Velvet Rooster
Tallgrass Brewing Company in Wichita, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.63
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This beer is a Belgian Tripel that lives up to its name. Smooth and carefully crafted like a fine velvet painting, but with an 8.5% ABV this bird has some spurs! The beer pours a golden straw color with brilliant clarity. Topped with a lofty pure white head the beer has a wonderful floral nose, with subtle fruit notes. The taste is clean and crisp, with subtle fruit notes and a touch of candy like sweetness. The beer has a Champagne-like effervescent that provides a crisp offset to its sweet finish. While a pint glass is always nice, Velvet Rooster
would also be at home in a tulip glass or Champagne flute. Something to crow about.
would also be at home in a tulip glass or Champagne flute. Something to crow about.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 16 oz can from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 12/12/11
Aroma: It has some yeast, fruit/citrus, some spice (pepper, etc), and some wheat and bready notes
Appearance: A mostly clear dark gold with a thick, foamy white head and medium lacing on the glass
Flavor: Subtle and yeasty taste, with quite a bit of pepper/spice, light sweetness, and some light bitterness
Palate: Light-medium, somewhat tingly mouthfeel, and the finish is fairly long and spicy on the tongue
Overall Impression: This one is a little odd. It has a weird peppery spice that seems to overpower most of what else is going on here. It isn't a bad beer, but unfortunately, it is kind of a mess. I ended up deducting slightly from the overall, because there seemed to be something wrong here that I wasn't fully capturing in the other categories, I can say for sure that I'm torn on this one, it's a decent, but flawed, offering.
On a side note, It was interesting to see a brewery attempt a Tripel in a can, and it has a kind of interesting name, and a pretty nice design, so I have to give them credit for their originality.
Aroma: It has some yeast, fruit/citrus, some spice (pepper, etc), and some wheat and bready notes
Appearance: A mostly clear dark gold with a thick, foamy white head and medium lacing on the glass
Flavor: Subtle and yeasty taste, with quite a bit of pepper/spice, light sweetness, and some light bitterness
Palate: Light-medium, somewhat tingly mouthfeel, and the finish is fairly long and spicy on the tongue
Overall Impression: This one is a little odd. It has a weird peppery spice that seems to overpower most of what else is going on here. It isn't a bad beer, but unfortunately, it is kind of a mess. I ended up deducting slightly from the overall, because there seemed to be something wrong here that I wasn't fully capturing in the other categories, I can say for sure that I'm torn on this one, it's a decent, but flawed, offering.
On a side note, It was interesting to see a brewery attempt a Tripel in a can, and it has a kind of interesting name, and a pretty nice design, so I have to give them credit for their originality.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2011
at 15:37
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pour is a hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is some dull pale malts with maybe some honey. Flavor is again a average pale malt with some dry chalk. I can’t see how some have rated this 4 and above. I got no candi sugar or Belgian yeast funk. This is a crappy blonde ale at best.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2011
at 19:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not bad. Aroma has yeast and hops. Flavor starts sweet, but ends with herbal, hopped dryness. Some clove flavor. LDark yellow color.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2011
at 08:28