7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured an orangey color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma was totally dominated by ginger which is not an ingredient often found in tripel but it was still enjoyable. Taste was also dominated by loads of ginger with some coriander and a sweet Belgian style malt profile. Full body with great carbonation and no alcohol was detectable. Definitely not close too the style but nonetheless very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2008
at 12:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of Gillard. Pours gold with copper core and white head. The aroma is sweet grapefruit and orange with some malts in the back. I don’t get much else. The taste is nearing sticky malts and moves toward pine hop bitterness. I get faint grapefruit hops and near midway mildly roasted malts and malt sweetness. Certainly a nice load of bitter hops up front running into malt to the finish.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2008
at 18:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rated July 2008. Courtesy of gillard (thanks Ryan). Pour slightly hazy amber with thin tan head. The aroma is dark fruity esters with some crystal malty sweetness. I also get some mild hotness too. It tastes nice and rich with a lean toward sessionable. I'm getting some malt chewy sweetness leading the way toward dark fruity esters like plums, cherries and grapes. The pine hop bitterness mixes nicely with the other notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2008
at 04:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottel courtesy of Gillard. Pours amber. Taste is malty with sweet caramel followed by hints of hops. Nothing really memorable.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2008
at 10:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College PA this beer poured a red-chestnut color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma was mostly citrus and grapefruit. The flavor was nutty, woody, malty and had a lightly rough fruity hop presence. The finish was long woody, nutty and fruity. Fairly thick in body.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2008
at 12:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle @Joe’s NYC Gathering shared by jwc215–pours a foamy tan head with mahogany color. Aroma is anise/herbal, almost root beer, yeast. Taste is anise/herbal, almost root beer, yeast, some peat, some pepper. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2008
at 15:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
22oz bottle-pours a foamy white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is grainy/wheat, orange, spices-coriander/pepper. Taste is grain-some caramel sweetness, orange, spices-coriander/pepper/metallic hops. The coriander and metallic character are a bit harsh. OK carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2008
at 08:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at the Savor DC event. Pours a watery, opaque black with a wispy white head. Aroma is smoked and peaty. Flavor is more subtle than the aroma with toasted, chewy grains noticeable and just a touch of smoke on the tongue. Lasting smoke flavor but also a touch watery on the palate. The smoke flavor really lingered in the glass a while too.
Tried
on 18 May 2008
at 19:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Cnudde Tasting.. Clear light brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, wood, notes of smoke - peat. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. (A bit borring). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (290308)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2008
at 02:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of markgugs. Pours a clear, dark amber golden with an off-white head. Discreet aroma of overripe fruit and some spices - mint? Medium body, a little caramel and spices. The bitternes is very discreet. What a thin Barley Wine. 290308
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2008
at 05:25