Here's my first entry for the Tripel night.  This was #1 on ratebeer.com and it did not disappoint.
This brew poured with a huge, white head and cloudy, but bright gold, body.  It was also very bubbly and teeming with carbonation.  It had a smell that was very close to gin (in terms of a pinetree-esque nose) but that's about it.  The taste was truly unique.  It started off pretty nice with touches of fruit notes and proceeded to get bitter.  It also had a pine-y aftertaste that was very prominent.  The texture was rather bitter, almost in an unpleasant sense, but mostly interesting.  It was also very warming.
Overall, not a bad tripel at all.  It was very intriguing and, for as big a fan of gin and tonics as myself, very satisfying.  I can definitely see why this beer is #1 on ratebeer for tripels.
Appearance - 4.2
Smell - 4.0
Taste - 4.0
Texture - 3.8
Overall - 4.00/5
 
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