Golden Delicious - Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

WesWes

New York

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a pale gold color with a slim white head that fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has your typical tripel aroma; lots of pale malts, alcohol warmth, some sweetness. The twist here is the apple brandy barrels. They lend a very nice character to the beer. It's a mildly aggressive and seems to tame the alcohol warmth quite well. The taste is good also. It has a nice pale malt flavor that's a bit heavy handed in alcohol warmth. There is a light touch of hops and then the delicious apple brandy flavor. I can't get enough of these barrel aged beers. It definitely makes this a much more complex beer. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is another quality beer from Captain Lawrence. It's a solid tripel with outstanding barrel character; an interesting beer for sure.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2010 14:25:36 | More by WesWes

Goobastic

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-18-2013 02:06:04 | More by Goobastic

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-15-2013 00:53:09 | More by jkane101

kawilliams81

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

05-04-2013 02:52:24 | More by kawilliams81

cozmo

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

04-26-2013 23:18:34 | More by cozmo

Burkbom23

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-22-2013 14:09:26 | More by Burkbom23

kscaldef

Oregon

1.5/5  rDev -61.8%

04-22-2013 05:42:25 | More by kscaldef

laxer8811

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

04-20-2013 03:03:38 | More by laxer8811

Ralphs66

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

04-17-2013 22:15:27 | More by Ralphs66

Pahn

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

04-17-2013 14:19:33 | More by Pahn

crashoveride

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-15-2013 18:35:04 | More by crashoveride

csustar001

Ohio

5/5  rDev +27.2%

04-15-2013 17:34:16 | More by csustar001

FalconA

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

04-14-2013 22:21:58 | More by FalconA

DarthKostrizer

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

04-14-2013 00:06:14 | More by DarthKostrizer

Bassbeer24

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

04-13-2013 16:50:54 | More by Bassbeer24

smakawhat

Maryland

4.51/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a tulip glass. Much thanks to DaSolomon. Brandy barrels from one oldest US distiller? I call Lairds duh.

Minor gush off the pour, very bubble bath foam shocking white, but lots of retention. Extremely soapy but manages a thick 3 finger head. Body is a muted dark apricot and brown peach, a bit opaque with some good thin streams of carbonation, and a roaring middle column. Very nice looking, with an impressive aggressive head.

Nose has spicy apple and cinnamon, with some buttery oaky qualities. Real nice fruit sense to this which matches nicely with the Belgian character, going to pear and flesh white fruit. Got some good thickness to it, and a nice sweetness but not too much. Not boozy heat either.

The mouthfeel is exquisite, it's big thick and creamy which matches the nice sweetness. Lots of oaky tannic aftertaste, but there's classic buttery sweetness to match. Controlled heat and warmth with a nice control. Definitely big, but not overpowering. Some of the Belgian character and sweetness is a little slammed down, but it's expansive thick mouthfeeel provides lots of flavor exploration. Fruity, creamy, dense, heavily oak, nice combination.

The finish is just a bit too tannic and woody, but this is still very impressive taste wise glad I got to try it. I'd be curious if they used barrels that housed the real brandy or just ordinary Applejack. Either way it made a memorable tripel.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:13:39 | More by smakawhat

dogfishandi

New York

3.74/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

750ml capped bottle at fridge temp poured into a snifter. No freshness info.

Pours out a slightly hazy golden color. Nice 1/4 inch or so of white head shows decent retention, decent lacing as well.

Smells really off at first, kind of like a vinious, oxidized concentrate apple/ grape juice. As it warms this diminishes a bit bringing out some nice caramely brandy booze notes and a bit of barrel. A bit of tart green apple comes in as it warms even further.

Concentrate apple juice with a bit of concentrate grape juice, a touch vinious, a bit of tart apple and brandy barrel. Carmel candy green apple. Still tastes a bit oxidized and old, however maybe not as much as the aroma suggested.

Crisp carbonation and just a touch dry, but there is some sweetness mid sip.

I was really planing on liking this beer a lot before I opened it, but it was a bit of a letdown. Most likely an older bottle. It would probably be great if it wasn't for all the oxidation type flavors, right its just topping out as good to OK. I'll have to seek out a fresher bottle.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 16:42:41 | More by dogfishandi

ant880

New York

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-07-2013 02:45:25 | More by ant880

Beerontwowheels

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

04-04-2013 23:15:24 | More by Beerontwowheels

Soneast

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -23.7%

03-31-2013 02:18:21 | More by Soneast

brentblack1

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

03-29-2013 21:06:00 | More by brentblack1

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

03-29-2013 20:10:41 | More by bsuedekum

joefuzz

New York

4.45/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Pours golden orange with a small off eggshell white head. Smells like a belgian triple should...candi sugar with bready malts. Tastes like apple pie! Absolutly amazing starts off as a classic belgian triple bananna, clove, belgian sugar and ends with a very nice apple brandy finish...really reminds me of liquid apple pie. Mouth feel has the high carbonation of a triple and a light mouthfeel with a semi dry finish. Overall amazing beer on this first warm night in front of a fire.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 01:48:26 | More by joefuzz

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -49.1%

03-23-2013 18:50:51 | More by BGsWo22

bigedct

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

03-19-2013 20:21:59 | More by bigedct