Dry Stack #3
Trillium Brewing Company in Canton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Series Out of Production|
Score
6.99
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Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Dry Stack #3 from Trillium Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Publick House on 3/20/14 Lightly hazy, pale straw golden body is topped by a large white head showing strong retention. Nose smells very similar to Treecreeper; citrus and tropical fruits graced by a touch of pine, with a sweetness that smells rather saccharine-like. Some light esters of bubblegum, banana and peach break in on the edges and just a touch of dry spiciness lingers on the end. Alcohol is not noted. Good strength of aroma. Soft and quite hoppy in the mouth, the acids don’t really build up and it’s quite a bit of juicy, peach-marmalade and pineapple mango. With the bitterness fairly low, you definitely get a peek at the Belgian aspects, which are somewhat reserved, but at least noticeable. Yeast notes add complexity and the phenols definitely keep it dry, despite the malt being on the sweet side. The most important thing here is that it’s got the texture/carbonation/mouthfeel of their pale ales and not their Belgian. Supple mouthfeel with mostly engaging carbonation as opposed to the watery, loose mouthfeel of most of their other saisons Ive had. Still get that saccharine-like flavor (thornecb gets it too and notes it as aspartame). Don’t like that at all, but the rest of the beer is very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours hazy gold into a snifter. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Tropical fruit and yeast aromas. Dry with sweet yeast, mango and passionfruit upfront turning to mild aspartame in the peppery finish.