Elegant beige-headed bronze-hazed bottle-conditioned Belgian-styled tripel drifts in and out of stylistic deluges with mostly positive results. Thai basil and rice provide lightly spiced Southeast Asian appeal to creamy full body. Polite white-peppered orange peel bittering counters sharp prune-fig souring, chewy banana liqueur illusion, and fleeting clove-coriander-allspice wisp at busy midst. Tertiary honeysuckle, peppercorn, and lemongrass influence intertwines tangy tangerine-peach-pear sweetness. Slight alcohol-burnt finish allows cinnamon cider, burgundy, and white wine illusions to seep in softly.

Well-defined chartreuse-hazed witbier not far removed from Ommegang’s impressive Abbey ales matches herbaceous farmhouse nature to yellow-fruited souring, dark-spiced sweetness, and earthen mineral graining. Sour lemony banana blitz receives candi-sugared apricot glaze and clove-spearmint-green tea tingle reinforced by mild white-peppered hop bittering.

Wavering Belgian-styled amber-hazed tripel remains indecisive, yet strong, to herbal gin-soaked currant-like finish. Initial vanilla-extracted banana liqueur tease and meager red-fruited nosing abruptly tail off as acidic white-peppered caraway-seeded clove-coriander-spicing tingles scruffy apple tartness and green banana triviality pungently disrupted by musty wild yeast fungi and nasty alcohol-burnt harshness.

Appealing sunny-hazed tripel in green 26-ounce wine bottle maintains lightly embittered white ale fruitiness. Prominent citric hop zest brings pink lemonade, red grapefruit, and pineapple tang to candi-sugared vanilla wafer midst. Cork-scented Muscat grape, Granny Smith apple, and brown pear nuances recline towards buttered Chardonnay finish.

Subtly expressive blanched golden Abbey ale segues crisp pineapple-pear-mango tang into mild bubblegum-sugared banana-clove midst. Reservedly bitter floral-hopped honey-glazed lemony orange finish enhances coriander-cinnamon-spiced rosebud-sunflower illusions. Solvent 9% alcohol piquancy may appease stronger ale heads but it’ll burn lighter thirsts.

Well-balanced saffron-hazed Belgian-styled tripel (with hidden 9.2% alcohol volume) counters up-front piney evergreen freshness with acute floral citric penetration. Bittersweet grapefruit-peach-nectarine tang submerges banana bread illusion to grassy-hopped bottom.

Congenial light-bodied (despite 8.5% alcohol heft) Belgian-styled Tripel released ’07 places wispy coriander-daubed curacao orange nicety above soft spiced hops and candi-sugared yeast. Floral peach-banana-quince whim and cotton-candied vanilla din add subdued nuances.

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.

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.

Light-bodied saffron-hazed Belgian-styled tripel maintains tingly-hopped apple-spiced gist, peculiar earthen mildewed mustiness, and herbaceous floral inflection. Candi-sugared peach-nectar-cranberry inkling barely registers above meek wheat musk.

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.

Consistent fluffy-headed pale ale maintains up-front champagne essence, aromatic yeast sweetness, and lively hop penetration  – softening centralized creamy froth with mineral-watered crisping.