Brasserie Des Rocs Triple Impériale - Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs s.a.

tronester

Oklahoma

3.23/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a super cloudy reddish brown with a medium tan head. Smells strongly of phenols and rusty metals. Taste is toffee sweet up front, a bubblegum and wierd soapy flavor with a surprisingly bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is quite good though, nice and creamy with a nice low carbonation. Drinkability is Average, overall this is an OK beer, but for the money, there are much better options.

EDIT: The expiration date was over a year away, so it was not a beer that was too old.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2009 00:06:35 | More by tronester

mrfrancis

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

06-18-2013 14:12:25 | More by mrfrancis

TheDoctor

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

06-03-2013 17:36:37 | More by TheDoctor

HATS4BATS

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -4.8%

06-02-2013 00:11:16 | More by HATS4BATS

tastymug

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -10.7%

05-17-2013 03:09:29 | More by tastymug

jkermitj

Mississippi

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-04-2013 03:06:28 | More by jkermitj

Noelito76

New York

4/5  rDev -4.8%

03-24-2013 18:40:08 | More by Noelito76

kingslotty

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

03-20-2013 23:00:44 | More by kingslotty

OriolesFan1008

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

03-20-2013 01:21:56 | More by OriolesFan1008

dokupe

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.8%

03-18-2013 02:00:17 | More by dokupe

coreyfmcdonald

Georgia

3.49/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 1 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

750ml bottle into a snifter, best before 05/08/2013

A: Pours a hazy light amber with a finger of off white head. The head quickly recedes to a ring. The first pour brought a beer full of flakey sediment. It was a bit odd and really gross. The flakes originally dispersed through the bee from a slight gusher, but a couple of hours recapped with a carb saver let the sediment settle.

S: Quite musty with orange zest, figs, and a bit of anise.

T: Similar to the aroma, except a bit more spicy and sweet. I get nutmeg, cinnamon, orange zest, and figs. A tad astringent.

M: Medium thickness for the style with creamy carbonation.

O: This was the ugliest beer I've ever seen on the first pour, and every pour dispersed the sediment. That alone brought the score down a lot. Other than that, there is a decent balance between fruity sweetness and spices.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 01:27:28 | More by coreyfmcdonald

Pegasus

Texas

4.11/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Hazy deep mahogany to a strong light, crowned by a small, dense tan head, which exhibits fine-beaded, glass-coating lacing.

Aroma: Dense, sweet aroma of dark fruit, coriander, cloves, brown sugar, and sweet, vinous alcohol.

Taste: Opens with quite sweet warming alcohol, followed by a melange of sweet flavors: brown sugar, cloves, figs, plums, and raisins. Bitter apple rind is present as well. These carry throughout the taste, supported by warm, lingering alcohol. Towards the end of the taste, some earthy, moderately bitter hop note appear, but are not at all overwhelming, complimenting the sweet and spicy flavors. Finishes with a mild, lingering hop bitterness.

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, and quite full.

Drinkability/notes: Really excellent, a worthy effort.

Presentation: Packaged in an eleven point two ounce Euro-style brown glass longneck bottle, served in a New Belgium chalice.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 00:19:59 | More by Pegasus

allbrigs

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -22.6%

03-08-2013 04:58:15 | More by allbrigs

Proteios7

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

03-03-2013 22:14:45 | More by Proteios7

deac83

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

03-02-2013 03:36:44 | More by deac83

Thomas_Picton

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

02-22-2013 01:25:54 | More by Thomas_Picton

gr0g

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -16.7%

01-27-2013 20:02:09 | More by gr0g

Peyton5410

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

01-26-2013 02:43:09 | More by Peyton5410

thestem

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

01-19-2013 22:14:48 | More by thestem

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -16.7%

01-14-2013 00:59:15 | More by spycow

bacasnax

Florida

5/5  rDev +19%

01-06-2013 00:02:50 | More by bacasnax

davelag

California

4/5  rDev -4.8%

01-05-2013 07:12:45 | More by davelag

cowboy83

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

12-18-2012 04:45:28 | More by cowboy83

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

12-17-2012 17:44:16 | More by stereosforgeeks

n2185

North Carolina

2.88/5  rDev -31.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Pours a murky brown with barely any khaki head that quickly vanishes with no lacing.

S: Belgian spice notes up front followed by a lot of sweet bread aromas. Sweet fruit and caramel notes come through with a slightly boozy finish.

T: Spices here as well before a big kick of caramely, fruity, and bready sweetness. The finish has a decent alcohol presence.

M: Medium-thick body with low carbonation, this beer is definitely underattenuated and could use a lot more carbonation and a lighter body.

O: A pretty unimpressive beer overall. Too sweet and boozy and lacking depth and finesse found in the best examples of the style. Not undrinkable, but nowhere near good.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 20:22:22 | More by n2185