3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 slimchill (936) - Austin, Texas, USA - FEB 9, 2008
Bottle. Banana esters, slight orange, spice, and peace aromas. Very bubbly yellow with thick foamy white head, sticking to the sides stubbornly. Caramel and peppery ester flavor, mild acidity. Sweet, but balanced, with a touch of alcohol in the finish. Smooth, creamy palate.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Ingy (100) - candler, North Carolina, USA - FEB 9, 2008
bottle, hazy golden, fruits, yeasts, good balance and finish. Decent, but didn’t blow me away.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 rlgk (5238) - Skövde, SWEDEN - FEB 3, 2008
75 cl bottle ,shared with Gnoff at Bishops Arms, V:a Hamngatan, Göteborg. Hazy yellow/golden colorwith some yeast, small white head. Malty, spicy aroma with bready notes. Bready, malty flavor with some licorice and some spices.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 gnoff (4830) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 2, 2008
(75 cl bottle at Bishops Arms, V Hamng, Göteborg) Shared with rigk and a non-ratebeer friend 2002 vintage, labeled 7.0% ABV Shady apricot color, some yeast particles, small white head. Sweet, spicy, "sweet licorice" (we have the salty ones in Sweden/Finland) and alcohol scent. Some grains and solvents. Very sweet and spicy taste, some milk. Medium to smooth mouthfeel. Low bitterness. A bit of apples. It does not feel like 6 years old at all.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Jukkabro (3457) - Tampere, FINLAND - JAN 31, 2008
Dark coppery colored with hazy appearance. Little white head. Strongly spiced aroma with lemon and grains, medium alcohol comes up also. Slight disappointment. Medium bodied, crispy carbonated. Flavor also starts with grains, turns to more hopped and spiced with sweet fruits. Aftertaste has some yeast with mild alcohol and spices. Flavor is much better than aroma.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 DrBayern (1139) - Morehead City, North Carolina, USA - JAN 29, 2008
11.2 oz. bottle on 1/29/2008. Hazy gold with a medium, loosely structured white head that collapses fairly quickly to thin layer. Light fruity aroma, some alcohol evident, notes of honey. Light to medium body and lively effervescence, some stickiness, but pretty smooth. Good balance of light malt flavors and soft bitterness. Finish is softly dry and lingering.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 juiceisloose (1044) - Windermere, Florida, USA - JAN 24, 2008
This one poured a cloudy orange color with a big bubbly white head that slowly faded away and left the lacing on the glass. The aroma was of citrus fruits, malts, orange peel, and a touch of hops and spices. The flavor was full of citrus fruits, spices, and sweet malts. I also get some caramel in there with some hops to balnce it out in the background. There is a nice balance to this one. This one is smooth and spicy on the palate with a nice sweet, dry finish. I liked this one better than the regular tripel. Nicely done.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 piscator34 (1582) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - JAN 19, 2008
Bottled sample via radiomgb, consumed about a month before the best before date. Dark gold in colour with strong carbonation. Aroma of green apples, riesling grapes, and a hint of caramel. More caramel in the mouth, along with notes of black pepper, yeast, mild citrus, and sherry. Moderate bitterness, and fuller bodied than most tripels that I’ve had. Slightly oxidized, but still in pretty good shape.
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