Style and Glass: Abbey Tripel; Trappist glass, tulip ABV, Volume & Calories: 10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400 C Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ for $13.29 after discount. Aroma: very nice, fruit, spices, hops, burn, alcohol. 10 out of 10. Visuals: okay label design, golden, bright, hazy, thin white head, great lace. 5 out of 5. Taste: well balanced, high malt, medium hops, great strength, master craft. 10 out of 10. Palate: high quality, smooth texture, long easy finish. 4 out of 5. Overall: An absolutely delicious beer, easy to drink despite the ABV. I would get it again, but it’s so damn expensive, I doubt I will. Expertly crafted. 18 out of 20.

I sampled this beer at the Lazy Boy Saloon and I enjoyed it so much that I stopped sampling other beers and started to order pints of the Xtra Gold. I would recommend this beer to people who enjoy Stella Artois

In short: Excellent classic Belgian Tripel foundation with an American Hops twist. Fantastic.
How: Bottles from many batches. Rating slightly improving with each new batch (from 4.1 to 4.5)
The look: Cloudy golden-yellow body with a medium white head.
In long: Lots of tropical fruits is the dominant flavour, namely litchis, kiwis, grapefruits and many more. Very nice complex fruity flavour but never aggressive and no acidity/tartness usually associated with those fruity flavours. The fruity salad is then wrapped in some honey and aromatised with some soft hops essence. Moderately sweet. Up to this point it would “only” be an excellent Tripel. But the hopping really makes it stand out. Skilful and successful mix of noble European hops that one expect to find in a classic Tripel and citrusy American hops. Excellent. Captain Lawrence Extra Good.

hazy yellow pour, big thick white head. Aroma of apples, pears, oranges, and yeast. Flavour is yeasty, and quite hoppy. Lots of citrus, and apples. Very very crisp finish, nice lingering bitterness. Excellent tripel.

75cL bottle courtesy of Lukin013 at Pittsburgh gathering on 1/27/08. Hazy golden yellow with huge rocky foam, great retention. Aroma is big and estery, a good bit of green skinned apples with a noticeable sharp hoppiness. Big and fruity flavor at first, leads to some nice hop bitterness and finishes with very dry with more apple in the finish. Alcohol is very well hidden, a fantastic US brewed triple.