 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 22, 2007 Bottle. Pours a bright orange body with a small white covering. Prominent cereal aroma with some sugar, bubblegum, and pear notes. Flavour is on the sweet side - notes of pear, cereal, plum skins, and plenty of alcohol.
thenick (746), North Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 22, 2007 Pours a pretty clear golden/amber color with a slight white head. Aroma is yeast with spice and citrus notes noticeable. The taste is very yeasty, dissolving into a pleasant spicy aftertaste that isn’t all the way Tripel but closer to that than saison. Malt slightly noticeable, I found the yeast to be dominant. Not as good as their outstanding offering from last year, but very solid.
DarkMagus (433), San Jose, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2007 Pretty clear golden color with only a slight head... faded quickly and left almost nothing behind. Aroma was definitely pretty spicy and citrusy... with a lot of a belgian yeast character (to be expected). If it was intended to be a cross between a saison and a tripel, I’d say this beer is much more of a tripel. I didn’t detect a lot of the robust hoppiness that you’d expect to find in a saison. The malty sugary body was definitely the dominant element. Overall very good, looking forward to tasting another one in five years...
PeterA (339), Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 19, 2007 Maybe I’ve been drinking too many seasonal pumpkin beers, but this seems like one. The spices are clearly pronounced in the aroma and the taste. The mouthfeel is sticky, which in my opinion is typical of many beers which use Belgian yeast strains. The color is a cloudy orange. The aftertaste is just a touch bitter. It may be a little bit too heavy to be a session beer, but I hope I can find one of these in a few years to see how well it aged.
scoobysnak (249), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 18, 2007 The spices are the first things that jump out at you as soon as the beer touches your tongue. Definately a good brew that is really interesting. Writing about it makes me want another one.
blankboy (3250), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 17, 2007 Bottle (650ml) shared with HogTownHarry & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a hazy golden-orange with an average size lasting white head. Aroma of caramel malt, spices, yeast, faint hops, honey and some slightly funky yeast -- kind of Saison-like to me. Yeasty flavour along with spices, hops, honey and some light sweetness. Medium bodied. Great idea, Saison and Golden Triple, I enjoyed it a lot.
Boutip (2390), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 17, 2007 Bottle: Poured a deep orangey color ale with a small foamy head with little retention and no lacing. Aroma of spices and rich sweet Belgian malt with some cardamom. Taste is dominated by some spicy notes with lots of cardamom with what seems like wheat. Texture is oily with a thick body and some medium carbonation. Definitely too sweet and oily for what I usually looks for in Belgian ale but interesting nonetheless. Also, as much as I like the experimentation, I have a hard time seeing this one improving over the next five years.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 16, 2007 Light hazy deep golden colour with a small white head. Malty, alcohol sweet aroma with a spicy note and hints of vinous fruit. Malty, fruity and alcohol sweet flavor with a spicy notes. Light dry and spicy finish.
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