Buckin' Monk Tripel

Thanks Frank.
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed yellow color with a slight transparency about it. Some carbonation was seen rising at a moderate pace. Film of white foamy head dissipated into oblivion. No lace.
The aroma had some butterscotch/light caramel, dried floral bits, banana, pear, leather, basement and white bread.
The flavor did a decent job of blending but somehow for a Tripel, I was hoping for that Belgian spice which never showed up. Not much of an aftertaste, somewhat malty, but the finish was fairly quick with the floral hop portions.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a semi-sessionable sort of feel along my tongue. Carbonation felt fine. ABV did seem a bit under than what’s projected by the brewer.
Overall, the feel is the best thing about this beer. I have to wonder if I got an old bottle, but then again I always thought Tripels could age well.

750 ml bottle into chalice; 2012 vintage, bottle 1099 of 3240. Pours hazy golden amber color with a small white head with poor retention, that reduces to a minimal lace cap. Minimal glass lacing, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of pear, apple, grape, clove, herbal, pepper, floral, wheat, bread, candi sugar, and yeast earthiness. Ok aromas with decent balance and complexity of malt and yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of pear, apple, grape, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of light fruits, clove, pepper, herbal, grass, floral, bread, wheat, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Solid balance and complexity of yeast and malt flavors; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a moderately slick and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a pretty solid Tripel style. Decent balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast esters with bready malts; and fairly smooth to sip on. A fairly enjoyable offering.

Draught. Not a bad ale at all. Fruity aroma. Unpleasant alcohol burn that brings down the fruity aroma, full fruity body. Still, withal, this is not a bad beer. Drink it if it is on the menu

750ml bottle from the BA Gang Bang BIF. Pours a hazy, deep gold with a frothy white head. Looks like it has some heavy carbonation. Nose has tropical fruits, a little cider, candy sugar, a little estery. Flavor is sweet, tropical fruit candy, cloves, a little banana liqueur. Full bodied, sweet but dry finish.

750ml from Pick’s poured into my Chimay Trappist glass. 2009 vintage bottle number 2643 of 3000 Pours a hazy gold with 2 fingers of white head. Aroma of citrus and yeast. Taste is medium sweet. Candied sugar, wheat, yeast and light citrus. Medium-full bodied with a thick texture. Lively carbonation and a long sweet finish. The carbonation explodes in your mouth. Very champagne-like. Overall, very good. I’ll definitly be drinking this again, but probably splitting with a friend.

Bottle @ Papsø. Bottle #1/3000. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty aroma. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty finish.

Bottle 750ml. [ Bottle # 1/3000 ]. Light unclear medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, malty, moderate yeasty, overriped fruit, yeast, overriped apple. Flavor is heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, candy - yeast sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101024]

cloudy yellow,smooth white head. slighlty bretty,faint yellow fruity. flavor is yellow fruity , bitter.

Bottled. A hazy light golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of lemongrass, yeast, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemongrass and other spices, yeast, and malt, leading to a dry spicy finish.

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is distinct spiced and slight herbal yeasty. Caramelish and phenolic. Fruity and caramelish into a dry and slight bitter finish. Ends bone dry.