 adrian910ss (1435), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 24, 2008 11.2 oz bottle aged in a 2003 cask. Pours a cloudy golden brown with a small fluffy white head. Aroma of sweet apple cider, caramel, spice and yeast. Taste is slightly spicy with hints of apple cider, caramel, bread dough and fresh yeast. Very nice.
kmweaver (2493), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2008 33cL bottle, 2005 bottling, courtesy of hopdog. Thanks, Steve! Pours a clear, bright, oily honey-orange color; fluffy off-white head with solid retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Very pleasant aroma, showing a solid, mildly tart apple-cider / Calvados character, with a lot of yeastiness, butterscotch, and slightly dry breadiness throughout. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: the Calvados barrel presence is well-integrated with the original generous and dry character of Dulle Teve; loads of butterscotch, apple juice, yeast, and bread; relaxed carbonation compared to the original, and without any rough booziness from its time in the barrel; some alcoholic warmth is certainly present, but not overly so; very nicely done beer, though not quite as good as its base. Lengthy finish, showing plenty of bread and dough, with lingering apple notes and dry yeast.
joss (3690), Garching b. München, Germany
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 9, 2008 Spicy, fruit (peach, apples) aroma.
Golden, off-white creamy head. Dusty yeast, peach. Lightbodied, slightly watery. Wasnt overly impressed.
xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 31, 2008 Sampled blind at "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel" tasting. Clear orange amber with small white head. Orange aroma with caramel anf slight alc. Alc is the strongest flavor upfront with orange, yeast, spice, and earthiness. Medium body and well carbonated. Not bad.
holdenn (1446), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 4, 2008 Sampled blind at "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel". Big thanks to andrew for picking this one up. Pours clear orange with a smooth beige head. Citrus, pear, and yeast aromas. Spritzy carbonation. Citrus, yeast, caramels, pear, citrus. A touch of spice. Creamy palate. Finishes dry. I enjoyed the regular mad bitch more.
drewbeerme (2309), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2007 sampled blind at "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel". pours clear golden with white head. nose of spiced, toffee, yeasty. flavor of citrus, pear, yeasty, coriander. lively carbonation, spritzy-champagne like. dry, pretty nice. i was surprised this was the special reserva as i didn’t pick up much influence from barrel aging. regular teve was much much better as the yeast seemed far more fruity and complex.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 6, 2007 Cloudy orange, golden colour with a white head. Fruity peppery spicy aroma with notes yeast and alcohol. Malty, fruity flavor with citric and spicy notes. Light yeasty and alcohol sweet finish.
thenick (746), North Bellmore, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 29, 2007 Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber color with a generous but quickly-dissipating white head. Aroma is vinious up front, with malt, wood, and vanilla notes. Flavor is the same, with an interesting alcohol burn at the end. Amazing complexity added to this already-great beer.
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