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HANSJE DRINKER TRIPEL

Murky fruit-scented bottle-conditioned amber-hazed Dutch ale knocks off a fruitful floral-hopped Belgian Abbey succinctly. Perfumed yeast sweetness matches silken butterscotch thrust while lemony curacao orange tartness and red apricot ripeness tingle coriander spicing. Nice alcohol buzz simmered by clean water smoothness.

(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.

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.