Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewery 2/16/19. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of smoke, plum, molasses, wheat, spice, hay. Taste is plum, cherry, spice, smoke, molasses. Medium bodied, oily, high carbonation.
Drake (22940) reviewed Tripel 8 from Sunshine Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at the brewery 2/16/19. Clear gold, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of spice, yeast, apricot, white bread, candi sugar. Taste is spice, apricot, candi sugar, lemon zest. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewery 2/16/19. Hazy bronze, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of raisin, spice, caramel. Taste is earth, raisin, toffee, caramel, cherry. Medium bodied, slick, moderate lingering spice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Keg at the brewery 2/16/19. Hazy pale orange, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of spice, yeast, apple, clay, earth, tannins, and a strong sulfuric note as it warms. Taste is yeast, bubblegum, spice, apple, bready malt. Medium bodied, high carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Aromas are that of a run-of-the-mill Belgian golden ale. Belgian yeast pale malt hint of wine. Flavors are similar to nose. No sign of the Hops to speak of. Bittersweet finish decent body. Not much of an IPA. It's nice that the label is made out of recycled material but I'd rather have good beer.