Tripel Crown
Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.32
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle that I purchased @ Nikki’s Liquors, Providence, R.I. for $3.99. Cloudy amber with spotty lace in the snifter. Nose is copious amounts of English malts and Belgian yeast. A very different aroma. Flavor starts with pale malt paired with some yeasty/earthy notes. Decent yeast presence throughout. A nice warming alcohol burn is found after the sip without having any alcohol taste. No date of any kind on the label, so it’s hard to know how long this sat on the self at Nikki’s. Moderate carbonation, giving the texture a smooth and creamy feel. Honestly, if you let the ABV mellow on this brew it can be an enjoyable sipper. I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2013
at 18:17
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
My wife brought this one back from a trip to Rochester. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy apricot-amber color with a medium sized creamy yellow-white head that left good lacing. The aroma was sour and tangy with faint vague fruits. The flavor was bready and sweet with notes of honey, sourdough, faint vague herbs and a buttery undertone. The finish was medium length tangy bread and butter. Moderately full bodied. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2012
at 19:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Sammy: Poured a deep orangey color ale with a foamy head with good retention. Aroma is quite sweet with some faint alcoholic notes. Taste is a mix between sweet malt and some faint spices. Body is extremely full and alcohol does show a little bit but nothing overwhelming. This beer is almost bordering on a barleywine and, while not as good, is kind of similar to the Gouden Carolus Keizer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2006
at 10:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle poured into a wine glass. Pours see through orange-amber with a small head. The aroma is malty and sugary-sweet. Taste is kind of weird, seems like a weird spice. No alcohol present, a pretty light body as well. All taste fades away leaving a slightly sweet aftertaste. Not a bad beer overall, would never tell its this strong. In general, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2006
at 00:26
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
2005 bottle consumed on 12/15/2005. So this one is an American brewed English-style Belgian trippel? Ok. . . .
Pours a deep brass and copper with light rust tints and a bright golden gleam to it. The head is beige/off-white and like all other Middle ages beers, it is rapidly dissipating to a ring, with little spots of lace and then nothing. Quite clear, though inspecting the bottom (and the mouthfeel confirms) it is not as highly filtered as their other beers. Sweet! There’s actually some light sediment on the bottom.
However, from the first look at the nose, the problems begin. A musty, yet pungent and sharp cider-vinegar-meets-ethanol aroma rises quickly to meet me, with light powdered sugar, diacetyl, hints of dry nectarine and peach and just a bit of orange zest. Pale malt-like sugars are quite apparent. The subtleties (or shall I say, non-alcoholic qualities) of the aroma, are quickly passing, though. Unfortunately, about a minute or two after pouring, the only thing left in the nose is alcohol, strong, sharp, dominant alcohol. If I closed my eyes and someone put this glass up to my nose, I would guess it to be a glass of ethanol, no joke.
The flavor begins with a strong alcoholic note, followed by light cidery notes that are sharp, musty and very phenolic. Sweet candied peaches, apples, nectarines and oranges are noted, and the mouthfeel, wow! Simply put, this is what all Middle ages beers should strive for. Comforting, even lightly syrupy in texture, with that extra oomph that high filtration removes. Plenty of sugars on the end, and then fade to alcohol. Not quite as persistent/apparent as the nose, but still very strong and bullying. Touches of dry, bitter grassy hops only exacerbate the problem. If they could just get this alcohol under control. As is, this has to be in the top 3 most alcoholic tasting/smelling beers I’ve ever had.
Pours a deep brass and copper with light rust tints and a bright golden gleam to it. The head is beige/off-white and like all other Middle ages beers, it is rapidly dissipating to a ring, with little spots of lace and then nothing. Quite clear, though inspecting the bottom (and the mouthfeel confirms) it is not as highly filtered as their other beers. Sweet! There’s actually some light sediment on the bottom.
However, from the first look at the nose, the problems begin. A musty, yet pungent and sharp cider-vinegar-meets-ethanol aroma rises quickly to meet me, with light powdered sugar, diacetyl, hints of dry nectarine and peach and just a bit of orange zest. Pale malt-like sugars are quite apparent. The subtleties (or shall I say, non-alcoholic qualities) of the aroma, are quickly passing, though. Unfortunately, about a minute or two after pouring, the only thing left in the nose is alcohol, strong, sharp, dominant alcohol. If I closed my eyes and someone put this glass up to my nose, I would guess it to be a glass of ethanol, no joke.
The flavor begins with a strong alcoholic note, followed by light cidery notes that are sharp, musty and very phenolic. Sweet candied peaches, apples, nectarines and oranges are noted, and the mouthfeel, wow! Simply put, this is what all Middle ages beers should strive for. Comforting, even lightly syrupy in texture, with that extra oomph that high filtration removes. Plenty of sugars on the end, and then fade to alcohol. Not quite as persistent/apparent as the nose, but still very strong and bullying. Touches of dry, bitter grassy hops only exacerbate the problem. If they could just get this alcohol under control. As is, this has to be in the top 3 most alcoholic tasting/smelling beers I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2005
at 10:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This pours a small, frothy, off white head that is supported by a hazy medium yellow/orange body. Fruity, funky, Belgian aroma that lead into a sweet fruity flavor that finishes nicely with some dryness and a bit of alcohol. Not bad really and a bit different.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2005
at 06:30
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
Golden-amber colour. Bright. Aroma shows plasticy phenols, hitns of malt, apple and a bit of alcohol. Fairly hot with lots of sticky residual sugars and plastic overtones. Nothing in there to make me want to drink it again.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2005
at 22:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden ale with a pleasant sweet vanilla fudge with faint hops. Sweet rum taste with delightful malt and alcohol warmth, restrained by the sugars. Like a fine rum, Licorice in final. Warm bodied.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2004
at 17:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Golden colour with a slight orange tint and a off-white head that lasts and lasts! Barely any smell, but the slightest of hoppy smells. Very thick body and a noticable malt flavour. Definately not what you expect from a beer of this colour, but a welcome taste! Not many flavours roaming the palate, but enough malt to last for a long time! Decent beer, not a great beer.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2003
at 19:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
This is the fourth Middle Ages beer I've tried, and it seems to exhibit characteristics that are typical of their beers, the most prevalent being a lack of balance and an, odd, metallic and/or medicinal finish. This lacks the body and maltiness I expect from tripels, and the hop bitterness in the finish isn't enjoyable, especially in this style. This finish is a tad on the watery side, too. The aroma is what I expect, yeasty, with some alcohol, and the beer has great clarity in appearance, but this is a mediocre tripel, and a mediocre beer in general.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2003
at 19:29