Ah, another APA I thought until Steve and I got to the bottom of this beer (growler pounding).
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a fairly nice pale golden yellow to orange color with a quick dissipating foamy white head and barely any lacing.
The smell had a lightly bitter citrus hoppiness about it.
The taste was pretty much the same with a smooth crisp aspect that sails right on into the aftertaste (slightly orangey).
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was fairly subdued but okay for the style.
Overall, only after I finished my two pints of this beer, I saw that its a Blonde ale, woops, okay, no worries, I thought it was an APA, well, uh...okay next time if there’s a next time I hope to do this beer its service as a Blonde Ale.

Reviewed from notes.
Thanks for bringing a growler to share, Steve.
We both poured it into chalices.
The appearance was a nice glossy orange to amber with some light red tinges gracing the coloring of this beer. The head was about a finger’s worth of white foaminess leading to a somewhat speckled lacing all around.
The smell had that nice \"iced apple\"-ness I usually get from a fair amount of Tripels I’ve had and that leads into a decent sweet sticky spicy coriander/citrusy aspect that is really nice.
The taste was there - mainly spicy and sweet with that \"iced apple\" sort of conglomeration going on. I like it and honestly, I think that’s all that matters.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was fairly subdued but honestly good for the style.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good Tripel I could do again.

Growler from Steve.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was basically a dark brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing running around the sides of the glass.
The smell had a dark roasted coffee bean with a light chocolate in and out, light boozy vanilla enters in as it warmed.
The taste was sweet and roasty with the chocolate and coffee combining wonderfully.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium with what wanted to be sessionable but I found myself sipping it for the most part. The carbonation was there as it sat not too harsh but not too light, just good.
Overall, this was a pretty good imperial stout to have again.

GABBF 2013
Appearance: Clear amber with a medium sized off-white head
Aroma of toasted malts, sugar and nutty. Flavors of caramel, nutty and brown sugar
Nice and smooth

Draft at Tap Root Beer and Mead Social: Poured a coppery orange with off white head. Aroma was strong floral and citrus hops. Nice bitter hops hits you head on with citrus and pine, very mixed with some sweet malt for balancing. Finished with a tingling.

Draft at Tap Root Beer and Mead Social: Poured a chalky brown with a thin tan head. Aroma was malty with some nuttiness. Taste is sweet malts, similar to the aroma with nuttiness and just simple hops. Very smooth light brown and very drinkable.

Congrats to the brewers for the best beer GABBF 2012! This one had a very smooth taste with very subtle spruce and lots of tropical fruits. Wish I had had it earlier in the day!

Draft at GABBF. Hazy golden color. Plain bitter aroma and flavor. Easily drinkable.

Draft at GABBF. Hazy golden yellow color, thick white head. Aroma of bubblegum and tropical fruits. Taste is similar. Nice.