 grant (792), Long Beach, CA/Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Oct 30, 2009 Dilute iced tea color, small amounts of coarse head. Aroma of lilies, light cigarette ash, light doughiness, cloviness. Very sweet, doughy flavor, lots of instant tea notes. Light bitterness doesn’t do nearly enough to offset the extreme sweetness. Boring and overbearingly sweet.
yemenmocha (344), Glendale, Arizona, USA
Oct 20, 2009 Pours a luminous golden color, translucent, with modest white head. Nose reminds me of a white wine with some light fruits, perhaps honey, but also alcohol & phenols. A lot of sweetness is present on the palate, again with fruit, and quite a bit of alcohol warmth on the finish. Not a great example of a tripel.
yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
Oct 19, 2009 Bottle, 65cl, shared by Papsoe. It’s a clear, golden beer, completely flat and without head. There’s alcohol, some spicyness, phenols and tropical fruits in the aroma. The flavor is a bit too much on the alcohol and phenolic side, with a nice addition of tropical fruits and some spices. Full-bodied, dry and sweetish. A bitter, sweet, spiced and very warm flavor finishes the whole thing. A decent one, but way too focused on alcohol. 090821
drjay44 (757), Salida, Colorado, USA
Sep 28, 2009 Pitcher pour at 2009 GABF. Pours a thin head, over a clear pale yellow (SRM 3) body.....nose has some spice (clove, coriander) toffee....taste is dominated by sweetness, with a hot finish....mouth feel is light, as is carbonation. This unfortunately was completely unbalanced and dominated by the sweetness. Interestingly, the volunteer doing the serving said "you’ll like the barrel aged better". Tasting on 9/26/09.
JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
Sep 15, 2009 Pours a deep orange color, with frothy off-white head. Lots of banana in this one, sweet malt, caramel, and some spice. I didnt get as much of the alchohol as some other people did apparently.
DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
Sep 11, 2009 Bottle from the Co-op in Davis, CA. Poured a copper color with a small white head. Smelled of fruit and spices. I could definately taste the alcohol in it. Reminded me almost more of a barleywine. More sweet than bitter.
Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sep 6, 2009 Bottle 65 cl. Clear pale amber with a small, rough off-white head. Aroma of fruit, yeast and distinct alcohol. Medium body, fruit, yeast and a burning alcohol finish. I love powerful beers, but this really, really needs some more body to sustain the massive alcohol. 210809
Gypsy19 (602), California, USA
Sep 5, 2009 Pours a peach orange with just a few bubbles on top. Aroma is of sweet honey and nectar, a little fruit. Flavor is all rich, sweet malt. There’s a lot of fruit in there too I should add. A lot lighter/crisper than I expected, but it works out. Alcohol warms the chest after a couple of sips. Medium palate and viscosity. Not special or unique, but easy to like. Overall very good minus.
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