 tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
Jul 31, 2005 Updated: Sep 4, 2005
I thought this was a vast improvement over its brother Merry Monks Tripel. While that is a mediocre tripel, I found this to be a much more complex and wonderful brew. Some smokiness sneaks in as does the bourbon notes. Some more complex fruity notes than in the original.
WeeHeavySD (1841), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Sep 25, 2008 12oz bonus from JCB. Pours gold with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet with a nice citrus touch. Taste is sweet with a lot flavor. I’m iffy on tripels and this is tasty.
blipp (809), Grand Island, New York, USA
Sep 18, 2008 Bottle. Pours hazy hold with a white head. The aroma is fruity, with peach, orange, and pineapple. The flavor brings definite bourbon notes, as well as peach, spices and peppermint. Very different, very interesting.
puzzl (1817), New York, New York, USA
Aug 18, 2008 12oz bottle, getting on two years old. At first pour this was brutal, but as its warmed its opened up and has turned into a fairly decent beer. Pour is a great gold with almost no head. Aroma is intense and very fruity, tons of esters, some booze and some toothpaste. Body is pretty thin, and some of that bourbon comes through in the flavor and blocks a lot of notes. Overall a bit tough to drink though not the massive failure I was expected by any means.
bitbucket (1566), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Aug 5, 2008 22, capped, thanks to ??? at the recent tasting. Pours clear dark gold with a white ring of foam. Lightly sour apple aroma, maybe with some butterscotch behind it? Light body moderate carbonation. Lightly sour and hot finish. This vaguely reminds me of a old cold and cough remedy: 1 jigger hot water; one jigger lemon juice, one jigger honey and one jigger bourbon. Tastes pretty much the same, except for the lower temperature in this one. I almost want to heat it up.
after4ever (1751), Brier, Washington, USA
Aug 3, 2008 22, capped. Cloudy medium amber with bright gold highlights. Virtually headless, laceless. No legs. Mild, orangey, a little bit of biscuit. Subued tart finish.
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