 jhumphries69 (656), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
May 19, 2008
Bottle. Poured hazy gold/yellow with medium-sized white head. The aroma was slightly grassy and full of sweet malts and pear and banana esters. The flavor was grassy with some esters, bready malts, amnd light residual sweetness. The bitterness at mid-palate and finish was balancing and not strong. The finish was a little dry with some residual sweetness, soft fruit, and subtle grassy hops. The mouthfeel is crisp and medium in body. Overall, an excellent tripel. I had this at a St. Bernardus beer dinner at Fifth Earl Market the other night and found this one to be better than the St. Bernardus Tripel.
porterhouse (1098), Alna, Maine, USA
Jun 22, 2009 (330 ml bottle (best before 6/21/10) from McKean and Charles) Pours hazy goldish amber with one finger of slightly lumpy soft-looking off-white head that is pretty well-retained. Aroma of caramel, pepper, light fruit and yeast. Mouthfeel is soft, medium-full and quite nice. Very well-defined and well-retained curtains of lacing. Flavor of caramel, light fruit, pepper and yeast. Nice light smokey quality as well. Some hints of alcohol presence. Pretty tasty but seems to fall slightly short. A nice base of flavor, it just could be a little denser. Still a pretty nice tripel.
fredandboboflo (1168), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle. Aroma of flowers, bread, light fruits, yellow-orange fruits, gentle blanket of spice, mild doughy yeast. Flavor continues to be wonderfully balanced with complex waves of flowers, spice, and bread coming over the tongue, all the while with a strong yellow-orange, melon-flesh, robust fruitiness. But then it’s the bread again that’s robust. Then the spice-floral combination works its magic. Superbly drinkable, full-bodied, crisp, but almost juicy too. Just a magnificently well-rounded beer, impressed the hell out of me.
LilBeerDoctor (1291), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 12, 2009 Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a small ring of white head. Aroma of sweet fruits (apple, pear, fig), applesauce, light spices. Flavor is yeasty/bready initial with apple skins and light fruits in the finish. Palate is a touch heavy, but overall this is a nice tripel with easy drinking. Enjoyable!
8/4/8/4/15 (3.9/5)
scoth (177), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
May 7, 2009 Pours chunky amber, with a one-and-a-half finger white head, very good lacing. Fragrant apple, peaches, orange, banana, caramel and spice. Medium, tart and crisp body, strong carbonation. The taste is sour apple, caramel, banana, and lemon. Aftertaste is slightly tart, with a hint of bitterness. Well balanced.
gabbama (112), Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Apr 16, 2009 Golden color, cloudy, fluffy white head. Sweet fruity aroma with some notes of spice and orange. Pale malt flavor with spice and a hint of light fruit. Hops and spice on the finish. Lots of fine, spritzy carbonation.
BrianHagmeier (212), Coralville, Iowa, USA
Apr 12, 2009 To sweet and leaves a diet pop like after taste. Its also short on flavor in general or the higher alcohol is washing out everything. Not for me.
blutt59 (1638), Dallas, Texas, USA
Apr 10, 2009 bottle, 150908 dated, cloudy golden pour with foamy white head, aroma is sweet sugar, flavor is a blend of nice spices and honey, sugar, fruity, nice tripel
ekstedt (2300), Göteborg, Sweden
Apr 9, 2009 Bottle (75 cl, from 2002), shared with a friend at Bishops Arms, V. Hamngatan, Göteborg, Sweden. Deep hazy golden, medium creamy white head. Mellow madeira aroma with some wood and earthy notes. Meidum bodied and soft. Well balanced with a dry finish. Very nice. Would like to try it fresh as well.
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