Decadence 10
Valley Brewing Company in Stockton, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.63
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DSG (25968) reviewed Decadence 10 from Valley Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(10/29/08) Bottle at the brewery in Stockton (thanks a lot Steve and Mike!). Hazy golden color. Spicy fruity aroma with some light citric tones and some malt cookie-ish notes. Sweet flavor with some honey, caramel notes, some fruits, spices and a bit of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied. A good Belgian.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Decadence 10 from Valley Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle from KrausenJockey drunk on 5/19/07
Moderate amounts of off-white head rise up quickly, but fade fairly rapidly, leaving little lacing behind. Clear, straw yellow with some deeper golden hues and medium-sized bubbles rising.
Soft, dusty yeast is easy on the nose, and gives way to bananas and light white pepper hints. Only a hint of candied peaches now remain, with a more dominant graininess (white bread, light dough, crackers) and a splash of soft citric-like acidity on the fnish. Very mild yet endearing, with no apparent alcohol or flaws. The malt seems to have continued attenuating (based on previous reviews) and has left only a lightly crisp, mostly dry pils malt, with only pieces of light honey. Medium strength of aroma.
Very soft, aerated texture is quite fluffy and has more of the bread and dough from the nose. Pineapples, lemons and bananas are all present in moderation and there is no overindulgence of clove or other phenols. The most enjoyable apsects, to me, were its high, high drinkability provided mainly by the dryness and softness of the malt, as well as intermingled honey notes that lent a slight chewiness. On the downside, I think the malts are a bit too attenuated at this point, exposing the hard, rather vapid candi sugar notes that also produce a bit of vanillin/corn (natural biproduct of those, I believe). I believe this bottle was somewhere in the 2 year-old vicinity and not bottle conditioned. So cutting it some slack there, it’s most certainly an excellent creation and still greatly hides the abv. It’s amazing to see how much this has dried out from the first couple of ratings to now.
omhper (44378) reviewed Decadence 10 from Valley Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled. Clear bright golden. Aroma of bananas and pineapple. Sweet with dense, clean mouthfeel and plenty of sugar. The alcohol burn overpowers a lot of the flavours, and a lot of the rest drowns in the sugar. It’s finished off by a warming , peppery alcoholic finish. A beer can’t be this sweet if I’m to enjoy it.