 drewbeerme (2305), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2007 sampled blind at "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel". pours dense golden with creamy off white head. nose of mint, toffee. flavor mint leaves, citrusy, apples, lemon, lime, yeast. creamy body. lively carbonation. interesting stuff.
Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Bottle. Body-hazy yellow/light orange, medium ring of bubble. Nose-burnt caramel, corn sugar, smells very sweet, cigarette smoke, candy corn, light body odor. Taste-light metal, radishes, apple skins, saccharine on the back end (very sweet), very light almost hidden funk, watered down malt vinegar, light apple cider (like DuPont Reserve), some clay/earth, clove like spice, brown sugar, light cherry, low alcohol. All in all a little too sweet (without being sticky), very complex, estery, nice.
thewolf (5808), Kolding, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 27, 2007 Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
[Vintage 2006]
Pours a light hazy orange-yellow with a small creamy lightly off white head. Good lacing on my glass. Aroma is absolutely fantastic! Caramel, clementines, apricot, apples, nutmeg, ginger and lots of toffee. Great mouthfeel. Flavour is lightly fruity tart with oranges, clementines, coriander, nutmeg, toffee. There is a clear vinious edge to it as well as a clear, bright bitterness. Wonderfully complex tripel - I should certainly buy a few for cellaring!
bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2007 (Bottle, BB 10/11) Pours a cloudy orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of tangerine, citrus, ginger, coriander, pepper, and some vegetable. Flavor of citrus peel, breadiness, banana peel, and light floral.
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 22, 2007 Updated: Feb 17, 20092009-02-07, draught at Plan B, Copenhagen, as Jesus, 6-2-7-3-13=31
Poorly served, with no head in a half pint glass; cloudy light amber color. Simple aroma; quite strong body; sweet malt flavor, with a touch of sweet liquorice and Belgian yeast; warming alcohol. Maybe too strong, a bit boozy, and not enough exciting.
2007-08-05, bottle, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Hazy copper color; big frothy head; high carbonation. Light aroma, with some caramel, fudge, very light sweet spices. Good body structure, with quite a lot of sweetness, but the flavor reminds me apricot jam, over all; there is also a light sourness. The bitterness is low; at the end there is also some alcohol perception. It actually tastes as if it’s a wrong bottle.
mullet (801), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 Huge thanks to Carlo for this - the guy just loves to give me beer, bless him. Hazy orange-red, with a small but very solid white head. Aroma is a mix of spices (black pepper, cinnamon and other dusty spice), fruit (apricot, native lime, sultana) and malt (caramel and a hint of oxidation?). There’s quite a lot going on, but the elements seem fairly distinct, as opposed to integrated. It starts off quite thick and sweet before being cut by quite an unusual sourness - malic acid from the fruit I presume. There’s a subtle, but distinct, hop flavour, with more apricot and lime flavours. At the start of the glass I thought there was just too much going on to really enjoy it, but the more I drank it really grew on me. Top stuff.
omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Cloudy deep golden, firm head. Fruity nose with herbal spices - cinnamon and ginger spring to my mind. Vinous with vital, rounded mouthfeel. Fiery alcohol lies undeneath and some pleasant lactic acidity adds freshness and complexity. Full bodied. So wonderfully complex - every sip brings out a new aspect. There’s orange and butter, berries and, muscat wines and everything else I want. I tried to be a sceptic, but failed hopelessly. Oh, what a beer!
JoeinUccle (911), Brussels, Belgium
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 If only more tripels had balls like this. 33cL bottle at Kerstbierfestival pours hazy orange-amber, with a grayish head and sticky lacing. Sourish, fruity nose and a tart flavor to back that up--notes of dried apricot and unripe orange. There’s a reasonable layer of bitterness to help balance the booze. Maybe a touch thin. Fruity, warm, and damned nice.
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