ben4321 (952), Rockville, Maryland, USA Mar 7, 2009 Location: Draft Postal Building Location - From the sampler glass and ordered a full one too, 3/7/09.
Aroma: Slightly fruity, sweet
Appearance: Slight cloudiness, yellow color, nice white head
Flavor: Nice beer, taste was very similar to the Tripel Karmeliet to me, fruit stands out the most.
Palate: Medium body, nice finish
Overall Impression:
I liked this one, glad I got to try a Tripel from these guys. Pretty enjoyable beer. SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA Feb 19, 2009 Draught at the Capitol Hill location. I’ve come to learn that getting the tripel in a DC brewpub is like watching a car crash; it’s not pretty, but you just can’t stop yourself from ordering one. Well, to be perfectly honest this was only my second one. After the triple car pileup in the DC Chophouse yesterday, I had high hopes for this being some sweet redemption; not quite. While this one seems to probably be in the ballpark of the attenuation they were going for, (not complete syrup like yesterday) it was still way too sweet and messy for a tripel. Lighter yellow color than the InaugurAle, with a thin white head that quickly and completely went limp on me. Doughy, almost dirty, sweaty yeast, and corn sweetness in the aroma. Sweet, sugary flavor with a little cleaner yeast flavor than the aroma, some chalkiness, fruit, and honey. Medium bodied with some stickiness. Something tells me the yeast in this one were not well-loved. They didn’t seem to completely finish what they started and put some weird flavors in. Lubiere (4463), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Jan 10, 2009 A golden ale with a thin big bubbled white head. Aroma of sweet bubblegum and grapejuice. In mouth, a sweet malt with light orange peels, and warming alcohol. Medium bodied. On tap at Downtown location, Jan. 6 2009. fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy Nov 25, 2007 Draught at the brewpub, Downtown location Oct 2007, 9% ABV Hazy blond color; creamy head. The aroma is malty, spicy and citrusy. Very good flavor, malty, a bit sweet and spicy and citrusy, boldly hopped and with a long final. argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA Feb 10, 2006 (Shirlington) Cloudy lemon body with off-white head. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, some pear, clove, light bubblegum. Taste is medium sweet, bubblegum, some orange. light banana. Medium-full body, some stickiness. jon112981 (327), Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA Feb 4, 2006 Tap. Very cloudy yellow color. Smells of bananas and bubble gum. Cutrusy and fruity taste. Wakie (612), Centreville, Virginia, USA Dec 19, 2004 Very very very odd for a trip. No aroma, light on taste. A little sweet and mildly citrusy. blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA Dec 19, 2004 This beer had little to no aroma, which is strange for a belgian trip. Very standard for a trip with really nothing intresting other the the standard citrus and spice flavors. next?
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