7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle into chalice, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy pale golden/yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, light banana/clove, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, light banana/clove, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate yeast spiciness and herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, light banana/clove, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, quite clean with no astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is a delicious tripel. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and quite refreshing to drink. Likely less than a year old on this one. Nice yeast vibrancy and hop presence; with very pale malt character and color. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2017
at 19:04