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Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale 3.42 306

Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale

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3063.43/5.03.42/5.08.5%69.9Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Why is the Grim Reaper holding a mailbox? Well, that mailbox is from a dead Dark Horse beer. The Grim Reaper better know as "Death" was quite fond of our classic Sapient Summer Wheat Ale. When we changed it into a Belgian Style Triple, Death thought it would only be appropriate to bring something from that beer into this beer. So he picked the mailbox, and we weren’t about to argue with him. You can say what you want about him, but that Death sure has a big heart. So anyway...we brewed this beer with a Trappist yeast strain so it is very traditional. The flavors are incredibly complex with notes of mild fruit and finishes with a bit of clove. Although this beer is higher in alcohol it is very smooth and finishes dry on the palate.
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 joergen (8623), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 19, 2007  
Bottle. Cloudy yellow coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of fruits with notes of caramel and malts. Sweet fruity flavour of malts and caramel.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 19, 2007  
Bottle. A orange beer with a white head. Sweet malt, yeast and spicy aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a sweet light alcoholic finish.


 GeneralGao (3062), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 18, 2007  
12 oz bottle from iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey. Poured a clear light orange color. Head was two fingers high and white. It dissipated over a minute or so to a thin film. There wasn’t any lace on the glass at the end. Aroma was of bubble gum, banana, and clove. There was also some cereal grain and alcohol burned my nose a bit. Sweet on the tongue. Tasted predominantly of clove and pear with bubblegum/banana accents. There was also some honey. Finishes sweet, not dry. Too sweet for me and I didn’t like all the bubblegum.


 Headbanger (1595), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2007  
12oz Bottle-A cloudy orange body with an aroma of yeast. Taste of almost hefe. Pretty sweet. Nice trip.


 bu11zeye (5603), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/101/512/20
Sep 10, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of mustiness, some butter, and sweet corn. Flavor of alcohol, honey, and malt. Sticks to the roof of your mouth…


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 5, 2007  
Pour is a dark golden color with a smallish white head. Aroma of clove, banana and a bit doughy. Flavor has a lot of candy sweetness, some spice and sweet malt. Medium bodied with low carbonation. This is a good american interpretation of a popular Belgian.


 LtJudge (432), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2007  
Pours a nice golden color with a white head. Has aromas of bananas,candy and cloves. Flavor matches aroma,but seems to be pretty sweet.Nice candy flavor finish.Very good!


 swoopjones (1917), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2007  
On tap @ Coles Buffalo Ny. A lot of hefe qualities to this one. Clove banana. Sweet tasting, fruity with a little caramel malt to finish



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