New Belgium Brewing Abbey

**Aroma:** “Straightforward banana aroma with light vegetal notes and a very sub- tle grainy malt. Light floral hops aroma and peach esters. Slight sweetness and phenolic with a touch of alcohol.” **Flavor:** “Sweet malt, coriander, banana, lemon esters, and clove phenolics. Floral, spicy hops character. A Great classic tripel profile that’s ester-driven, light-bodied, and effervescent. Beautiful dry finish is the perfect segue to another sip. Low candy-like sweetness as it starts to warm.” **Overall:** “Nice example of the style with coriander added. Nothing too out of the ordinary, just a good, solid, basic tripel that does what it’s supposed to. Look for a classic pairing such as moules frites or put it next to some chicken fajitas. This can handle it.”

**Aroma:** “Light spicy notes with fresh and juicy fruit esters—notes of peach and cherry. Slight white grape notes with medium clove-like esters. As it warms, more fruitiness comes out with a slight citrus or low tart note. Peat smoke, light caramel, and some yeastiness.” **Flavor:** “Mid-level malts supply caramel and toffee while the fruit esters (cherry and peach) are subdued. This beer seems to be nicely balanced between malt sweetness and hops bitterness without the third dimension of yeast complexity. High grape notes with a touch of alcohol. Fruit notes transition from grape to banana as it warms. Light tartness in the finish. Medium alcohol balances with the moderate body. Medi- um carbonation and a touch of smoke.” **Overall:** “An interesting take on a dubbel. Not what most would consider a classic sensory profile for the style, but an excellent beer that one should order without hesitation.”

**Aroma:** “Very mild aroma and nice floral hops, pepper, slight vanilla, and some orange and citrus, pineapple, ripe apples, and banana. The longer it sits, the more the malt is noticeable, but it’s not much of an attention grabber.” **Flavor:** “Nice blend of bready sweetness with enough vanilla and coconut to let you know there was a barrel. A good peppery phenol. Orange, slight lemon, candied pineapple, caramel apple, and dried banana flavors. Floral hops help to cut the sweetness. Medium carbonation helps to dry the beer out in the finish. Simple malt character is balanced with equally simple bitterness.” **Overall:** “A good balance among the floral, spiciness, and fruit sweetness, mixed with the vanilla from the barrel. A solid beer and well made, but doesn’t risk much and, as a result, offers less reward.”