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Triumph Gothic Ale 3.18 28

Triumph Gothic Ale


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64
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
283.28/5.03.18/5.0Winter6.9%50.2Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
Triumph proudly pours unfiltered "real ale" finished and dispensed in the traditional British style, served at cellar temperature (50-55 degrees). A milennnium ago, before the use of hops in beer became commonplace, European brewers used a secret mixture of herbs called gruit to add bitterness and aromatic flavors to beer. Take a step back in time and quaff a flagon of ale as it might have been in the Age of Chivalry.
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 TomDecapolis (3221), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Tap at Triumph in Philly (beerofthebike -PBW09). Pours a hazy brownish amber with a smaller bubbly off white head. Aroma of Ginger, mint leaves, lots of herbal and earthy notes and sweet malts. Flavor of the same herbal/minty thing with sweet malts and some caramel.


 blipp (1766), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 10, 2009  
Draft at the brewpub. Pours unclear amber brown with an off white head. The aroma is sweet, with lighter herbal and spicy notes. The flavor has a nice blend of herbs and spices, dried flowers, and is accompanied by a light sweetness. Pretty good.


 DuffMan (2786), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 20, 2008  
GABF 2008. Simple amber, crystal malt profile. Vaguely earthy quality to the finish. Thin, but drinkable.


 hophead75 (1964), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 21, 2007  
on cask in Princeton. Clear amber in color. Aroma is heavy spices and malt: ginger, nutmeg. Taste is spicy with ginger, nutmeg, pine, sweet malts. Finishes spicy. very interesting beer.


 Grandpa (325), Verona, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 18, 2007  
I have never had anything like this. In what style do I rate it? It had a dark red hue in the glass and a creamy tan head. No sampler I drank a full pint. My first reaction was sweet. The sweet, full bodied flavor was followed by a tinny aftertaste. It’s different, but it’s good. I’ll drink another pint next time I hit Princeton.


 RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/53/20
Apr 11, 2007  
On tap at Triumph in Princeton. It was listed as 6.3% ABV. To clarify here...I am a big hop head so this beer really suffers. The beer pours a dark amber color with no head. To me, this beer smells like someone poured a cheap wine into a tub of Vicks Vapor Rub. The only scent that I got on the nose was menthaliptus. After reading a few of the reviews on this, maybe I am off here...but I just don’t get this beer. Unhopped? Sorry guys and gals...the only thing that this beer is good for would be to clear up a stuffy nose, or to rub on your chest if you have a cold.


njdsk (2), Neshanic Station, New Jersey, USA
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3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2005  
I had this beer as part of the 7 beer sampler. It was different. I was not impressed by my first sip but the flavor grew on me.


 egajdzis (3645), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 11, 2005  
Cask... Poured a clear copper color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of juniper, apple cinnamon, pine, and vanilla. Taste of nutmeg, citrus, spices and caramel.



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