Xtra Gold
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.16
|
|
This beer is an American adaptation to the classic Belgian style of beer known as a Tripel. Historically Tripels were brewed to have a very light golden color, a moderate hop presence, and be around 9% alcohol. But we are not in Belgium, so I decided to crank up the hops, dry hop the beer with American Amarillo hops, and brew it to 10% ABV. This is our American Tripel, enjoy.
Sensory Profile:
Enjoy in a goblet or wine glass.
Tropical fruit and honey are the two biggest aromas coming from this lively brew. While the hop bitterness is not as powerful as an IPA, the hop flavor melds nicely with the fruity flavors created by the imported Belgian yeast strain used.
Food Pairing: This beer goes great with roasted vegetables, fish and rotisserie chicken. And it can be used as a aperitif before dinner with shrimp cocktail.
Sensory Profile:
Enjoy in a goblet or wine glass.
Tropical fruit and honey are the two biggest aromas coming from this lively brew. While the hop bitterness is not as powerful as an IPA, the hop flavor melds nicely with the fruity flavors created by the imported Belgian yeast strain used.
Food Pairing: This beer goes great with roasted vegetables, fish and rotisserie chicken. And it can be used as a aperitif before dinner with shrimp cocktail.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
75 cl bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Sept. 09. Thanks, ElJefe. Glowing golden color. Herbal, fragrant aroma with lemon and honey. Spicy, peppery flavor with honey, citrus, rich golden malts and good fruit. Very nice balance. A well-done tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2009
at 10:15
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A hazed amber ale with a thin wite head. In aroma, a pleasant herbal mint, with honey, notes of Brett and warming alcohol. In mouth, a great Orval style ale with herbal qualities, warming alcohol, good caramel malts, not too sweet. Rich and pleasing. Thanks Goldorak! Sampled June 4 2009.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2009
at 22:03
7.8/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy of MCLK. Pours clear gold with nice off white head. The aroma is candi sugar, mild green apple, prunes and raisins. The taste is smooth sweetness to start and moves quickly into apple, prune and raisin notes. By midway a modest level of black pepper surfaces from the depths. Smooth and tasty brew.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2009
at 09:04
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a very thin white head. Aroma of pure honey, tucked in with yeast, pomme fruits and a bit of wheat. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong hoppy flavour up front with honey notes, a bit of pepper and a good yeastie flavour. Aftertaste shows more complexity with notes of flowers and spices coming through as well. Overall, a great beer - definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2009
at 18:52
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(10/26/08) Draught at The Ginger Man in New York. Slightly hazy deep golden to amber color with a small, quickly-diminishing, white head. Aroma of fruits (peach, apricot and apple hints), some yeast, a bit of malt and spicy notes. Sweetish spicy flavor with a bit of caramel, some fruitiness, yeast and a dry spicy finish. Medium-bodied. OK but nothing exciting.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2008
at 02:33
7.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Courtesy beerlando. Light gold, hazy. Vinous, chardonnay grapes with a light floral hop. Huge fuzzy foamy palate. Light creamy fruitiness (vague) and pillowy sweetness. Finish is long and warming, but upliftingwith the high carbonation. Nice spicy hopping too.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 23:07
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big 750ml bottle pours a hazy, translucent straw gold with a thin, lacing white head. Nose is very pleasant, perfume, grass, banana, clove and slight peppery hops. Flavor is very grainy, grassy, slighly sweet and rather spicy. Full bodied, but not heavy, with little warning of the heavy alcohol. An exercise in subtlety for sure, but very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2008
at 18:41
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Beerlando: Poured a deep golden and lightly hazy color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of Amarillo hops with a medium sweet malt base with some light fruity ester. Taste is also dominated by some light fruity ester with some medium-sweet malt base and a hoppy finish which kind of detract from the fine mal base. Full body with great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Interesting and different take from the classic Belgian style but in the end the finish is too dry and hoppy to raise this beer to classic level.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2008
at 13:16
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml from JB175; after almost a year in my cellar! Nose of light apples, peppery spices, and a light funky note; clear copper with a huge off-white head; flavor is very spicy with nutmeg and pepperiness, candi sugar, fruitiness, yeast, and a tiny smidgeon of hops in the finish, but the must have mellowed after 10 months in the cellar!
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2008
at 20:24
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle generously shared by tjthresh. Pour is clear golden with a billowing white head. Visible carbonation bubbles. Head settles to a nice, rocky - big bubble with nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of bright citrus and apple hoppiness. There is also Belgian sugar yeastiness. In the very back of the nose, there is a soft biscuit maltiness. Very complex nose. Taste is big bitter sweetness in the front, fading into a grassy yeastiness. Carbonation is present and lightens the otherwise full palate. Thanks for sharing this one Tom, and thanks for sending it to KC Jason!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2008
at 08:03