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Triumph Bengal Gold India Pale Ale


 Percentile 
74
overall
Brewed by Triumph Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Princeton, New Jersey USA

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
973.32/5.03.29/5.06.1%44.6Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
This special India Pale Ale was first brewed in honor of Princeton University's 250th anniversary and Triumph Brewing Company's first. It's a crisp, hoppy, high gravity ale. The high hopping rate and hefty alcohol content, once used to preserve this ale on the long ocean voyage to India, now provide it with a distinct aroma and robust flavor.
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 CanIHave4Beers (835), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Pours a hazy reddish orange (rust?) color with a good head and good lace. Aroma has some pineapple and fruity stuff going on; there is some sweet malt and citrus hops. Flavor is fruity and hoppy but kind of boring.


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Tap at the Philly location: Hazy deep copper with a dense lacing off white head. Nice fruity hop aroma- citrus and tropical notes of peach (Amarillo). Creamy fluffy feel- nice body. Some honeyish malt sweetness backs a tropical fruit hop flavor of peach and mild mango. The finish is moderately bitter and resiny. A bit sweet but it’s balanced & juicy. A decent IPA.


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2009  
Sampler at the Philly brewery. Citrusy hop aroma. Classic orange golden with small white head. Caramel maltiness in flavor with moderate tea like and citrus hop flavor. Finish is dry with medium residual bitterness.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Almost orange pour with creamy white head and lace. Medium citrus aroma dominates. Medium malt, citrus, with a good finishing bitter. Just a tad foamy for me. A good beer hands down.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Tap at the Princeton brewpub. Amber color with a white head. Piney hops and sweet malt on the aroma and flavor. Not particularly complex or unique, but not bad. Palate average for the style.


 italianjohn (338), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/512/20
Apr 25, 2009  
Draft pour at Princeton poured a nice copper color with white head lots of lacing looked like tiger stripes on my glass hoppy aroma it doesn’t boast a whole lot of flavor has consistent and light hoppy aftertaste ... However brew goes down easy and is not offensive


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 16, 2009  
Growler from Princeton location. Pour is copper with lacy white head. Aromas of piney hops, resin, and sweet malts. Flavor is light with resin, pine, citrus, and slight fruit. Nice brew and very drinkable.


 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/514/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Poured hazy yellow with small white head. Aroma of hops and some citrus. Some hop flavor. Malt started to take over. Not bad but not good.



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