7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 bottle @RBWG-A-still-yellow/gold. A-wood/spice, lt malt. Sweet lt malt, wood/spice hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 17:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a hazy gold with an amber hue and a tan head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a sweet grain note with belgian yeast and a bit of light fruits. Flavor has earthy grain with a bit of light spice and light fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 17:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a clear deep amber with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dark fruits with some sweet grains and a bit of a cookie. Flavor has more of a drain note with a bit of dark fruits and toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 17:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a deep gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of apple and caramel with a bit of barrel backing. Flavor has caramel and sweet grains with a bit of barrel and light apple underlyinf.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 17:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #152. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bready malt, butterscotch, mild candied fruits, mild hops. Taste is stone fruits, bready malts, spice. Medium bodied, lightly boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 20:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #149. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy dark red color with the medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of tart fruit, brown sugar, heavy phenols. Taste is tart fruits, caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 20:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #148. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy orange color with a large tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of tart stone fruits, canned fruit, bready malts, spice. Taste is sweet bready malts, spice, herbal hops. Medium bodied, lingering spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 20:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #131. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a clear copper color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of pale malt, honey, dust, vegetal notes. Taste is sweet bready malt, honey, spice, herbal hops. Medium bodied, slight lingering spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 19:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBWG grand tasting. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Nose and taste of farmhouse yeast, mild sourness, lemongrass and touch of alcohol. Some spice. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 14:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 3/18/2012. Pours moderately hazy golden amber color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of big pear, apricot, grape, apple, lemon, peach, clove, pepper, candi sugar, light honey, bread, herbal, oak, light vanilla, light whiskey, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and malt notes with light-moderate barrel presence; and good strength. Taste of big pear, apple, apricot, grape, peach, vanilla, toffee, candi sugar, oak, clove, whiskey, pepper, light honey, bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of pear, apple, apricot, lemon, peach, vanilla, toffee, oak, candi sugar, clove, pepper, herbal, bread, whiskey, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; with great balance of malt/yeast/barrel flavors and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a slick, smooth, and slightly syrupy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome barrel aged tripel. All around great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; and quite smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2014
at 19:58