4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
ahh. Some people set lofty goals in Jan 09; my goal was to drink 100 new beers in 09; this makes 100 and what a good choice - part of a mixed six pack (Majestic in Addison for $30 - dammed expensive, but never saw six packs from this brewer before).
Big fan of Tripels so made this #100 - a very good tripel; maybe not quite as good as the namesake but very good. large frothy head with lacing; perfect palate; little spiciness with dry hops at end...
Happy 100!!!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl from Ohtsuki.
Deep amber-orange color with an enormous head that just keeps rising, and huge carbonation. Tons of floaties too (most I’ve ever seen!). Musty, dusty, farmhouse and citrus aroma with green apples and a bit of warm, spicy, caramel malt in the background. Crisp, rather clean flavor of green apples and honey. Tends to the sour, dry side, though there is a good deal of sweetness as well. Spicy and full-flavored. Very nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: December 02, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: gusher, muddy dark yellow, creamy white head, sudsy lace
Aroma: sweet spicy aroma, lots of musty funk
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet malty flavor, lots of spicyness, touch of funk
Overall: I don’t know if the funk is intentional but it adds a nice depth of complexity
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl bottle poured into a Westmalle Trappist glass. Cloudy blonde with one finger creamy white head. Aroma is candy sugar, spice, alcohol. Spicy flavor with prominent alcohol. Medium to high carbonation. Finish is candy sugar and slight bitterness with warming alcohol.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, poured in tulip glass. Hazy caramel orange with light foam head and floaters, let settle and warmed up a bit, no lacing. Aroma of caramel and light malts, yeast, hops. Soft on the palate with some slight spice hops and a bit of citrus. I get a mild wheat texture in the middle towards the end with a little zing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured into a trappist glass. About a 1 finger white head and a light golden body that released a nice sweet, citrus aroma. The taste was a little hoppy and sweet. Definitely fruity with a light aftertaste. Good beer
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: Nice pour with a large, frothy white head that hung around for awhile and then dissipated to about 1-finger size. Very nice lacing on the sides of the glass in web forms. Body is a dark-golden color and hazy.
S: Aroma comes through as mostly yeast and several examples of fruit, such as lemon, orange, and others I’m no good at identifying.
T: Bready yeast and fruity, hints of lemon and orange coming through. Finishes with a moderate warmth from the alcohol, but by no means overpowering. Very nice.
M: Great on the palate, with a medium-to-full body and creamy texture, and quite lively carbonation.
D: A very nice tripel; not quite up to snuff with the St. Bernardus Tripel, but still very enjoyable and actually fairly easy to put one back.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
23rd February 2008. Very smooth tripel. Subtle banana and sublte creamy caramel. Dry finish.
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