes of honey. Not much to be said from the hops and malt, thus the alcohol is not well hidden. The alcohol meshes well with the intense phenols.
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