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Fluffy White Rabbits
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- From:
- Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Tripel
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 10.95%
- Reviews:
- 189
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 11, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2010
- Wants:
- 77
- Gots:
- 85
Our first Spring, we brought you a magical tree full of waving babies… and the Baby Tree has stuck around, we’re happy to say. So for our second Spring, and each Spring since, we’ve made a pale gold, hoppy triple called Fluffy White Rabbits. This is a fun and Springy beer: possibly even our fun-est beer. In Yorkshire, they say “White Rabbits” on the first of the month for luck, and here’s to a lovely warm Springtime for all of us!
The beer is 8.5% abv, with Saaz, Styrian Goldings and Strisselspalt hops added aplenty. Fluffy mouthfeel: yes, really! There’s a faint sweetness with tropical fruit undertones. Fluffy White Rabbits is a very “Pretty Things” take on a Triple.
We use what we think are the finest ingredients around: malts from Weyermann (Germany) and Fawcett (Yorkshire) in this beer.
It’s a fun one, we hope you enjoy it!
Dann has been working on the poem for this beer since springtime of 2009. One day, maybe you’ll come back and find it here. One day.
50 IBU
The beer is 8.5% abv, with Saaz, Styrian Goldings and Strisselspalt hops added aplenty. Fluffy mouthfeel: yes, really! There’s a faint sweetness with tropical fruit undertones. Fluffy White Rabbits is a very “Pretty Things” take on a Triple.
We use what we think are the finest ingredients around: malts from Weyermann (Germany) and Fawcett (Yorkshire) in this beer.
It’s a fun one, we hope you enjoy it!
Dann has been working on the poem for this beer since springtime of 2009. One day, maybe you’ll come back and find it here. One day.
50 IBU
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Ratings by Fluke828:
Reviewed by Fluke828 from Massachusetts
4.2/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle poured into a chalice.
Bottle Dated: Mar 2011 Batch 2
A-> Straw colored. Pour yields about .5 finger head that subsides into a clingy ring around the walls of the glass. Some lace but not much.
S-> Smells of Belgian yeast and fruit off the bat. Some hay aromas as well. Very herbal and earthy with some floral notes also. Can't quite pinpoint the fruits.
T-> Holy fruit batman! Definite spicy orange peel and banana. Hops make a splash immediately. Doesn't taste as bitter as it feels but has a large hop presence. Belgian tasting for sure with a malty bread-like back end.
M-> CARBONATION BABY! As mentioned, bitter sting is felt but not necessarily tasted. Dry for sure but in a good well balanced way. I enjoyed the carbonation and would say it is medium-bodied. Really has a bite.
O-> This is really quite enjoyable/drinkable. Tastes so fresh and earthy/grassy = perfect for Spring. Again, enjoyed the hop bite and bitterness, really pops on the tongue. Some may find it too bitter or over the top with hops but I really felt like it was well balanced in a way. Very smooth drinking. Curious as to how this would hold up with some time in the cellar...
Apr 14, 2011Bottle Dated: Mar 2011 Batch 2
A-> Straw colored. Pour yields about .5 finger head that subsides into a clingy ring around the walls of the glass. Some lace but not much.
S-> Smells of Belgian yeast and fruit off the bat. Some hay aromas as well. Very herbal and earthy with some floral notes also. Can't quite pinpoint the fruits.
T-> Holy fruit batman! Definite spicy orange peel and banana. Hops make a splash immediately. Doesn't taste as bitter as it feels but has a large hop presence. Belgian tasting for sure with a malty bread-like back end.
M-> CARBONATION BABY! As mentioned, bitter sting is felt but not necessarily tasted. Dry for sure but in a good well balanced way. I enjoyed the carbonation and would say it is medium-bodied. Really has a bite.
O-> This is really quite enjoyable/drinkable. Tastes so fresh and earthy/grassy = perfect for Spring. Again, enjoyed the hop bite and bitterness, really pops on the tongue. Some may find it too bitter or over the top with hops but I really felt like it was well balanced in a way. Very smooth drinking. Curious as to how this would hold up with some time in the cellar...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours dark golden amber with a light honey cloudiness (SRM 8-10). Casual waves of fine carbonation build a modest, rocky, off-white head that leaves a frosting of lace on an Antiek chalice.
The aroma is spicy and sweet with banana bread and ripe pears. Crisp and fresh with warmth that brings clove and sweet perfume.
As stated on the label, this is a bitter Tripel. Fruit-infused honey sweetness quickly gives way to balance out the bitterness. White grapes and apricot announce the start to a mild, short finish that returns after fading. Warmth brings out pepper.
A medium body and satin texture contain the alcohol. Slight metallic notes are lifted by lively, fine carbonation that scrubs the palate.
This is a pleasant and sophisticated beer. While at first bold, it slowly becomes nuanced with subtle characteristics. It is interesting on its own, yet, unfortunately will not be produced again.
Jan 31, 2016The aroma is spicy and sweet with banana bread and ripe pears. Crisp and fresh with warmth that brings clove and sweet perfume.
As stated on the label, this is a bitter Tripel. Fruit-infused honey sweetness quickly gives way to balance out the bitterness. White grapes and apricot announce the start to a mild, short finish that returns after fading. Warmth brings out pepper.
A medium body and satin texture contain the alcohol. Slight metallic notes are lifted by lively, fine carbonation that scrubs the palate.
This is a pleasant and sophisticated beer. While at first bold, it slowly becomes nuanced with subtle characteristics. It is interesting on its own, yet, unfortunately will not be produced again.
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.6/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First drink was not impressive but it was my fault. The beer was stored at too cold a temperature for a triple. Poured into a snifter, a hazy gold-brown with almost no head and little lacing. A slightly sweet and a bit bitter taste. Hints of all-spice. It is a good triple, but not memorable. Overall, not a bad beer.
Aug 14, 2015Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured gold with fluffy white head. Smell had fruity hops, especially of the tropical variety and orange. Taste clashed to me, with big bold fruit trapped in a boozy and yeasty body, though spices and herbs helped bridge, comes across almost like rum fruit in fruit cake. Body was springy and light with decent carbonation.
Jul 15, 2015
Fluffy White Rabbits from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
632 ratings
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