Oaken Barrel Epiphany

Brewed by Oaken Barrel Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Greenwood, Indiana USA

12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a thin whit head that leaves some lacing. Aroma of classic belgium yeast, clove, honey, candy, and a little citrus. Flavor is along the same line with a bit of sweetness and more citrus. Good fizzy carb, med body, light syrupy texture, sweet and smooth finish. This beer is almost too drinkable for as big as it is (around 10% or so), so careful they go down easy and the alcohol is completely hidden untill afterwards.

Pours gold with a white, lasting fluffy head. Smells of citrus, some dry malt, some perfumy hints. Tastes of citrus, some sweet candi sugar, grassy, spicy. Enjoyable.

Hazy gold pour. Enticing yeast aroma of ripe banana, apple and vanilla all wrapped in barnyard funk and earthiness. Soft, smooth carbonation is quite fitting, creating a luscious mouthfeel. The body starts tart - noting apple and pear - but quickly moves to a long, sweet finish of brown sugar and caramel. There is a nice alcholic heat throughout. Look out, this brewery has been doing some good things lately.

Growler. White grape and peach malt aroma. Bright yellow color with minimal head. Sweet grape-peach malt aroma with a mild alcohol finish. Very nice beer - really enjoyed the grape flavor in this one.

(draft) A fairly standard tripel with a hnt of apricots. Quite good. I wish I could say more about this beer, but there was really nothing special about it.

On tap at Rich O’s - Pours burnished golden with a mostly receding wispy off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, banana, apricot and bubble gum. Taste is fruity and estery with many of the aromatic notes combined with a gentle candi sugar sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with lush carbonation. A well done tripel, one of the better American examples.

Bottle from Crown #19. Pours hazy pale yellow with fading bubbly white head. Nose is similar to a wheat wine with citrus hints. Taste is full and juicy, orange pokes out among other citrus flavors. Lots of sweet yeast and candy. A solid effort from the locals.

Golden pour. The nose was spicy and full of yeast and malts. The flavor revealed notes of coriander and cinnamon with a sweet fruit background before yielding to the alcohol. The medium body was soft and smooth on the palate. A bitter bite followed its way into the dry finish. Tasty and enjoyable.