Cask Aged Tripel
Rockmill Brewery in Lancaster, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
7.16
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Our traditional Tripel was aged in Middle West Spirits OYO Whiskey Barrels. This limited batch Tripel reveals the beauty of working together.
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6/10
Tried
on 04 May 2016
at 03:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle corked poured into a tulip. Hazy orange with very small off-white head. Aroma is nice oak, medium body, very low carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is malty, oak, honey, some whiskey, a little vanilla, and hints of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 18:18
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy golden coloured body with an orange glow and no head at all - no carbonation when popping the champagne cork either. Aroma of alcohol, bourbon, grain, booze, lemons, oranges, hops, caster sugar and more oak. Full-bodied; Strong alcohol and booze at first with some oak and dry grass right afterwards - immediate burn from the alcohol afterwards with a little sweetness from caster sugar and light fruits. Aftertaste shows some complexity without any carbonation, with oak, light hops, toffee and pears coming through coupled with the bourbon and grain. Overall, an interesting beer, especially without the carbonation. Complex as expected, but fairly one-dimensional with a lot of the flavours geared toward the barrel aging and the dryness with a lot of depth from the pure alcohol. Neat to try, but not worth it, especially at this price point and even more-so when this was aged for a bit and still shows a big harsh alcohol bite. I sampled this 37,5 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in New York (Bowery), New York on 17-July-2014 for US$13,99 sampled at home in Washington a day before leaving for Chicago (close to Ohio) on 12-November-2015.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2015
at 00:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a murky but bright yellow with almost no head. Aroma is all about the barrel. A vinous aspect is there all so. Flavor is again pretty much all of the barrel. Not that there is anything wrong with that but it’s just that it overpowers anything the base beer was going to offer. Finish is silky and none of the alcohol is present at all. It was well done just the wood aging overtook the whole beer. Maybe triples aren’t meant to be barrel aged.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2015
at 08:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 c&c from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy amber gold with no head. Aroma is whiskey/wood/fruit. Full bodied, almost. Flavor is malt, something vinous, wood, caramel. A touch of whiskey, and a hint of heat. This is very smooth, with lots of different flavors, and they all blend into a delicious ale. Excellent.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2014
at 22:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at RBWG
Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma and flavors are sweet malts, grainy and caramel, spices
Good
Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma and flavors are sweet malts, grainy and caramel, spices
Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 21:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 bottle @RBWG-A-still-yellow/gold. A-wood/spice, lt malt. Sweet lt malt, wood/spice hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 17:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a deep gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of apple and caramel with a bit of barrel backing. Flavor has caramel and sweet grains with a bit of barrel and light apple underlyinf.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 17:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #152. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bready malt, butterscotch, mild candied fruits, mild hops. Taste is stone fruits, bready malts, spice. Medium bodied, lightly boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 20:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 3/18/2012. Pours moderately hazy golden amber color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of big pear, apricot, grape, apple, lemon, peach, clove, pepper, candi sugar, light honey, bread, herbal, oak, light vanilla, light whiskey, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and malt notes with light-moderate barrel presence; and good strength. Taste of big pear, apple, apricot, grape, peach, vanilla, toffee, candi sugar, oak, clove, whiskey, pepper, light honey, bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of pear, apple, apricot, lemon, peach, vanilla, toffee, oak, candi sugar, clove, pepper, herbal, bread, whiskey, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; with great balance of malt/yeast/barrel flavors and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a slick, smooth, and slightly syrupy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome barrel aged tripel. All around great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; and quite smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2014
at 19:58