Hazy orange/golden coloured body with a super-thin white head. Aroma of yeast, coriander seed, alcohol and a nice spiceyness. Medium-bodied; Sweet character with a good nutmeg and coriander seed freshness. Yeasty flavour that lasts a while in the palate. Aftertaste shows a prolonged sweetness & yeastiness mouthful. Overall, a nice tripel, definitely worth trying! Thanks to my mom for picking this up for me on a trip back to Detroit. I’ve had this one saved for a few years, so i’m not sure when it was made. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 06-December-2004.

This is a triple with an interesting twist - the appearance is pretty standard (cloudy orange/gold w/ slight lacing) - the aroma has a musty quality, with orange peel, but what's odd about it is the slightly smokey scent - this manifests in the flavor as well, mixing surprisingly well with the yeast, bananas and citrus - a touch of birthday cake? (well, it is an anniversary ale) - not bad at all.

Pours a syrupy looking deep yellow gold. Good white head. Aroma is slightly sharp and phenolic. Herbal and spicy. Body is very smooth and creamy, bananas and candied sugar. Good fresh flavor and decent belgian yeast appeal BUT as much as I bitch about belgians being highly carbonated, when they arent and are flat, such as this is, it just dosent seem appealing. Too sweet and flat and syrupy. Very good flavors though other than that. 7/4/7/3/15

Tried another bottle, 12/10/15.
Perhaps this much sugar helps impede oxidation? I don’t know but this stuff isn’t horribly oxidized. It is, still, intensely sweet and heavy handed on the peach, banana, clove and white pepper. Basically, about as Americanized of a "Belgian" beer as you can get and really nothing particularly redeeming. The alcohol is concealed, sure, but you could conceal anything behind this much syrupy sugar. Yuck. I’m much less forgiving now than I was back then, but I suspect even then I was being a bit forgiving, for no reason. Cidery, boozey, intensely peachy and clovey. The carbonation is low, but not altogether unpleasant. So there is that...Score is updated based on this, but also rethinking my previous rating.

Poured a cloudy yellow-orange, with a thin white head. Aroma of banana, clove, and sharper (lemony) citrus. Flavor of strong lemony, tangy citrus, a touch of banana, clove and other spices. Tart and full-bodied. Some alchohol evident in the aftertaste, which finishes dry. My only complaint is that this beer is too syrupy, and the tartness is cloying after a few sips.

Sampled at From The Vine monthly beer tasting Oct 13th, 2003: Great rendition of a Tripel, you'd almost think they kidnapped some monks. Hazy light gold color with a bubbly medium white head. Aroma of clove, banana, wheat and spice. Crisp and sparkling with an eminently drinkable blend of sweet fruits, wheat, spice (coriander/pepper) and malt. The finish is sweet and clean. Very good.