 SamGamgee (593), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Jun 16, 2008
22oz bottle. Hazy orange with a small head that quickly dissipates, leaving a lasting ring of foam. Bursting fruity nose like pineapple and sweet grapefruit candy, plus a hit of dusty yeast. The flavor is rather sweet for a tripel, but not cloying. Similar candied pineapple to the aroma, with a tangy, dusty yeastiness and a floral hoppy ending. The sweetness from the malts is a little caramel flavored, but fruitiness dominates. Medium-full body with smooth carbonation and a hint of stickiness. If you’re looking for a Westmalle knock-off, this will disappoint; to sweet and fruity, not enough alcohol or spice. Reminds me of a cross between Chouffe IPA and Stone 070707. I liked it, even if it is a little too sweet.
Moosington (15), Costa Mesa, California, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle. Light amber with a quickly disapperaing white head. Aroma is extremely light but estery. Don’t notice much of the hop scent. Full mouthfeel with a sweet tinge throughout. Hop influence is barely felt, and I didn’t notice too much alchohol. Overall an okay California style Belgian, but a little too light for the style. Worth trying, especially because it’s sub-$5.
DarkMagus (412), San Jose, California, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Pours a golden-amber color with a nice-looking frothy/sticky white head. Aromas are fairly light, on the grainy side with some hint of the sweet fruity estery qualities. Flavors were very sugary and floral, pretty strong on the alcohol side... no trace of bitterness. Mouthfeel was very syrupy and... along with the alcoholic "heat", made for a pretty intense brew. The alcohol does linger on for quite awhile, and I’m not sure if this beer is tasty enough to justify that. Pretty one-dimensional.
Ale_Drinker (1073), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Pours golden with thin head. Aroma is full of yeasty esters. Full bodied and sweet. Not bad.
hapjydeuce (581), Carlsbad, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottled. Clear light amber color that pours with a fine white film and adequate carbonation. Mildly fruity aroma with a nose of clove, poached pear with lime, and white bread. Not a very balanced flavor that starts sweet and ends quickly with minimal bitterness and no linger at all. Simple, one-dimensional and uninviting after a half-bottle. Whatever.
rayOfBeer (265), El Cerrito, California, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Poured from tap at Marin Brew Breast Fest an Amber with medium white head. Aroma was light with toasted oats and hay. Flavor also had the toasted oats and hay with a lingering candy sweetness and some barnyard blanket funk. Very little carbonation to this one. I didn’t find it very tripel-like. Not one I’d get again.
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