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Blue Mountain Mandolin Artisanal Ale


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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Blue Mountain

Afton, Virginia USA

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253.32/5.03.28/5.08%39.7Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A pale beer born of a single malt. Balance derived from whole flower hops. Created from water drawn deep beneath the feet of the world's oldest mountains. Flavor driven by a faithful dedication to excess. All brought to life by yeast from a holy place.

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 CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 24, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange bronze with a spotty white head. Aroma of toasty caramel malts with an authentic biscuity Belgian yeastiness. Body starts with a nice light Belgian malty sweetness and some honey flavors with a touch of orange peel and floral bitterness before a drier, finish. A pretty good Belgian tripel.


 maniac (2022), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Mar 29, 2008    Updated: Mar 30, 2008
Bottle on 03/30/08. Crystal clear golden amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet belgian malts, hints of candi sugar and light spice. Sweet spice, light clove and hints of banana, light caramel and some belgian spice. Medium-full body with moderately low carbonation. This seems somewhat different from the tap version. Previous rating: 03/29/08 On tap at the brewpub. Very slightly hazy clear pale copper body. Sweet caramel, candi sugar and spice aroma. Sweet fruit flavor with spice, caramel and candi sugar. Slightly astringent. Medium-full body with moderately low carbonation and a somewhat syrupy finish. Probably would be a bit better with a bit less hops. 7/3/7/3/14


 General_Gao (2573), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Thanks to pepsican and iowaherkeye for sharing this bottle. Not sure which one of you brought it. Poured a clear light orange color with an off white head. Spicy, fruity aroma of mango, apricot, and subdued clove. Apricot came out againin the flavor along with flaky pasty and astringent alcohol. Nice.


 pepsican (764), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 14, 2008  
gold pour with a nice sized soapy white head. Aroma has plenty of pear yeast qualities along with some cereal grain and bananas. Flavor has quite a bit of spice, belgian yeast, caramel, grain, and a bit of pear and apple. Light boozy finish with a nice snappy carbonation.


Alraomon (63), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2008  
The bottle for this is a beauty. It’s come up in discussion at least 3 or 4 times now, and adds to the initial ’outward appearance’ before even seeing the brew. The beer itself is something of a golden clay colour, with a reasonably nice looking head of average retention. The scent of this is quite nice and promising... a clean fruity yeast aroma, a note of spiciness, and almost a honey-like sweetness. A little bit of a banana and clove like quality floating around in there. A nice little medley of aromas, and one of the better that comes to recent memory. Taste is big, without being TOO huge, the flavours swirl around quite harmoniously with a nice complexity. Many of the same flavours as noted in the aroma... a honey and spice over a banana/fruit flavour. It doesn’t go overboard on being sweet at all, and a little bit of alcohol warmth follows up to finish. A rich, sparkling mouthful with the flavours spreading over the tongue and slipping away gradually, leaving a pleasant, savouring post-finish. The alcohol kick is here, as with any other Tripel, so that can’t really take away from it a great deal. I am very pleased with the flavours and overall experience with this bottle. It might be a LITTLE hot, but this was also quite fresh, so a little time aside should smooth that out nicely for those who are feeling a little wary. Quite good, and a keeper of a bottle.




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