Glowing yellow-hazed Belgian-styled ale integrates lemon-peeled orange rind souring with floral clove-coriander spicing as herbal hop persuasion increases. Concealed tangerine-pineapple-mango tang scurries above tart cranberry, green apple, and dried banana midst. Peppery ‘tulip pedal’ dusting and white grape tannins leave oaken resin atop pungent bitterness.
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VOODOO LOVE CHILD ALE
Uniquely mellow, opaquely pinkish amber, lambic-inspired tripel aged with candi-sugared cherries, raspberries, and passion fruit retains busy brimstone-affected tropical fruitiness. An acquired taste, its soft hop fizz underscores tertiary rose-watered white grape, cranberry, and champagne tartness.
BISON ORGANIC BELGIAN ALE
(D’ECAUSSINNES) ULTRA BLOND TRIPEL
Extraordinarily complex 10% alcohol-seduced Belgian tripel integrates succulent dried fruit prevalence with mocha chocolate-y Raisinette creaminess. Merlot grape, overripe banana, and black cherry puree thicken barleywine center securing mildewed yeast benefactor. Sugary cotton candy, jellybean, and vanilla illusions seep through with relative ease.
(HUYGHE) DELIRIUM TREMENS ALE
Brewed since 1654, robust highly-hopped triple-fermented strong ale decorates caramel malt facade with banana-dried coriander-spiced orange-apricot-pineapple-mango fruiting and dark floral bouquet. At midst, sugar-candied cherry-plum illusions dance on the tongue, informing busy white-peppered tropical-fruited finish. Cream-colored bottle depicts pink elephants – a sign of ‘delirium’ for this mastodonic 8.5% alcohol-fueled ale perfect as dessert or fine replacement for sherbet.
OTTER CREEK WORLD TOUR HOLY OTTER TRIPEL ALE
WAGNER VALLEY SLED DOG TRIPPELBOCK
Busy maroon-hued, ruby-highlighted, full-bodied, 10% alcohol bock counters off-dry astringency with pecan-buttered date-raisin-fig medley and considerable heavy molasses malt strength. Smooth brandy illusion informs creamy toffee-caramel finish. Aged three years in growler, raisin-pureed citric-soured prune-plum tartness, tannic Muscat grape dryness, and cider-fused Merlot-wined burgundy-bourbon finish reach summit.
ABBAYE D’AULNE TRIPLE BLONDE ALE
(DE DOLLE) MAD BITCH DULLE TEVE ALE
Pour slowly billowy white-headed amber-hazed Belgian froth or risk overt foaming. Durable intangibles such as burnt sugar malts, sweet herbaceous yeast, and floral-spiced hops usurp bitterly astringent finish as attractive thickets of Brussels lace coat the glass. Strong, elegant, and complex, but latent buttery creaminess precludes subdued fruited tartness.
(HUYGHE) DUINEN TRIPEL ABBEY ALE
Unique white bottle packaging can’t make up for overbearingly unrealized peculiarities. Up-front honeyed citrus sweetness and phenol clove spicing mired by murky malt-hop manipulation to sullied barleywine finish. Weird medicinal aftertaste ensues. Dried fig-peach-cherry-apple tartness coarsens yeast-soured brettanomyces pucker. Casual novice drinkers need not apply.