PorterPounder (2812), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Aug 7, 2004 Dark orange murky pour with bits of sediment floating about. Thick, sticky white head with lots of lacing. Aroma has elements of chocolate, dates, and molasses. Enticingly sweet flavor with elements of chocolate (odd for a triple) candied sugar and a wee bit of alcohol seeping through in the finish. Thick, chewy mouthfeel, with just the right amount of carbonation - not too bubbly. Excellent tripel - HOD does it again.
ucusty (1015), 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 (779), 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. Quevillon (1274), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada Jul 15, 2008 Bouteille de 355 ml, bu à Volo à Toronto, le 12/7/08. Rousse un peu brumeuse, pas de collet. Arome d’épice sûrette, malte caramelisé. Goût très sûrette, notes de bétrave, un peu épicé et pas très malté. Un triple bizzard, point! gameface23 (86), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA Jul 14, 2008 Bottle. Batch 38. Deep golden color with an off-white head. Strong nose of alcohol (port wine/brandy) caramel, raisins and honey. Taste of raisins, pepper and spice. Nice finish. gunnfryd (2732), Kristiansand, Norway Jun 30, 2008 Bottle. Coppar colour with an off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, yeast, caramel, peppar. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, yeast, caramel, flower, pepper. Strange beer, but still a nice one.
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