 ¾ (5003), Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 Updated: Feb 26, 2009Bottle shared by Urbain @ Struise farm. Light hazy yellow in color. Very fresh farmhouse nose of yeast, yogurt, and a faint hop nose, and some dry, light candy sugar. Faint hop bitterness, minerally yeast throughout... seems like a tripel/saison hybrid, really quite delicious. Fresh, lively, nice mix of dry and sweet.
JK54B (951), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Amber coloured beer. Quite foaming. A mild sourish taste. A hidden amount of alcohol.
caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 29, 2008 Bottled. Hazy orange golden color, thick off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, some hop, orange, loads of clove, bit overdone perhaps. Taste is quite spicy, pretty sweet. Bit dry and spicy finish. Very nicely balanced. Obvious a christmas-brew, as it resembles quite some ingredients from Finnish Glug or Gluhwein.
mjs (1541), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 25, 2008 (Bottle at Erasmus, Brugge, on 2008-05-21) Amber colour and cloudy. Dense white head. Liquorice and spices in nose. Medium palate with some fizziness. Liquorice and clove in taste. Some hop bitterness.
grimreeser (797), Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 21, 2008 Updated: Jul 22, 2008Pours a hazy orange with a nice sized white head. Aroma of spice, citrus, Belgian yeast. Nice sweetness with a bit of bitterness to back it up. Alcohol is there a little. Wish I had bought more.
Rciesla (3790), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 19, 2008 Bottle. Awesome artwork. Pours amber orange red. thin white lacing. Aroma is spices and brown sugar. Flavor is spicy with a mild copper finish. Nice lemon zest character.
Rastacouere (5564), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 18, 2008 Objectively speaking:
A relatively complex, tart and spicy tripel in which the 10% ABV is not timid. Original tripel.
I like:
Appealing noble hop profile (slightly earthy and quite floral, perfumey) which complexifies the aroma. Authentic mouthfeel, biting carbonation, not too thick, almost crisp for its magnitude. Quite vinous, white grape might be the easiest fruit to pick out, though a certain tropical nature and citrusy notions can easily be perceived as well.
I dislike:
The generous alcohol flavours reduce the drinkability of this beer which seemed to aimed a bit towards that with its relatively lean body and dry palate. Weird combination of considerable spiciness (ginger? grains of paradise?)and tartness which steals the interesting hops’ place in the unsatisfying finish. I did not quite reach the level of enjoyment I anticipated.
kkearn (1013), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 6, 2008 330mL bottle, best by 09/10. Pours cloudy orange golden with a substantial ivory head. Complex aroma, with notes of citrus fruit (mainly orange), herbs, spice and and yeast. Nice sweet-tart flavor - yeast and wheat up front are soon joined fruity apricot flavor and herbal nuances. Long, wheaty finish with some spice. This was delicious and very drinkable.
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