Filed under: Belgian Strong Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), Brasserie Caracole, Current selections
Style and Glass: Belgian Strong; Trappist
ABV, Volume & Calories: 9 % in 12 fl oz. estimated at 200 C
Purchased at: Cafe Tu Tu Tango, Orlando, FL for $6.00
Aroma: nice, flowery, pine. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: nice design, red, hazy, okay lace. 4 out of 5.
Taste: well balanced, heavy malt, medium hops, high strength, high craft. 9 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, smooth texture, long finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: An exemplar of the style, a repeat, a favorite, medium value, high craft. 18 out of 20.
Filed under: Imperial Stout (snifter), Weyerbacher | Tags: black, expertly balanced, great, heavy craft, heavy hops, heavy malt, heavy strength, high quality, liquor, long chocolate finish, medium high design, nice, oak, oily, permeating, rose, sandy texture, sticky lace, tannins, thick tan head, whiskey, wonderful
ABV, Volume & Calories: 8% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: Jack’s Wine Sense, Ewing, NJ for $4.99
Aroma: nice, wonderful, permeating, oak, liquor, tannins, rose, whiskey. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: medium high design, black, oily, thick tan head, great, sticky lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: expertly balanced, heavy malt, heavy hops, heavy strength, heavy craft. 10 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, sandy texture, long chocolate finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: It’s almost a crime for me to have beer this good for this price. This is a fantastic, affordable, high quality treat, I’ll have it again for sure, a new favorite, high value, expertly crafted. About the only thing I don’t like about the whole experience is the cheesy graphic on the label. 20 out of 20.
Filed under: Abbey Tripel (trappist), Maredsous | Tags: alcohol, bright white head, clear to hazy, floral, fruit, golden, high craft, high malt, high quality, high strength, long spicy finish, medium design, medium high hops, nice, scratchy texture, spices, sticky lace, well balanced
ABV, Volume & Calories: 10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: Trenton Road Take Out, Bristol, PA for $6.99
Aroma: nice, spices, fruit, floral, alcohol. 9 out of 10.
Visuals: medium design, golden, clear to hazy, bright white head, sticky lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: well balanced, high malt, medium high hops, high strength, high craft. 9 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, scratchy texture, long spicy finish. 4 out of 5.
Overall: A hoppy Belgian style. One of the most beautiful laces I’ve seen. Well done, a repeat, not necessarily a favorite, medium value, medium high craft. 17 out of 20.
Filed under: Malt Liquor | Tags: clear, golden, lowest design, mostly corn, mostly malt, no craft, no finish, no head, no hops, no lace, no quality, no strength, no texture, sweet
Style and Glass: Malt Liquor, Lager glass, shaker
ABV, Volume & Calories: 10 % in 12 fl oz. estimated at 200 C
Purchased at: Ewing Discount Liquors for $1.75
Aroma: mostly corn, sweet. 4 out of 10.
Visuals: lowest design, golden, clear, no head, no lace. 2 out of 5.
Taste: sweet, mostly malt, no hops, no strength, no craft. 2 out of 10.
Palate: no quality, no texture, no finish. 1 out of 5.
Overall: bad, no repeat, no favorite, little value, no craft. 5 out of 20.
Filed under: Premium Bitter [ESB] (English pint), Southern Tier | Tags: chalky texture, clear, corn, expertly balanced, golden, good design, hay, high quality, hops, long lasting white head, long medium bitter finish, medium hops, medium malt, medium strength, nice, sticky lace, sugar, well crafted, wheat
ABV, Volume & Calories: 5.7 % in 12 fl oz. estimated at 150 C
Purchased at: Super Saver, Pennington, NJ for $2.00
Aroma: nice, wheat, hay, hops, corn, sugar. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: good design, golden, clear, long lasting white head, sticky lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: expertly balanced, medium malt, medium hops, medium strength, well crafted. 10 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, chalky texture, long medium bitter finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: A beautiful example of what an everyday or session brew should be, an absolute repeat, not a favorite, but it’s not my favorite style either, high value, high craft. This is what Budweiser Ale should strive hard to be. 20 out of 20.
Filed under: Imperial Stout (snifter), North Coast | Tags: beautiful design, biting texture, black, chocolate, coffee, cream, dark finish, high craft, high hops, high malt, high quality, high strength, little lace, long, opaque, So nice, thin tan head, very well balanced
ABV, Volume & Calories: 9% in 12 fl oz. estimated at 200 C
Purchased at: Super Saver, Pennington, NJ
Aroma: So nice, coffee, chocolate, cream. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: beautiful design, black, opaque, thin tan head, little lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: very well balanced, high malt, high hops, high strength, high craft. 10 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, biting texture, long, dark finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: Amazing, definitely a repeat, always a favorite, high value, high craft. 20 out of 20.
Filed under: Belgian Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), Orval | Tags: bad craft., banana, disappointment, floral, hazy, hops, little lace, little malt, low quality, metallic, minimal design, no head, no hops, orange, smooth texture, thick, unbalanced, watery finish, weak strength
ABV, Volume & Calories:6.2 % in 11.2 fl oz. estimated at 160 C
Purchased at: Super Saver, Pennington, NJ
Aroma: floral, metallic, banana, hops. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: minimal design, orange, thick, hazy, no head, little lace. 4 out of 5.
Taste: unbalanced, metallic, little malt, no hops, weak strength, bad craft. 6 out of 10.
Palate: low quality, smooth texture, watery finish. 2 out of 5.
Overall: I’m very disappointed. Something’s wrong here — what am I missing about why everyone loves this? Not a repeat, not nearly a favorite, little value, low craft. 12 out of 20.
Filed under: ABT/Quadrupel (trappist), Allagash | Tags: alcohol, candy, cheese, dry, grapes, great bottle design, haunting, high craft, high hops, high malt, high quality, high strength, increasingly hazy, long fruity finish, no head, no lace, rose, ruby, Slight gush, smooth texture, spinach, very nice, well balanced, wine, wood
ABV, Volume & Calories:10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400C
Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ
Aroma: Very nice, alcohol, rose, wine, grapes, spinach, cheese, wood. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: Slight gush, great bottle design, haunting, ruby, increasingly hazy, no head, no lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: well balanced, high malt, candy, high hops, dry, high strength, high craft. 10 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, smooth texture, long fruity finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: A religious experience, definitely a repeat, a favorite, medium value, high craft. 20 out of 20.
Filed under: Abbaye Des Rocs, Belgian Strong Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), Uncategorized | Tags: brown, cherry, chocolate, chunky with sediment, gusher, low strength, medium craft, medium quality, moss, murky, nice label design and packaging, no hops, pure malt, sediment, short fruity finish, smooth texture, Syrupy, unbalanced, very nice, wine
ABV, Volume & Calories: 10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400C
Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ
Aroma: very nice, cherry, chocolate, wine, sediment, moss. 9 out of 10.
Visuals: Gusher (like all Brasserie Des Rocs). nice label design and packaging, brown, murky, chunky with sediment, thin brown head, sticky lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: unbalanced, pure malt, syrupy, no hops, low strength, medium craft. 8 out of 10.
Palate: medium quality, smooth texture, short fruity finish. 4 out of 5.
Overall: Very much like iced tea. Alcohol is almost unnoticable, not a repeat, not a favorite, low value, medium craft. 16 out of 20.
