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RATINGS: 35   MEAN: 3.29/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.21   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 207   ABV: 6.9%
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Triumph proudly pours unfiltered "real ale" finished and dispensed in the traditional British style, served at cellar temperature (50-55 degrees). A milennnium ago, before the use of hops in beer became commonplace, European brewers used a secret mixture of herbs called gruit to add bitterness and aromatic flavors to beer. Take a step back in time and quaff a flagon of ale as it might have been in the Age of Chivalry.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jcwattsrugger (8685) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JAN 4, 2010
@Princeton-on hand pump-pours a disappearing offwhite bubbles with amber color. Aroma is sweet/bready-medium malt, some earthiness. Taste is sweet/bready-medium malt, wood, very earthy, medium fruity. Soft carbonation.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 14, 2010
On tap at the Princeton location. Poured a deeper amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of earthiness, some toast, and caramel. Tastes of the same earthiness, caramel, and some herbalness.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JoeMcPhee (6835) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 29, 2009
Cask at 3rd Manhattan Cask Fest. Deep brown with a touch of ruby highlights. The aroma is very herbal. Sweet gale, rosemary, lavender and rosehips. Floral and spicy. There is a bit of astringency mid-palate that actually lends the beer a nice silky body. There is a touch of caramel through the middle that works quite well. It is light-bodied and quite refreshing. There seems to be a kiss of cinnamon as well that is quite different from most gruits I’ve had before. I like it.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - DEC 10, 2009
Cask. Pours an amber body with a thin lacing. Caramel malts, toasted malt, and spices. Some bitter earth tones, berries, ginger notes. A nice hop-less ale.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - JAN 17, 2010
11th October 2008. GABF. Clear brown beer. Spicy but not overdone. Softish palate. Some ginger? Dry finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dickinsonbeer (5077) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - JAN 6, 2010
Cask at P-town. Pours a deep mostly clear woody copper-brown with a thin to no head. Aroma is diacetyl , but light and still able to get past it- some lighter than expected herbs and spices- very un-gruit like- some light ginger , pepper and grassiness. Flavor is also a slight ginger, some grassy yarrow, and a medium toffee munich- toasted malt, light burnt hint, more butter which makes it finish a bit slick. Odd- even for a gruit, but still good- herbs are restrained throughout.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
egajdzis (4550) - Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 11, 2005
Cask... Poured a clear copper color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of juniper, apple cinnamon, pine, and vanilla. Taste of nutmeg, citrus, spices and caramel.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
DuffMan (4242) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - OCT 20, 2008
GABF 2008. Simple amber, crystal malt profile. Vaguely earthy quality to the finish. Thin, but drinkable.


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Beer: Triumph Gothic Ale Rating Avg: 3.21 No. of Ratings: 35
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