That's a good beer. Warm, though.

As I spoke five words to my crush Justin today, I feel pretty much like I should be drinking this. Either way, taste doesn't linger. Meah.

A 12 oz bottle acquired from the accommodating folks at Half Time. A domestic Belgian ale, hell yeah, worth the effort. I'm using my longest serving beer glass, a globe from New Belgium tonight. Th pour shows a very clear light gold body with a minimal head of totally white foam. The nose is nice and also style appropriate, yeast, apricots, ether and white bread. The drink, likewise style appropriate, comes at me with yellow fruit, malt, yeast, peaches, crackers and comfortable meadow. Slightly sweet with the moderately high alcohol level being nowhere to be seen, at least for now. My only complaint is a thinness in the sensation. In total, a decent USA effort at a tripel.

Notes from January 2011 Baby growler from New Beer. Rounded pint glass pour. Whitewash lace lathers the sides of the glass, leaving grimy lace in its' wake. Iced tea in color, but hazed in appearance. Note: This beer for some reason, made me sneeze a lot. At first sniff, earthy & woody. There's caramel, but no real sticky resin. Dry malt. Light orange rind. A whole lot of Lysol as well unfortunately. Taste is a bit of a challenge to pin down. Pepper & watered down pineapple juice. Cider sweetness. Saltines & lingering pine. Ethanol & dirty grain on the finish. Please don't mind the heavy-handed description, it all comes together pretty decent like. What was adequate carbonation starts falling flat early, but it's still plenty frothy. Bitterness seems higher then indicated. Of course it's dry. Alcohol seems to have been mistaken(feels high 7ish). Good enough to continue with(at least until the growler runs out). Good beer that is just a bit too hot.

Notes from November 2011 Had no idea that this was retired. Thought I'd just drink a stout. /shrug Pulled this one out of hibernation last week. Purchased from New Beer Distro about a year & a half ago. Poured into a fatty goblet. Coffee-like black & brown body. A faint, tan ring of head sizzles & disappears. It's all about jammy raspberries in the nose. In the background is cocoa powder & a subtle, nutty roast(& a bit of rubber). Just a smidgen of heat. Seems a bit simple so far, but at least the oxidation is well hidden. Roasty, charred malt upfront. Faint berries give way to a citrus/rindy bitterness. Finish is cocoa powder, ashy burnt toast, & the beginnings of oxidation. Very light on actual fruit flavor even compared to memories of when it was fresh. Feel is milky & soft, with subtle carbonation & not much noticeable alcohol. Starts off a little plush but ends up being quite thin once it registers. A nice fruit stout without any candy sweetness. Pretty solid. Maybe it'll come back in 22oz bottles with a catchier name & a hefty price tag. Then people will eat it up.