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Triangle Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale


 Percentile 
81
overall
Brewed by Triangle Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Durham, North Carolina USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
423.47/5.03.38/5.08%57.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
This strong golden ale showcases a variety of the ingredients and brewing methods that help differentiate Triangle beers. The Strong Golden is fermented at a higher temperature than our other beers adding an undercurrent of fruitiness (although there is no fruit in the beer). Very lightly filtered the Golden exhibits complex mouthfeel, strong malt flavors, a spicy hop presence and soothing alcohol warmth, followed by a clean, dry finish. It is excellent with food as well as served by itself. Malts: Two row pale, Cara Pils, White Wheat, Accidulated malt, and Belgian Candi Sugar Hops: Magnum, Styrian Golding, and Saaz
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 MrBendo (1039), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Sep 24, 2008  
Thanks to JCB for the bomber. Clear amber color with a large head. Aroma of pears, apricots and biscuit with a little banana and yeast. Spicy cloves, especially at the finidh. Yeastier as you get near the bottom of the bottle.


 Suttree (2702), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Yellow, big white head. Very yeasty, fruity aroma. Flavor is also yeasty, with notes of banana and bubblegum, plus some citrus, too. Maybe clove, too?


 Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 22, 2008  
fluffy gold, fluffy white head, smooth fresh palate. definite bannana yeast presence. good stuff.


 CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of durhambeer: Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a large, airy, clingy-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet biscuity caramel malt, some clove and light fruity esters along with a doughy Belgian yeast strain. Body starts with good full sweet maltiness and a mild hop bitterness with pleasant clove spice before a slightly drier yeasty finish. An authentic and enjoyable Belgian strong ale.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 17, 2008  
(22oz bottle, thanks wilkie) Large white head atop murky apple cider body, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, some candi sugar, pepper, pineapple syrup, light yeast, wheat. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, mango, peach, some candi sugar, light pepper. Medium body, some dryness in the finish.


 OldMrCrow (1179), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Draft at some hotel in Durham.

Pretty nice belgian ale, light in color with lots of lace, heavy on the fruity estersbut generally quite enjoyable and considerably better than what I expected to find on the hotel tap. Reasonable yeast spiciness, well concealed abv. Enjoyable.


 JCB (1713), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2008  
22oz from Parker & Otis, Durham. Very clear golden pour, with faint hints of amber in there. Lively carbonation, decent head. The aroma is crisp and hoppy, but also sweetly candied. A nice, moderate mouthfeel, ever so slightly slick owing to the sweet malts. But the finish is dry, hoppy, and a touch spicy. Nice one from the locals in Bull City.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Hazy tangerine pour and a thin off-white head. Bananas and spice on the nose. Lots of yeast and fruity esters. Slightly balanced with subtle hints of complexity



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