4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750. pours hazy brown with a moderate white head. nice fruity yeast and light malt aroma. taste brings in some pear, and other tripel like flavors, but this is dry like a golden ale. alcohol bite is present but not at all unpleasant. adds a nice burn and makes you take your time in sipping this one down. the malt profile comes out more as it warms. i liked this a lot. the high abv pushes back the more subtle elements of the beer, but overall an excellent brew.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 from Whole Foods, Raleigh. Pours a nice copper, with some gleaming amber in there to give it brightness. Fulsome head and a potent aroma, malty and spicy. The body is substantial, if a bit slick - not so much bready as liqueur-ish to me. Comes on with some initial spice, with currants and apples in there along with some clove and sugar. Doesn’t finish quite so well, with a mildly dank aftertaste that doesn’t suit the beer so much. But it’s certainly a good one overall.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a copper-orange with a thick cream head. Aroma is sweet yeast, light grain scent. Flavor is sweet, full-mouth malt, slight alcohol at end (but doesn’t taste like 12% abv). great beer
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
sampled at kelly’s 2008 hell with the lid off. pours a cloudy straw yellow with a thick cream colored head that really doesn’t want to fade. lots of belgian tripel esters, with pears, apples, spices, and dark bready malt scents. taste of raisins, pears, spicy yeast, and some caramel malts. light bittersweet finish, coating and creamy mouthfeel. solid.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml. Color is a deep, murky honey brown. Pours with a nice two finger, creamy head. Aroma slightly sweet, hints of citrus, also malts. Moderate amount of carbonation, slightly slick mouthfeel. Taste is spicy, with a nice balance between bitter and sweet, with bitter winning out towards the finish. Hints of yeast and floral flavors too. Nice brew, you can definitely feel the 12% after drinking a bit.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle. Pours a nice amber, thick tan foam. Smell of bread, citrus, some spices, very sweet and malty but very much like a Belgian. The 12% abv is well hidden in the flavor, but gives a nice pleasant tingle in the gut. Love this stuff.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle corked, one of the hardest tops to get off i’ve ever seen... (thats what she said), but for serious the cork broke and i had to use a screw. Anywho, The pour was about average for the style, maybe a bit better. Nose is of coriander, citrus, hops. Taste is what makes this brew stand out spicy, floral, and yeasty notes blend near perfectly.. hard to pick up on the 12%. Leaves a short bitter finish. Body is medium.. vaguely syrupy.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled Oct 6 2007. Smells like maple syrup, with caramel and toffee aromas. Cherry, dough and date notes as well, with noticeable alcohol. Elegant burgundy red with a tiny tan head. Super hot taste, with tons of strong sugars and unbalanced malts. Very sticky, spicy and sweet, with notes of ginger and clove. It’s quite tasty, with many fruit layers unfolding and a hint of graininess, but it needs many years in order to be tamed. A great take on an Abt for sure.
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