Jälkkärinä triplaipa. Kiitos veljelle ison pullon jakamisesta. Tuoksussa karamellista makeutta, havuja ja greippiä. Pieni alko hönkii taustalla. Maussa raikas greippinen lähtö. Karamellisuutta, ylikypsää hedelmää ja havuisuutta, joka oluen vähän lämmettyä jää alkoholisuuden alle hieman. Jälkimaku alkoholinen ja greippinen. Ikäisekseen (yli vuosi pullotuksesta) hyvän hedelmäinen. Varsinkin Kylmempänä oli alkoholin suhteen yllättävän helppo juotava. Kiva testaus 👍

Tyylikkään värinen, tiukan makuinen. Tripel-nimensä mukaisesti häivähdys belgiä (liekö lähinnä vahvuus) mutta ennimäkseen tyylipuhdas IPA. Kireä, hieman saippuainen lopetus.

The evening ends with a Californian TIPA of 11 %. The ABV scares me a bit as this is surely West Coast style and the brewery is sofar unknown to me. The beer pours translucent amber. The vivid carbonation produces a cloud-white froth that grows 1.5 fingers tall. The foamy layer melts sluggishly to a pretty lacing on top and marks the glass otherwise with thick splatters. The scent is relatively manageable: I get some lemon zest and a tad orange juice, seasoned with dried apricot. My fear didn't materialize, yet. Then the sip... The taste receptors pick bitter orange peel, a small dollop of grapefruit zest and a pinch of dried apricot. The hops are medium-piney and feature also a recognizeable note of resin. Booziness is hefty and considerably edgy; this is what scared me for good reason and now it's happening! Alcohol really dominates the gustatory universe and leaves a chemical flavor in the mouth. In addition to the strong sharp alcoholic punch, the complexity is somewhat wanting. The body is light-medium to medium. It's clearly suboptimal to the ABV and leaves too much freedom to alcohol to rumble around. The beer ends with tangy chemical booze that forms a sharp bed for the other subordinate flavors of spruce needles, resin and lemon peel like a fakir's bed of nails. The aftertaste tortures the tastebuds for a relatively long time. The mouthfeel is substantially tangy, boozy and chemical. It's also somewhat crisp and sharp. The mouthfeel is surprisingly little piney and slightly mouth-drying. My goodness, this is challenging! It really pushes me against the wall and gives no mercy no matter how hard I plea. Absolutely no winner but the latter half of the bottle (total 22 fl oz = 0.65 liters) is a bit easier than the first half. And it's only because of the alcohol if you know what I mean.  😁

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