Lou Lelemon
Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Belgian tripel brewed with yuzu
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle into chalice, 2015 vintage bottling. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy bright orange color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and bready/candi sugar malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of herbal/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, light banana, pepper, clove, cracker, biscuit, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and bready/candi sugar malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast spiciness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice tripel style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and bready/candi sugar malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2015
at 22:21