Fish Tale Monkfish Triple (Barrel Aged)

Formerly brewed at Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Olympia, Washington USA

Murky orange colored with small floaties. Big soapy bubbles. Sweet nose. Nice 1st sip. Nice balance of hops and malt. Hops laying far back in the mouth. Nice dry finish.

Ap: very light copper in color no real head Ar: malty hints of alcohol hints of some lightly buttery fruit pa: carbonated, touch bitter, a bit light & thin fl: hints of alcohol and lightly fruity ovr: ok just wasn’t all that special to me.. I’d probably try it again another night. thanks to John for this one

Appearance: I believe I got a yeast shot. Copper/brassy color. Weak head. Aroma: Pine? Grapefruit. Raisin. Oak? Palate: Blah. Too sticky. Flavor: Acetic? Moderate sweetness. Mild banana flavor. Overall: I need to try this one again.

Cloudy dark amber with a nice foamy white head. Aroma has notes of malt, fruit (berries, citrus), candy (caramel, butterscotch). Full and smooth in the mouth. The flavor was sweet with spice traces. Clean and crisp but not appealing to me.

Vibrant orange-amber color with very little head and a few floaties. Very nice aroma of grapes, honey, and spice with a hint of a malty doppelbock smell. Dried fruits, grapes, lots of malt & sugar flavor. A little tart/dry (oak/grape tannins?) too, probably somewhat due to the hops. Very interesting and delicious as well.

Cloudy rich orange with small white head. Roasted aromas with honey and spice. Kind of funky in the nose overall. Heavey mouthfeel with lingering sweet bitter finish. Alcohol is very noticeable and warms as it goes down. Weird fruit flavors and vanilla like honey flavors. Interesting though a bit over the top for a triple, and not really to style in my opinion.

I’m not a big fan of the tripel style but this was on darn good beer. I was pleasantly surpirsed at how nice this one goes down. Its very luxiorious in quality and has lots of well balanced flavors. I will def buy this one more.

Orange Leather. Subtle aroma that is ignited by the swirl of the glass. Distinct Fish barrel aging smell. Light oak, winey fruitiness (probably red wine but possibly a chardonnay or sauv blanc), butterscotch, rum, light & dark fruits and a subtle, herbal hop scent. In taste, the oak character is much less pronounced when compared to their other barrel aged beers. Notes of fruits (apricots, peaches), wine, sweet malts and a touch of noble hops. Poorly hidden alcohol and very light on the palate. Overall, just lacking in both aroma and taste. A cohesive brew that definately improved with oak aging but how terrible would this brew have been without it? I get the feeling that this beer was a little slighted because of Old Woody, Poseidon’s, Leviathan and Detonator. They can do much better.