Elysian Bête Blanche Belgian Triple

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Seattle, Washington USA

Tasted from draught at Tangletown in Seattle. This beer pours a cloudy orangey yellow color with a medium sized white head and very little lacing. The aroma is practically non-existant with florals, citrus, hay and grass being predominant. I mean it was served at the correct temperature, but there just really isnt much there. The mouthfeel is light to moderate with banana and grapefruit intermingling mid-sip and developing into this peppery orange tang ball in the finish. Very bitter and dry finish with high levels of prickling carbonation. Very little to the body of this beer, just one hell of an unwelcome kick after its gone. Astringent and mouth-puckering with visible carbonation tornados. Not my bag of tricks... banana + grapefruit + spices equals a F’in mess! Age it and maybe..just maybe it will be drinkable.

Clouded yellowy appearance, lively carbonation. Spicy, malty aroma, noticeable clove. Alcohol noticeable on the palate, sweet and spicy with banana yeast and clovey spice. Top notch Us version of a tripel.

Aroma: strong bananas and cloves, some hairspray, and light vegetables
Appearance: murky yellow, white head, lacing
Flavor: light and fruity, some sasperilla, and some mint
Palate: light, smooth and bubbly with a light mint aftertaste

Bottle 2005: Pale yellow, quite hazy until I poured the entire contents into the glass in which it became extremely cloudy, humongous frothy white head, stick lacing, with fairly strong carbonation.   Peppery nose, floral, yeasty.   Strong pepper up front that fades slowly.   Sharp floral aspect as well.   This one makes me think it still needs some time to mature.   Somewhat smooth, but it is also a bit biting.   Noticable heat too.   Decent body, medium to full mouthfeel.   Lingering pepper and strong perfumy aspects well after the finish.   Yeah, this needs some time to settle down, but still decent otherwise.

[At GABF 2004] A hazy yellow beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet flowery combined with notes of yeast. The flavor is primarily yeasty combined with a slight note of alcohol.

Draught (GABF?). Body is medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), with notes of banana, clove, pineapple. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Rather simple banana-heavy rendition.

Golden color with good lacing. It had a fruity taste with a little kick. Over all it was pretty fizzy.

Decent head with good carbonation. Very cloudy yellow orange in color. Looks like a strong wheat beer. Slight lemon aroma with some wheat and yeast. Fizzy in the mouth with more wheat, yeast and a touch of citrus. Very clean and slightly dry finish. Good stuff. Not as hoppy as some triples. Thanks eyedrinkale for sharing!