WeeHeavySD (1867), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA Feb 7, 2007 12 oz bottle batch 40, via trade with Tever. Pours cloudy brownish orange, and it initially had a nice white head that quickly receded into a ring. Nose is floral, slightly sweet. The brew has a nice enough mouth feeling, but the taste is sort of all over the place. The taste is lightly fruity, but that great. Although I thought I might be dissapointed with this brew I wanted to taste for myself. I guees HotD should stick to Barley Wine and Traditional Ales. Thanks Tom.
LawStudent09 (322), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Oct 10, 2008 Brownish red pour with a small bubbly white head. Carbonation present. Nose of sparkling wine and pepper. Taste is strong of beet front and finish with some light friut in the middle and a hint of alcohol. tarjei (1300), Bryne, Norway Sep 19, 2008 12 fl oz bottle from Ølkonsortiet. Batch 41. Abv is 7,5%. Brown color with a small white head. Aroma is spicy with dried fruit. Flavor is sweet with dried fruit, malt and spices. Strange, but good tripel. MiP (6029), Flensburg, Germany Sep 14, 2008 Bottle, 7.5%. Papery, moldy, berrylike aroma. Clear dark amber colour. The flavour starts off with berry, turns to some liquorice root, and then fruity hard berries.Ä If this is a tripel, my arse is a banjo. ucusty (1217), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA Aug 26, 2008 Batch 39. Dark amber pour with fizzy head that quickly dissipates. Brandy, fruit, and sweet malts. Flavor is fresh baked bread, candi sugar, honey and dark fruit. Spicy finish BMan1113VR (925), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA Jul 28, 2008 Batch 34 thanks to kyzr. This beer is unlike any other tripel that I have head. Pours with a small, rocky quickly dissapearing head that left no lacing covering a hazy dark amber body that is way too dark for the syle. Aroma of brandy, plums, cherries, raisins, raspberries, sugar and honey. Taste is yeasty with fruits (rasisns and currants), canilla and candi sugar. Taste is good, but not faithful to the style in the slightest. On the syrupy side and nearly flat (again not too style). Alcohol is pronounced for 6%. Unsure how old this batch is. A good beer, but not a tripel in my book! Last 1/4 of the bottle, when added to my glass turned the beer the same color and clarity of mud.
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