Fluffy White Rabbits - Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

2.93/5  rDev -28%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured on-tap and served in a tulip, the beer is a bright, slightly hazy goldenrod coloring with a frothy, white, light, fluffy head that is low and clingy. Nose of light spicing, with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove over a toasted grain backbone. Flavors are rich and roasty, with a slightly tangy, syrupy sweet highlight. Toasted grain backbone with some citrus sweet don't balance well, and the spicing just gets in the way. Too light to really effect the palate, the spicing seems superfluous. Smooth, full body with a rich, sweet, and slightly spicy aftertaste. The finish starts smooth and transitions into a spiced, slightly sharp feel. This beer was a bit all over the place for me.

Serving type: on-tap

05-05-2012 15:31:54 | More by GarthDanielson

cbutova

Massachusetts

3.08/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

A nice bottle but not necessarily a nice beer, reviewed from notes. Pours out a hazy light yellow, even green color with a fluffy/frothy two finger head that has beastly retention. Leaves thick lacing, everything is great but I am not a huge fan of the strange color. The smell is hard to get much. I do get Belgian yeast notes, like bread and spice. Some citrus peel comes through as well as some wheat-like malt. Needs more strength for sure. Taste is decent. Some wheat-like malt but it mostly just Belgian yeast notes. The spice notes are too much for me. Citrus peel comes into play but doesn't add much. The hop flavor is grassy and adds too much bitterness. The balance is out of whack on this beer. To me it ends up just tasting like fancy soap with a few redeeming aspects. The mouthfeel needs work. The carbonation and body are lacking way too much for such a big beer. It isn't creamy at all, it is just really watery and lacking carbonation. There is an oily aspect that I am not a fan of either. The bitter coat is also just too much. Drinkability is decent. The price is not worth it for the quality of this one. A decent taste but the mouthfeel just kills it. Flavors end up being out of balance/too much and soapy.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2010 19:18:00 | More by cbutova

drabmuh

Maryland

3.35/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Cute label, beer served in a tulip. Beer is yellow with a slight haze to it. Forms a white head of medium bubbles that falls away leaving little lacing on the glass. Carbonation is low but steady.

Beer's aroma is clean with some hops in it...oh I get its a HOPPY ale and rabbits HOP. I get it. I'm smart.

Beer has no real forward palate flavor, some carbonation in the mouth and some hop flavors and bitterness in the mid to late palate. Beer is medium to light in body and overall just an average tripel. Nothing too special. They really should have just gone after the hoppiness aspect and brewed a decent base tripel. There is almost a plasticy note to the flavors. Eh, I didn't really enjoy it but it was drinkable enough.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2010 19:41:37 | More by drabmuh

crusian

Texas

3.35/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

bottle from awesome girlfriend...
bottle pours an almost dayglow yellow with little head.
Smells like a saison... not a triple. lemon, belgian saison yeast, and some hints of citrus hop presence... bottle is a spring '10, from march, so I am not holding my breath on the hoppy portion.

tastes like a lemon saison. lots of lemon, but it not overpowering. I get no hops, but this isnt bad. A bit of spice in it as well.

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2010 21:18:40 | More by crusian

jIsh

Colorado

3.35/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Fluffy White Rabbits was my first experience with a Pretty Things ale. The label artwork is quaint and original, similar to the beer.

This is a good looking beer. A vibrant golden glow accentuates the details of my Odell's tulip glass. One finger of white head dissipates quickly, leaving a thin layer of foam above the beer that does not seem to be going anywhere. A swirl of the glass yields a nice coat of foam around the glass.

The smell is intoxicating and leaves me excited. The smell seems fitting for the style advertised on the label, a boozy, hoppy, tripel. The taste starts smooth with hops and Belgian-type funk up front. That is followed by a bitter alcohol burn. The mixture of hop bitterness and alcohol seems out of place.

Even though it's MO is a hoppy beer, I feel I opened this one too early. Perhaps with some time, this tripel would mellow out and become slightly more balanced. With that being said, it is still a solid beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2011 02:31:46 | More by jIsh

Chico1985

Massachusetts

3.38/5  rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On-tap at Apollo Grill, served in an oversized wine glass of sorts.

Pours hazy pale orange, starts out as a thin white cap, left with only a ring by the end, very little lacing.

Smell/taste - Smell and taste are mostly dominated by a huge orange/coriander flavor, reminds me of Sunny D. It's also got a grassy, slightly hoppy saison thing going on similar to Jack D'or. Not much to it other than that.

Mouthfeel feels thin for the style, a bit overcarbonated. Some booze present.

Not bad but definitely lacks the complexity of a good tripel.

Serving type: on-tap

04-09-2011 02:21:00 | More by Chico1985

oline73

Maryland

3.45/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a goblet.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy light amber color with a finger of fluffy white head, that seems very fitting. The head dissipates leaving just a layer. Pretty beer.

Smell: Herbal qualities from the yeast and quite sweet. I also found a hint of sour citrus.

Taste: Again, I'm picking up the spice from the Belgian yeast. This beer is sweet, but definitely not too sweet. There are some floral notes with a bitter hoppy finish. I was expecting more of a hop presence given the description.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with tingly carbonation. There is a very mild dryness in the finish.

Overall: I thought this was a good beer, but I wanted more of a hop presence given the description. The other flavors are well balanced and I would have another.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2011 17:32:10 | More by oline73

SirSketch

Massachusetts

3.48/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Bright yellow and murky. Soft white head falls to a ring and leaves nice lacing.

S - Pepper, wheat, coriander, citrus and floral notes upfront. There's a multigrain bread, almost nutty smell that seems a bit off.

T - Firm bitter hop, along with tangy citrus and light grain flavors. Definite floral hoppiness.

M/O - A little thin for a tripel. Lacks a little in complexity, too. Easy to drink, though.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2011 02:56:28 | More by SirSketch

timobkg

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass.

A hazy yellowish orange, with a light head.

The aroma is a mix of spices. I picked up some orange, but everything is pretty blended together.

Taking a sip... woah! There are beers that hide their alcohol very well. This is not one of them. This is a potent potable, and it makes it known. Getting past the booziness, the taste is a mix of spices so blended together that I couldn't pick out any particular flavor. It is balanced to be neither sweet nor bitter. But man, that booziness.

Overall, I think the booziness hold this beer back. I regularly drink imperial stouts and strong belgians like it's nothing, but this beer was a bit of a chore to get through.

Serving type: on-tap

04-11-2011 14:53:57 | More by timobkg

n2185

North Carolina

3.48/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a clear yellow-gold with two fingers of white head that recedes into a thin cap with decent lacing.

S: Light spice notes followed strongly by bubblegum, pears, and bananas. Light yeast and bread aromas on the finish.

T: Lots of bubblegum and bananas at first followed by a slightly bitter, hearty bread flavor. There are some spicy yeast notes on the finish as well.

M: Light body with medium carbonation, this beer isn't as thick and sweet as some attempts at the style, but doesn't hit the attenuation needed to make it nice and crisp, either. It feels a bit under-carbonated as well.

O: Overall, a decent tripel, though nothing special. The bubblegum and banana aromas/flavors really dominate the nose and palate instead of letting the yeast and fruity characteristics come through. The attenuation and carbonation are also a bit lower than what I consider makes a good tripel

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2011 00:38:27 | More by n2185

craytonic

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a straw golden yellow, lots of carbonation. Citrus-malty aroma, some spice, coriander, maybe cinnamon? Taste is a bit sweet, some citrus hoppiness and ginger. Mouthfeel is a bit thin; I'm not crazy about this one, not enough in the belgian tradition.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2010 03:42:22 | More by craytonic

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at Washington House, Sellersville, PA

Poured a hazy golden yellow, moderately carbonated, with a fizzy white head that didn't linger long. Aroma of sweet light malts, citrus, floral notes, with light spices. Nice flavor, full of light sugars, peaches, citrus, and just enough hops to give it a nice dry finish. Light mouthfeel, and quite drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2011 03:46:36 | More by Rifugium

bobhits

Kentucky

3.51/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Classic triple body, orange and yellow hazed to nearly opaque looks just about perfect here. Head and lacing are rather lacking...or heck almost non existent. Edit, second pour form the bottle gave a nice inch of white head. I'm not sure if there's more yeast in the bottle or it was just a faster pour. Still not much in the lacing department.

Caramel malts with clove spices and a very subtle hint of hop aroma in the finish. Not a lot to speak of.

Given the simple nose, I'm rather pleased with the intense and complex flavors. Pear fruit flavor complemented by clove spices and caramel and cracker malts. There's a nice finish of hops, nothing to justify calling it a hoppy triple, but still well done.

I can't find an abv number on the bottle, but this one is clearly a big heavy beer. There's a good bit of carbonation, but the bite of alcohol is a good bit stronger than the carbonation.

A well made triple have a new brewery to be distributed here in Kentucky. Nothing special here, but I can't see anyone a fan of this style being disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 11:07:01 | More by bobhits

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.55/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Brad for sharing this at his tasting on Saturday!

This interesting beer appears a hazy straw hue with a somewhat smallish head and minimal lacing. Aromas of spices, hops (much more present than in a normal tripel), and lemon zest. The beer tastes pretty decent, but not great. There is a slightly weird flavor that lingers a bit in the aftertaste. Overall, a pretty average brew. I'm not sure hoppy and tripel are a good marriage.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2010 18:09:51 | More by Huhzubendah

albern

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a good tripel, but a long way from being a favorite. It is a tad watery, not too much so. The beer is quite pale in color for the style, with no real retention, no lacing, and not much of a head even if you dump the bottle. The beer has that yeast Belgian carbonation, and lots of pricklishness on the mouth and tongue. The nose is pure Belgian with candied sugars, coriander, some florals, and maybe a hint of fruitness in the pineapple family.

The taste is quite spicy, with a lemon citric acerbicness that is not endearing me to this beer. The beer is a bit syrupy, a bit sweet, with a peppery spice on the back end, a light malty underneath, and a lemony tang that is okay. The coriander and spice really come through with this beer, add to that the yeasty pricklishness, the wheaty qualities towards the finish, the sweet but light malts, and you have this beer pegged. It's is okay, but not brilliant.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2010 00:06:21 | More by albern

cosmicevan

New York

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

a - Opened the bottle and filled my southampton RIS snifter. Classic cloudy murky soft orange with a thin yeasty head. I couldn't see through the beer, but I could see rampant carbonation dancing in the glass...looked pretty steady and even. Semi-sticky lacing.

s - Bubblegum, clove, banana...a bit grassy...kind of saison-like. A hint of an almost lager too, or at least reminiscent of the part that I dug about the american darling smell (although I wasn't wild for that beer).

t - Much like the nose...bubblegum, clove, banana and that same lagery type of thing (must be a common pretty things ingredient). Not bad, but a bit odd for a tripel in my opinion. Very heavy malty and a touch bitter. The lagery type of vibe (or that common pretty things ingredient) detracts from this beer for me.

m - Good carbonation, tad bittery in the aftertaste. ABV is invisible.

o - Overall it's ok. I've been finding that Pretty Things has a a style to the flavor and sometimes it works (I LOVE Baby Tree and Jack D'Or...and don't even get me started on Our Finest Regards) and other times it is a bit off. None-the-less, this is a brewery worth checking out and I will continue to try their catalog. I could see people loving this one and I can also see them not being blown away (which was the case for me). Easy drinker though...just a bit overboard on bubblegum...kind of like if Short's made a beer called bubblegum.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2011 03:39:01 | More by cosmicevan

Wisconsinality

Wisconsin

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Batch 2 poured into Duvel tulip.

Thanks to muttyd for this nice extra.

A- Pours a brilliant golden with a slight haze to it. A nice one finger head off the pour, dies down quickly but leaves decent lacing.

S- A big burst of Belgian yeast greets the nose right away. A little bit of candi sugar and some faint hops in the background. There is a also a slight grassy note in there as well.

T- There are the hops they were talking about. A bit of a tangerine/Belgian yeast combo that goes nicely together. Again, the grassiness pops out at the end to round this one out.

M- Lighter bodied with crisp carbonation. A tad dry on the finish.

O- Definitely an American version because of the aggressive hops. It actually has a nice balance to it though with the Belgian yeast which can be pretty dominant in many tripels.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2011 13:37:39 | More by Wisconsinality

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle, poured into a Duvel tulip.

A - Golden hay colored with a white head. The head consists of large bubbles. Some lacing is left on the glass.

S - Honey, citru, and some spices.

T - Citrus, very floral, and again some spices.

D - Thin in the mouth.

O - Light, but a touch sweet.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2011 00:48:59 | More by HuskyinPDX

ColForbinBC

New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bomber poured into a tulip; batch #2, March 2011 bottling

Pours an overly cloudy golden body with a touch of soft orange through the center, with steady streams of carbonation. A bubbly, sticky paper white cap rose to fill the glass and fell slowly. Some spider web lacing.

The nose is of grassy hops, bubblegum, banana, and spicy clove. The hops are so grassy/herbal/medicinal that it conjures up memories of saisons with a similar funky aroma.

The hops really take center stage. Hugely drying and commanding. Herbal, medicinal, grassy hops dominating while banana, clove and bubblegum round everything out. Some lightly toasted white bread thrown in there as well.

Light to medium body with medium carbonation. An extremely dry finish, but I wouldn't quite call it crisp.

Overall, this is a unique take on the style, but definitely not the best I have ever had. I'd like to see a little less focus on the hops (wow, never thought I would say that.)

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 17:49:19 | More by ColForbinBC

Gmann

New York

3.6/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy pale orange color with a tight white head that settled into a solid ring. The aroma has a nice Belgian yeast aroma. Some banana and clove with honey and candi sugar notes. Not much hop pick up in the aroma. Light but seems spot on for the style. The taste starts off with a sweet tropical fruit note, some citrus, floral honey and light clove. The sweet transitions rather abruptly into an astringent, chalky bitterness from the hops. Can't say that it is very pleasant luckily it is not too strong. The feel is light with tingly carbonation, the hops give an odd chalky feel not typically present in tripels. ABV seems well hidden. An average tripel. The actual tripel flavors were actually pretty good but I didn't really care for what the hops brought to the party. It made the beer astringent and chalky which is not typical for the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2010 01:06:31 | More by Gmann

Bierguy5

Ohio

3.63/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pretty things fluffy white rabbits

22 oz bottle, pours a slightly hazy gold color. Fizzy white head disappears quickly, leaving a very thin ring. 

Ripe pears and some apples in the nose. Great fruity notes, with just a medicinal touch. A slight yeasty and earthy note in the background. 

Cereal malt feel up front, just a bit of sweetness. Not as much fruit as the nose indicated. Earthy bitterness with a dry finish. Bitterness lingers.

Lighter body, but carbonation doesn't lighten things up very much. Some warmth from alcohol. Not bad. I expected a bit more complexity as the nose indicated. 

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 01:02:34 | More by Bierguy5

cvm4

Mississippi

3.63/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours very golden or straw like in color with a fluffy white head. Not much lacing.

S - Pears & apples on the nose, bready malts and spices.

T - Oranges, belgian yeast, grassy & a slightly bitter finish.

M - Somewhat lighter body but medium carbonation.

O - Nice twist to a tripel belgian. Overall, I'd rather just have one style or the other, not combined.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 00:36:15 | More by cvm4

BeerAndBourbon

Ohio

3.65/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottled Mar 2010 Spring time

A. Pours a thick hazy yellow into my Weyerbacher tulip. A creamy two finger white head rises on top and settles to a foamy cap over the first minute.

S. Belgian spice, bread, grape peel, and some wood character are all evident.

T. Lots of earthy herbal hops with lemon peel and some pepper spiciness.

M. Medium bodied with a brisk level of carbonation that lifts the flavors off your tongue so as not to overwhelm the palate.

D. While it lacks the sweetness and overtly fruity character that I generally associate with a tripel, it adheres to the BJCP guidelines very well. The alcohol is well hidden for an 8.5% beer. While I'm not overwhelmed, this is a respectable beer that delivers on the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 22:38:23 | More by BeerAndBourbon

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a nice golden color with a pretty big head on it. The lacing was pretty good as well. The smell of the beer is floral and sweet with a light hoppy aroma in the mix. The taste was sweet upfront and settled into a nice floral spice flavor. The mouthfeel was on the lighter side. Overall I found this beer to be quite enjoyable and I would enjoy having it again one day.

Serving type: on-tap

06-21-2011 23:12:12 | More by Knapp85

scottbrew4u

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A: 22 oz. poured into chalice a golden-orange color with slight haze and a white one-finger head.

S: Fresh apples, honey, toasted grains, biscuits, lots of apricots and orange. Hops are fresh citrus/floral combination. Yeast adds spiciness.

T: Tangy and sweet apricot, honey, ginger, lemon zest, chamomile, fresh grains and roasted malt. Hops add bitterness, citrus floral and spice. Yeast adds more fruit esters and peppery spice. Finish is bitter.

M: Medium body and smooth light carbonation. Mild alcohol warmth.

D: Fresh and full flavored with a refreshing quality. Flavors need to balance out a bit more so I would recommend letting this one sit and age for a bit.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2010 23:54:57 | More by scottbrew4u