Terrapin 10th Anniversary Ale - Terrapin Beer Company

MacQ32

South Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a light orange-straw color with a decent finger of near white head, ok retention, very good lacing.

S - Yeast aromas similar to that of an allagash tripel orange and coriender are also very obvious, slightly tart/funky smelling.

T - Very Nelson Sauvin, a strong dry and slightly tart funk. Orange struggles to come through towards finish. Bitter slight tartness from the Nelsons linger through the finish. Once I allow the brew to warm up a bit the Nelson Sauvin dominance subsides, although it remains strong, allowing the other flavors to shine and the beer to become better balanced

M - Lighter bodied, especially for a 9.9%er. Medium+ carbonation

O - Its too bad that the grape/dry/tart like qualities of the hops used just totally dominate my palate (in a not particularly enjoyable way).. After allowing to warm for about 20 minutes the sharp tartness become much more bearable and allows the other flavors to be enjoyed, which I quite like

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 23:00:39 | More by MacQ32

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-20-2013 23:47:56 | More by mikeincharleston

drewone

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-11-2013 03:12:20 | More by drewone

shand

Florida

3.93/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Terrapin 10th Anniversary Ale pours a sediment-filled golden with a small head. BSDAs usually aren't my cup of tea, but I bought this based on my like of Terrapin, not being completely sure what style it is. The aroma is sweet, with fruits and honey bringing up the main part of the nose, with some leafy hops and yeast rounding everything together. Actually smells great! The taste is also surprisingly not bad, with a well-rounded fruit and honey flavor up front with some spices on the background. Yeast is present but not out of control. The mouthfeel is heavier and moderately carbonated, and the drinkability is solid. Pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 03:32:31 | More by shand

listenatjoes

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

04-11-2013 02:35:00 | More by listenatjoes

vande

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

03-27-2013 01:21:57 | More by vande

irish01980

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

03-26-2013 19:52:24 | More by irish01980

AlexFields

Tennessee

3.96/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Opened 3/25/2013z

Pours a hazy orange yellow, big frothy white head, beautiful.

Smells slightly tart, lots of citrus zest, maybe some salt, coriander.

Taste is way different. None of the tartness or zest or salt, instead it's sweet yeasty banana and apple and other sweet fruit, flowers and hints of spice, honey. Not a lot of hops left but it's a year old. Very tasty.

Mouthfeel is super creamy, milky almost, very rich and well carbed, very drinkable, booze doesn't show at all, feels excellent.

Great beer! I wonder what it tasted like fresh.

8.2/10

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 23:53:08 | More by AlexFields

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

03-19-2013 02:07:38 | More by mendvicdog

duceswild

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

03-17-2013 18:05:12 | More by duceswild

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

03-15-2013 03:15:27 | More by marlinsfan4

AngeliaM

Florida

5/5  rDev +22.2%

03-05-2013 15:18:53 | More by AngeliaM

Dooleymon

Alabama

4/5  rDev -2.2%

03-04-2013 01:02:11 | More by Dooleymon

Blanco

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

02-19-2013 05:24:53 | More by Blanco

BeerDawgs

Georgia

4.09/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A 22oz bomber picked up about a year ago. Here's to the next 10!!!!

A - A pale golden yellow, with a little bit of clarity. 1 finger of head and lace, and tons of sediment floating in the glass. Impressive!

S - Oh, there's the belgian yeast strain. Love it. Lemon, candy sugar goodness

T - A smooth belgian pale, with zero alcohol presence, though a 10% brew. Nice candy sugar taste. Well done!

M - Medium bodied. Light carbonation. Smooth.

O - Great brew. Happy 10th Terrapin! Glad to have had ya in 1/3 of my life. Looking forward to the next 10!

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 03:36:38 | More by BeerDawgs

jsanford

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -38.9%

01-30-2013 03:13:27 | More by jsanford

Dylanjf

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

01-17-2013 01:45:59 | More by Dylanjf

sendbeer

Georgia

4/5  rDev -2.2%

12-23-2012 05:20:20 | More by sendbeer

travismiller80

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -2.2%

12-15-2012 00:03:05 | More by travismiller80

Bonis

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

12-10-2012 07:15:09 | More by Bonis

ltdantheman

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

12-10-2012 04:33:28 | More by ltdantheman

UltimateLivewire

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -2.2%

12-05-2012 03:03:10 | More by UltimateLivewire

rolive

4/5  rDev -2.2%

11-28-2012 19:51:42 | More by rolive

dsauter

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

11-22-2012 14:12:51 | More by dsauter

HardTarget

Texas

4.3/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Hazy when still in the bottle, thick hazy gives a soft glowing light. Looks viscous.

Smell: Rich honey sweetness with an herbal European bread yeast. Fruity melon and peach esters promise an alcoholic smack down.

Taste: Lemon pie filling sweetness is cut by an alcoholic tonic bitter that brings everything into balance. A nice interplay of ester, sugar, yeast, alcohol. The finish is remarkably clean, encouraging the next sip.

Mouthfeel: Heavy body is a bit slick and prickly. The carbonation helps lift some of the weight, but is almost painful.

Overall: Wow. A nice Belgian Strong. Hides the blade like a champ, deep in the math somewhere they buried the alcoholic burn that should come with all of this ester, making this a dangerous companion. A real experience, and a celebration of a great brewery.

Cheers to Illudium for the sample!

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 04:14:25 | More by HardTarget