 hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
May 6, 2009 Pours a really nice golden yellow with an orangish hue. The head is large and fluffy in my Trappist glass. First thing I notice when I breath in the awesome smell is the citrus and soft fruits. This beer is bursting with fresh and acidic qualities on the nose. Top notes are bready with orange and tangerine peel. Floral, eucalyptus, vanilla, and grapefruit are mid notes. And right down in the Trappist glass is honey, brown sugar, grapefruit and a touch of alcohol. First taste is a sweet punch to the teeth. Just makes you wish every beer was as intense as this beer. Tastes much darker on the palate than what would be expected from the nose. Plums and raisins make a subtle yet lengthy appearance. Citrus shows the whole way through this beer, changing fruit but making it’s presence felt. Nice spicy finish. Mouth feel is excellent... It’s a Trappist, what did you expect? Excellent beer, one of my favorites!
BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
May 3, 2009 Well, I finally decided to lay out 13 bucks and grab a 750 of this stuff and, quite simply, it’s epic. It pours a classic tripel amber, with a thick fluffy head. and it’s everything I was expecting. Lots of fruity and citrusy notes, with some acidity and vanilla on the finish. I’ve been a hard sell on proper abbey ales, but I think this has something extra that Chimay, or Duvel just doesn’t have. Cheers!!
EnSiFeRuM (501), Quebec, Canada
May 3, 2009 Bouteille de 330ml Nos yeux contemplent cette bière de couleur ambrée trouble et qui possède un col de mousse parfait. Au nez on découvre des arômes de fleurs, de levure fruitée, de fruits jaunes avec des esters d’alcool. En bouche le corps est rond avec une effervescence crémeuse. Au départ on goûte des saveurs de grain, vient ensuite des saveurs florales, fruitées et subtilement épicées et pour finir une bonne amertume citronnée en coalition avec des notes d’alcool. Excellent et complexe.
TampaBrew (746), Tampa, Florida, USA
May 3, 2009 Hazy deep yellow with huge white head. Clove, yeast, musty nose. Sweet but dry spiced flavor. Some citrus hops. Candy sugar. Hides the alcohol well.
Elwood (667), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
May 3, 2009 750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy brownish orange with a large, white head. The head has great retention. Musty yeast, orange, spice, a bit lemon, and ripe fruit in the nose. Medium-high carbonation with a medium mouthfeel. The carbonation is very fine and quite nice. Spice, light honey notes, orange, and a ripe fruit sweetness. The lingering finish is sweet and dry. Quite nice! I must say, this really is an excellent tripel!
mickmac (67), Ngunnawal, Australia
May 2, 2009 Bottle. Pours with a large white lasting head and a burnt orange colour. Has a bready-orange aroma and clove-honey flavour with a subtle bitterness to the finish and a pleasant alcoholic warmth
carruthm (1112), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 2, 2009 Big large bubble head, Very carbonated. golden color. Aroma is spicy, pepper, hops. Taste to match.
ljstephenson (111), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
May 2, 2009 Very hazy yellowish-orange with a lot of sediment and moderate head, aroma is extremely orange and spicy, flavor has strong alcohol presence, coriander, orange slight bitterness, finishes dry with strong alcohol presence... I don’t feel my sample lived up to the hype.
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