 ChainGangGuy (1511), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 9, 2007
Appearnace: Pours a cloudy deep yellow body with a dense, off-white head. Even with a careful pour, I still got a whole horde of yeasty chunks in my glass. I suppose that’s what I get for buying such a tiny bottle.
Smell: A flower-filled, bready nose full of secondary fruity notes, mainly pears, white grapes, and lemon peel. Maybe some notes of soft, creamy cheese as well. Soft caramel notes appear after the beer has had a chance to warm up.
Taste: Light sugary sweetness mingled with soft wheat, over-rippened pears, herbaceous hops, and some mild flavors of clove and white pepper. Hints of caramel comes and goes. A touch of alcohol curaçao and a pinch of sea salt are thrown across the floral, mildly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Well carbonated. Powdery texture.
Drinkability: One of the more enjoyable tripels I’ve had to date!
theisti (1014), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Aug 18, 2008 11.2 fl oz bottle purchased at Royal on 103rd in Kansas City, Missouri. Best before end of 2008 on bottle. Pour is orange ruby with tons of chunky floaties. Two inch head is clear white. The huge chunks of yeast or protein or whatever were odd because the bottle was not disturbed at all and I left the last 1/3 in the bottle on the initial pour. Aroma of dirty sweetness, some rock candy sugar and Belgian yeast. Taste is sharp sweetness. Honey, cloying. Palate is chunky and chewy. Aftertaste is lasting, and sharply acidic with some alcohol heat. This one didn’t do it for me, not a bad beer, just not my type of thing.
jredmond (597), New Jersey, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very hazy orange body with some head; also with tons of sediment floating around. The aroma is some what spicy and some tart as well. The taste is very smooth, you can barely taste the 7.5% abv. Very enjoyable and pleasant beer to drink.
Pwn3d (591), NYC, New York, USA
Aug 16, 2008 750ml bottle purchased at Stateline liquor @ MD/DE border. For a blonde it is the creme of the crop but right off the bat you could tell this is in a league of its own. Hued orange, nice white head, and near excessive amounts of sediment. Backing up the fact that every Rocs Ive had to date looks incredible. Mouth feel is medium bodied, vivacious and smooth. Taste was gentle, no indications of 7.5%. Awesome.
french tickler (473), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Aug 13, 2008 Shared with Pyrozoid
App.:
Cloudy caramel/orange poor, thin off-white head
Aromas:
bourbon vanilla, sweet caramel, thym, pepper and plums
Palate:
Tangy, bitter is very present and long lasting, chalky, medium body
Flavors:
Caramel, plums, prunes, grapes, pine
Notes: Great flavors, good palate, great mini version of the brun
daniele (721), Italy
Aug 10, 2008 chiara schiuma non abbondante mediamente persistente sentori speziati lieviti erbaceo in bocca un lieve malto poi speziatura finale piuttosto amaro non molto aromatico
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