Beer Review Thread

[MrDrew]

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You may want to try that one again. There's something about watching your team lose that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It may have affected the taste of the beer.
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[RyanFuller003]

[theboat]

[MrDrew]

Trippel Belgian Ale



Brewer: New Belgium Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO)
Style: Abbey Tripel Belgian Style Ale

My Review:
Pours clear yellow, with a small white head. Lacing was minimal, but there was some trace. Scent is fruity, very fruity, with some light malt. Taste was malt, fruity, spice, light vanilla, with a very slight hop in the finish. A pretty heavy body for such a light beer.

It was very surprising how complex this bright yellow beer was. There was a lot of different flavors going on. When I poured it, I expected a water beer, boy I was wrong. The scents jumped out at you, and the favor was pretty big. Something the I will definitely start drinking more of..

My Score: 7.5
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[ienjoythesnow]

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good review, i've never tried that one.

CoCoNut PorTeR

Brewer: Maui Brewing Company
Style: Porter
ABV: 5.7%

Pours black with a small dark head, second try I poured less cautiously which produced a much better frothier head. The scent of coconut is not all that noticeable which is surprising given the beer's name. The other smells include cocoa and coffeeish malt. Not very thick for a porter, i would have expected it to be much more potent as well in terms of getting me drunk. I could taste more chocolate than i could coconut, it also seemed more dry than i would have expected with a short lingering alcohol aftertaste. Very drinkable for a porter.

I'm trying to get into drinking more quality canned beers. I picked up a 6 pack of old chub and liked this better although the two styles are extremely different and I'm a much bigger porter fan than a scotch ale.

My Score: 7.3

EDIT: just had another one and I have to update my rating, it's more like a 6.0 imo.
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RaiderX with the assist^^

[scar988]

god I love this thread. so many great ideas to go try at world market.
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[BobSacamano]

White Dog Best Bitter

I'm certain its not available in the states, but i'll do it anyways!
Brewed Rome, Italy

4.8%



Cask brew with Real sneaky hops. Golden/orange beer with a thinner beige head on on it, Cloudy too. It starts off with a bit of a sweet note then abruptly ends with a bit of a bitter kick. Fruity or sweet aroma
I liked it a good deal.

Rating : 8.2
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[RyanFuller003]

Third page of TAST? Not on my watch. This is my favorite thread on TAST and since I try a new kind of beer just about every week, I'll be making sure this thread stays visible

Breckenridge Vanilla Porter



I was at the liquor store (not one of my favorite venues, but one I knew had a fair selection of craft beers) and was in the mood for a porter. This one was pretty much all they had, so I went with it.

I've had a couple of these beers now (separate occasions) and I have to say this beer is night-and-day different when drank from a glass as opposed to when sipped straight from the bottle. I would actually recommend trying both methods, as it's a good beer from either medium.

When poured into a glass, the beer pours a very small head that leaves noticeable but sparse lacing throughout the glass as one drinks it. It's a very dark brown that's almost opaque, though if you hold it up to a light it has a kind of ruby color in it as well.

I should point out my nose is a little iffy tonight because of the heat. So while my aroma receptors are a bit off, this beer is giving me a heavy roasty scent with, as one might imagine, vanilla tones. In short, it smells just like a vanilla porter should.

When I drank from the glass the other day, it was an almost stiflingly sweet beer, something like one might expect from a maibock variety or a Belgian dubbel type of beer. The chocolate and coffee flavors are bolder than the vanilla flavor, though that comes through a bit more in the finishing stages. The flavor of hops is definitely present in the background, much moreso than in any other porter I've ever had (which admittedly is a fairly short list).

The flavor out of the bottle is much less pronounced. The sweetness isn't as formidable and the hops are more prominent. It tastes like a porter, but the hopping is much more distinct that I remember it last night.

This is a quality beer, but it's a little overpriced out here in Michigan. I imagine it would be less costly at another store (the one I went to is far too expensive for my tastes), but the sticker price was $11.49 on this six pack and that's a bit much for me. I will enjoy the rest of this six pack but I doubt I'll purchase this again. It's good, but not special enough for the price.

Overall Rating: 7.5

EDIT: I've just noticed Mr. Drew already reviewed this beer earlier. Oh well.
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[MrDrew]

[ienjoythesnow]

[Waldo]

[Waldo]

My favorite styles:

Scotch Ale
Porter
Dopplebock
Marzen
Red Ale
Brown Ale
Alt
Kolsh

Least Favorite
IPA
Pilsner
Imperial Stout
Barelywine
American Light Lager
Begian Trappist Ale
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[RyanFuller003]

[Waldo]

[RyanFuller003]