6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark amber. Slight amber-brown head, very lacey. Nose like a spiced (cloves, allspice) dark Münich. Taste is clovey, liquorice, sweet but balanced, nothing over the top. It's both bold - spicey and delicate. No trace of hops, but somehow they're not missed. Medium-bodied. This time I believe the brewer. This DOES taste as from another age, in the positive way. Must try.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2003
at 08:41
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
(draught, FR) More red than brown; brown head, slim but reasonnably stable. Nose = bubblegum. Now I know what they mean by that term! Strange, sweet-sickly smell. Taste is bubblegum again. Sweet - full of fruity esters, banana-extract. Heavens! Medium-bodied. Aftertaste like some banana-based liqueur. Peter! You wouldn't get away with this in in old Belgium! (second tasting bottled) Reveals the same characteristics, only less outspoken. Apart from the bubblegum flavour, there's also a very outspoken earthy-mushroom taste. (third test - presumably draught) Special version for competition purposes? The bubblegum/banana is still very much there, but has had to yield the field to other and more different fruity esters. Still very aromatic, benzene-like, but with a lot more depth to it. Better, but it will never be my favourite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2003
at 08:37
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Slightly hazy golden colour with orange highlights and a medium-sized head with very large bubbles. Smells of yeast, bananas and cloves. Coriander seed might be used as well, as the clean/fresh aroma is noticeable. Full-bodied; sweet taste full of great characteristics: bananas, cloves and honey are all very prominent. The alcohol is almost unnoticeable in the taste...which is a great factor! Aftertaste has great sweet characteristics such as caramel and fresh pineapple. Overall, a better than average Tripel, definately one of the best I've ever had.! It gives Ally Tripel Reserve a run for it's money! Pick one up if you've never had it and it's available! This bottle was good until: 12-june-2004, which probably means it was bottled one year prior. I bought this 12 ounce beer at Liqour Mart in Boulder, Colorado.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2003
at 13:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Light amber in colour with a thin white head. Orange and yellow highlights show when held up to a light. Smells of sweet fruit: pineapple, apples and grapes are very noticeable. Medium-bodied, tasting mostly of malt with a bit of hops. The aftertaste is very mild, only a subtle sweetness. A pretty average amber, really nothing else special. Best before 10-September-2003 on the bottle. I bought this 22 ounce bottle from Total Beverage in Thornton (Denver), Colorado.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2003
at 13:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark amber. Chewy toffee aroma, light florals. Overload of caramel and toffee. Too sweet, and has lost some of the floral character that I admire in the regular abbey.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2003
at 14:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Amber, no head. Nice caramel-malt rounded of harmonically with aroma and bittering hops. Carbonation was relatively high which probably accounted for the seemingly light body.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2003
at 11:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fruity (banana) and oatmeal nose. Amber color, lowish head. Banana is prominent in the taste too which I find kind of disturbing in a tripel. That and the light body kind of made me think I was drinking a american wheat (but a tasty one at that). All in all I do not think the style was hit very well here.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2003
at 01:07
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Sparkling deep gold with white head.Nose is floral and corn.Faintly spiced rather bland malt flavor. Fizzy and gassy
Tried
on 19 May 2003
at 16:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Amber coloured. Funky, yeasty aroma. Fruity and very lively with notes of blue cheese. Clean hard malt profile. Notes of toffee in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2003
at 07:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Colour: dark brown with orange shine, yeast cloudy (in suspension). Thick brownish head, disappears fast in any but tulip glass. Nose: extremely vintage-wine-ish. Tones of oakwood, acetic acid, lactic acid, and esters. Fruity tones like blue grape, orange rind, sherry. Taste: expressly sour, but fades for a much more fruity taste. Tannin-rich, seeped wood, even a bit resinous. Lactic acid, hints of acetic acid. Citrussy tones, but this time more lemon-like. Mouthfeel: seems much thinner than it really is, because of high acid levels. Sharp, quasi-burning sensation, as you would expect from such a beer. Aftertaste: no new aftertaste. Vintage oak-ripened vinous taste goes on and on. Whether Peter Bouckaert does better at Fort Collins, than at Roeselare is open to debate, but this is world-class without a shade of doubt. Update for 2005 version. Very gueuze like, aged gueuze with Pinot Noir hints.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2003
at 14:06