Captain Lawrence Golden Delicious

Formerly brewed at Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Pleasantville, New York USA

Pale cognac colour; small, off-white rim. Stupendous aroma of aged oak, fusels, and old brandy - or calvados. esters and the right kind of oxydation - simply superb nose. Sharp, short alcohol taste, then clearly cidery, fruity, and again fusels & esters, including some solvent. Burning, sharp MF, alcoholwarming. Very impressive, with a nose of calvados all written over - then getting cidery. Something to do with all Golden Delicious, IMO. BIG thanks to the BIG man - as well as to Glenn for waiting!

golden delicious. great name for a great beer. its golden in pour. its delicious in taste. apples. brandy. vanilla-ey, spices, sweetness. really tasty. hot, but barely.

Batch 1. The heat is dying down a bit in this, but still not nearly as good as batch 2. Batch 1- pours a nice clear golden and a foamy soapy white head which fades from the high abv and thin body. Aroma is apple brandy upfront with some sweet bourbon notes, oak and lot sof sweet caramelized dark rum- moderate belgian yeasty phenolics work well but as it warms some heat comes through. Spicy, phenolic flavor, moderate sharp apple sweetness then turns qucik some some booz, lot sof oak, vanilla, apple jack, bourbon and rum. Yeasty spicy and heat in the finish. Its getting better, but Id stick with batch 2.

22oz Bomber from the Brewery. A very nice pour with a quick head. fruity, yeasty with a light carmel taste with a dry finish. very nice.

Bottle from NYbeer, thanks Steven! Poured a bright orange color with a thin, bubbly white head that faded to a ring. As Crosling alluded to, it gushed and there was tons of yeast in the glass after even the most gentle pour. Aroma of sweet apple, brandy, oak, and some light caramel. Not a super complex nose, but pleasant. Smooth, lightly crisp entry with some hints of citrus (orange, soft lemon, and even a hint of mango) leads into a strong apple brandy flavor with a brief hint of yeastiness that ends lightly dry with some oak. Low carbonation and smooth on the palate. Not bad, but not terribly complex. I was hoping for a bit more base beer presence.

It gushed heavily, not a surprise from this brewery, but it is once again disappointing when the yeast gets completely agitated upon opening and you lose a couple ounces. Nose is really nice and enticing, showing notes of caramel, fruit, vanilla, wood. Flavor is juicy, well balanced between the sweetness and fruitiness of the original beer and the apple brandy wood. Really nice stuff. Once again though, whats with the gushing?

Finally I pulled this out to drink during the Super Bowl. Hazy golden color with a small white head. Aroma is sweet with apples, booze, sugar, syrup and yeasty. Flavor starts sweet and gives way to some nice apple booze flavors with a finish that has some dryness. This is a very nice beer. I am glad I finally tried it!

Bottle. Body-hazy deep brown with a medium film of bubbles. Nose-brown sugar, light green apple, big butterscotch, watered down bourbon, Werthers. Taste-high stinging CO2, surprisingly sweet, alcohol bourbon sweetness, light dog food, gets really intense and raw as it warms.