 AmEricanbrew (1009), Swamp Shreveport, Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
Jan 17, 2008
Clear amber color with no head.
Light smell of apples, spicey yeasts.
Good carbonation despite the complete lack of a head, medium bodied.
Has a raw, sweet and spicey flavor of apples, dark pit fruits and yeast. Not much of an alcohol burn here thankfully.
For the Tripel style this brew is way out in left field.
Probably worth a try but not a brew I’ll revisit any time soon. 08/2006
fiulijn (5880), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle from Lee’s Discount Liquor, Las Vegas
Clean amber color with a fine perlage. Not much aroma. It has a strong body, sweet flavor, too strong alcohol kick. Sweet booze, not a Triple anyway, more like a variation of Malt Liquor, completely missing any Belgian quality factor, any interest; and the big bottle suddenly appears as an ambitious task…
oreogobbler (173), Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Sour funk aroma: apples, peaches, and red grapes, and some maple syrup.
Pours a transparent dark amber red with no head.
Flavor: Sour apple up front, hard candy follows, with a nice mellow fruit flavor finish, like apricot and blackberry jam.
Palate is a bit thick and syrup like, but the flavor doesn’t linger.
BOLTZ7555 (522), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 28, 2008 A pretty average brew that pours 14 karat gold with a tight yet diminutive white head. Very sweet with caramel, toffee, and noticeable alcohol burn. Not complex...not unique...but not bad. I’d drink it again in a pinch.
rayOfBeer (265), El Cerrito, California, USA
Sep 13, 2008 Poured from bottle a chestnut brown with small off-white head. Aroma is belgian-like, slight bubble gum with a big alcohol whiff. Flavor has a slightly metallic beginning but follows with sticky sweet with some bubblegum, honey, caramel, burnt orange peel, and a huge alcohol kick. Overall, the flavor is not bad but has some harsh notes due to the alcohol vapor pouring out. The lack of strong carbonation leaves the beer feeling overly sweet and sticky. I’d drink it again, but I wouldn’t buy it.
Gypsy19 (218), AMERICA RISING, USA
Sep 12, 2008 Not at all what I was expecting. I must say that I was disappointed with the metallic aroma, like a roll of old nickels. The rest of the beer however turned me around and thus salvaged a respectable outing overall. This has a lot of elements of a barleywine, particularly a sweet finish and alcoholic esophageal burn, as well as other intangible barleywine persona. Overall, it’s good and satisfying, though not world-class.
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