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ericsc (2969) ticked Pack Light Pilsner from Tripelroot Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Good, basic lawn mower beer. Not crisp like the commercial description but rattled enough for a low ABV offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed Pure Mackinac from Tripelroot Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/12/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance; and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.4%. Overall this is an awesome DIPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Never aggressive, Midwest style DIPA. 100% Mackinac hopped, feels like a blend between Amarillo/Citra on profile. Extremely juicy hop complexity, with a nice dark/bready malt backbone. Not too sweet/heavy feeling. A really enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled in 6/2017. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast spiciness and light herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is and outstanding Tripel! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV. Absolutely spot on for the style. Not too sweet/heavy for the ABV. Awesome well rounded yeast complexity and balanced malt flavors; just enough hop character for bitterness balance. A highly enjoyable offering.