 Dickinsonbeer (2512), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Jul 16, 2008
Pours a medium peach amber with a thinning white head fades to a film- little lace. Aroma is peppery, anise/licorice almost cardamon like, sweet and syrupy. Very sweet flavor- sgary, carramel syrup, toffee, fruity- pear and apricots, candi sugar-like, spicy peppery, citrus- orange rind and zest- and a sweet finish with some more orange in the aftertaste dna back of the throat. Too cloying especially for a tripel. Carbonation is low- not dry, wierd spiciness, and just off.
jjpm74 (2878), Connecticut, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Courtesy of Tertons. Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Smells of fruit, sugar, citrus. Tastes sugary with a lot of residual sweetness. Not crisp or clean.
Naka (407), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Generously shared by Aaron at Mr. Bones. Pours a deep amber orange color with a very small fizzy white head that was gone after a few seconds. Spicy papery hops, apricot, yeast, and anise. The flavor is like a licorice stick dipped in sugar. Very sweet and very strong licorice. Some notes of vanilla, cassia, and definite ginger. Has a pretty bitter finish to it. The body is kind of weak, but overall, if you can get over the copious amounts of anise, it is decent.
PilsnerPeter (1376), Flushing, New York, USA
Aug 7, 2008 Bottle generously given to me by CaptainCougar at the Cuvee de Castleton Batch 2 release: Pours a deep hazy orange with an off white film of head. The aroma is just a sugary sweet pungency. Honey, bubblegum esters and alcohol. The body is slick. There’s is way to much sweetness going on in the flavor. Sugary, tastes like pink bubblegum and candy corn from Halloween as a kid. Does has a peppery alcohol note as well as a very subtle herbal note of Belgian hops (which is really hard to detect with all the sweetness) Just too sweet and one-dimensional.
afireinside96 (390), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle served in a trappist glass. Lightly hazy amber liquid, barely any head. Smells of orange, candi sugar, & anise. Flavor leans toward sweet and has notes of citrus and candy. Has some warmth to it as well. Not bad but too sweet and too much spice for my tastes.
Pastor (245), Maine, USA
Aug 1, 2008 Thanks to a few people who sent me this.
Bottle poured into a sniffer hardly produced any head the body was apricot in color and there was a little bit of yeast sediments on the bottom of the glass
Aromas of licorice, coriander and wonderful Belgian yeast filled my nose
Great taste of spices and sweet candy sugars fill your mouth. Very sweet not to much bitters or pepper notes involved in this one at all no alcohol warmth either so it will sneak up on you
Medium mouthfeel not much carbonation on the tongue a little sticky if anything
A good Grand Cru I enjoyed every drop very spicy indeed great flavors I think I could drink a couple of these in a sitting as long as I am not driving .I really enjoyed these
Great job Tröegs
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