8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bomber courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Big thanks. Thick creamy white head. Cloudy blond pour. Tropical fruit aroma. A lovely balanced IPA
Tried
on 09 Apr 2015
at 14:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the Publick House, Trillium 2nd Anniv., 3/23/15
Messy pour is both quite hazy and has a rapidly receding off-white head. Body is copper-golden.
Varying notes of acetic acid dot the otherwise brett-like tartness in the nose, with plentiful fruitiness (cherries, berries, oranges) and light caramel notes. No alcohol, but lots of a strange vanillin-like note.
Much like their Valley saison series (which I guess this pretty much still is), the carbonation and body are off. It’s loose, watery and just dosent have enough tightness to keep everything together. Oak is buttery and a bit too forceful while the red wine seems at first interesting but taken with the acetic notes, seems to overpower the flimsy-ish body. Light caramel malts and a reasonable sour-profile, but too much butteriness which bogs down what should be a bright beer. No alcohol noted.
Messy pour is both quite hazy and has a rapidly receding off-white head. Body is copper-golden.
Varying notes of acetic acid dot the otherwise brett-like tartness in the nose, with plentiful fruitiness (cherries, berries, oranges) and light caramel notes. No alcohol, but lots of a strange vanillin-like note.
Much like their Valley saison series (which I guess this pretty much still is), the carbonation and body are off. It’s loose, watery and just dosent have enough tightness to keep everything together. Oak is buttery and a bit too forceful while the red wine seems at first interesting but taken with the acetic notes, seems to overpower the flimsy-ish body. Light caramel malts and a reasonable sour-profile, but too much butteriness which bogs down what should be a bright beer. No alcohol noted.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2015
at 11:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Publick House for Trillium’s 2nd Anniversary on 3/23/15
Hazy peach-copper body is topped by a sparse off-white head.
Plentiful fruity esters in the nose jump out, with ripe peaches and pieces of orange rind leading the way. A blend of light acetic notes and touches of brett give way to an oakiness that is perhaps a touch heavy-handed.
A bit more collected than the previous lot of Trillium’s Belgian offerings have been. Better carbonation and less looseness, with a delicious wood character prominently displayed from start to finish. An acetic punchiness creeps in as well as a light suggestion of diacetyl (or is it just butteriness from the barrel?). Nonetheless, the sourness (or more closely, a strong tartness) is well-controlled and quite enjoyable on the finish. Alcohol is noteable but not too problematic. These beers aren’t easy to make and Trillium is making great progress with them.
Hazy peach-copper body is topped by a sparse off-white head.
Plentiful fruity esters in the nose jump out, with ripe peaches and pieces of orange rind leading the way. A blend of light acetic notes and touches of brett give way to an oakiness that is perhaps a touch heavy-handed.
A bit more collected than the previous lot of Trillium’s Belgian offerings have been. Better carbonation and less looseness, with a delicious wood character prominently displayed from start to finish. An acetic punchiness creeps in as well as a light suggestion of diacetyl (or is it just butteriness from the barrel?). Nonetheless, the sourness (or more closely, a strong tartness) is well-controlled and quite enjoyable on the finish. Alcohol is noteable but not too problematic. These beers aren’t easy to make and Trillium is making great progress with them.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2015
at 15:46
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Publick House, for Trillium 2nd Anniv., 3/23/15
Massively fluffy white head is well-retained and tops a moderately hazy, very sunny golden body.
From the first sniff, you know. It’s going to be a good one. Incredibly clean, bright, hop notes portray all sorts of tropical fruits. Suffice to say we’ve all smelled a delightful tropical fruit-hopped DIPA and this is one of the best ones. No yeast, vitamin, dough, dishwater, blanding; none of that. Soft, but perceptible honeyed malts sit in the background giving support but certainly adding nothing more than needed. Alcohol nowhere to be found. Aroma strength is very high.
The flavor delivers and then some. Kind of surprised by the ratings, seems like almost everyone loves a solid DIPA. Not that the ratings are low here; far from it, but I couldn’t find much to fault this thing for. Wonderfully effervescent carbonation spreads the delicious hop flavors about, while just a touch of alcohol (welcome here) and bitterness begin to build. The fluffy, moderately sweet pilsner malts balance nearly perfectly here and the whole thing glides down the throat leaving you wondering how you just drank a 9% abv Double IPA. It sucks to nitpick, but I guess that’s what rating beers is about and I guess, ultimately, this one’s just a little on the sweet/sugary side. Hard to fault it much for that, as I’d MUCH rather brewers err on the side of a bit too much balancing malt instead of the reverse leaving a mouthful of astringent, dry, burning resin.
Other than that, what else is not to love here? Not quite as explosively juicy and overwhelmingly lush as Pliny the Younger, but it makes you think along those lines, which is always impressive. If Trillium is doing this on their 2nd Anniversary, they’ve got a very bright future ahead.
Massively fluffy white head is well-retained and tops a moderately hazy, very sunny golden body.
From the first sniff, you know. It’s going to be a good one. Incredibly clean, bright, hop notes portray all sorts of tropical fruits. Suffice to say we’ve all smelled a delightful tropical fruit-hopped DIPA and this is one of the best ones. No yeast, vitamin, dough, dishwater, blanding; none of that. Soft, but perceptible honeyed malts sit in the background giving support but certainly adding nothing more than needed. Alcohol nowhere to be found. Aroma strength is very high.
The flavor delivers and then some. Kind of surprised by the ratings, seems like almost everyone loves a solid DIPA. Not that the ratings are low here; far from it, but I couldn’t find much to fault this thing for. Wonderfully effervescent carbonation spreads the delicious hop flavors about, while just a touch of alcohol (welcome here) and bitterness begin to build. The fluffy, moderately sweet pilsner malts balance nearly perfectly here and the whole thing glides down the throat leaving you wondering how you just drank a 9% abv Double IPA. It sucks to nitpick, but I guess that’s what rating beers is about and I guess, ultimately, this one’s just a little on the sweet/sugary side. Hard to fault it much for that, as I’d MUCH rather brewers err on the side of a bit too much balancing malt instead of the reverse leaving a mouthful of astringent, dry, burning resin.
Other than that, what else is not to love here? Not quite as explosively juicy and overwhelmingly lush as Pliny the Younger, but it makes you think along those lines, which is always impressive. If Trillium is doing this on their 2nd Anniversary, they’ve got a very bright future ahead.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2015
at 15:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
4th April 2015
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is crisp and semi dry. Mellow dark malts, mild tangy coffee. Touches of tangy fruits and paper. Light semi dry finish. An okay beer but from Trillium, disappointing.
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is crisp and semi dry. Mellow dark malts, mild tangy coffee. Touches of tangy fruits and paper. Light semi dry finish. An okay beer but from Trillium, disappointing.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2015
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, big thanks to Leighton @ChrisO. It pours deep brown with a small tan head. The nose is earthy, roast, good hit of coffee, light spice, umami and a hint of chocolate. The taste is earthy, roasty, plenty of coffee, toast, charred stuff, leather, mild acidity and brown bread with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Not a whole lot of depth to it. Tastes a lot like cold-brew coffee. Slightly underwhelming from these guys.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 08:28
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours a hazy yellow gold with some creamy, lacing white head. Nose is solid, lots of tropical fruit, guava, some under ripened pineapple, some mango, orange, tangerine, grassy, a little sour cream and chive dip too. Flavor is very smooth, grassy, straw, citrus zest, enough honey notes from the malt to keep it easy, lots of tropical fruit though, a little fruit cocktail. Finishes lightly bitter and oddly a little creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 07:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at chriso’s Easter 2015 tasting - London. Sourced from the brewery. Pours deep brown with a creamy tan head. The nose holds some dark fruits, light coffee, faint cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, roasty, with light ash, cocoa, burnt earth, burnt toffee. Medium bodied with average carbonation and creamy texture. Nicely balanced finish with subtle creamy coffee, toasty bread and chocolate. Pretty solid and well rounded, although I was surprised that the coffee character wasn’t more pronounced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 04:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chriso easter tasting. Thanks to Leighton for this one. Mahogany brown clear pour with a thin off cream head. Aroma is nutty, earthy coffee, bean, light toast. Flavour is composed tart dried fruits, fig, coffee, bean, toasted malts, smooth light roast, little milk. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation. Ok beer, not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 11:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at chrisO.. Deep black... Thin tan head.. Soft sweet chocolate roast dark roast nose ... Soft chocolate roast.. Dark chocolate... Soft sweet chocolate roast... Dry caramel chocolate roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 11:27