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Heavy Seas - Phantom Ship Barrel Aged Tripel
Heavy Seas Beer
- From:
- Heavy Seas Beer
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Tripel
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.04%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 02, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2015
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 21
Phantom Ship is an exciting Belgian-style tripel aged in bourbon barrels. Goldenrod in color with a dense head and creamy mouthfeel, this robust, bold brew presents phenolic flavors of white pepper and peach skin from the warm fermentation, along with vanilla and subtle spiciness from the bourbon-barrel aging.
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Ratings by jspaner:
Reviewed by jspaner from Maryland
4.12/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Came in a bomber bottle. Rather mellow. The bourbon barrel/vanilla notes smooth it out & mask the Belgian style Tripel flavor a bit. No strong alcohol aftertaste. Considering the 10% abv, that's also very nice. Great beer. Will definitely buy again.
Mar 16, 2015More User Ratings:
Reviewed by FistsFeetBlades from Georgia
4.22/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
First official review, so I'll keep it short and sweet.
I've had this one cellared since buying 3 of them last year. The one I opened fresh last year left me unimpressed; folks, if you have one or two, do yourself a solid and let it age a year or two.
This poured a completely golden cloud, with a creamy head that dissipated within a minute or so. This has mellowed nicely, and I am impressed with the hidden heat after only 18 months of aging. The nose isn't there, or maybe it is..my whole house smells like cinammon and apples a week before Christmas, so I'll have to account for that.
I love it. it's worth the price, and if I can find a few more bottles, I'll snatch them up fast.
Dec 18, 2016I've had this one cellared since buying 3 of them last year. The one I opened fresh last year left me unimpressed; folks, if you have one or two, do yourself a solid and let it age a year or two.
This poured a completely golden cloud, with a creamy head that dissipated within a minute or so. This has mellowed nicely, and I am impressed with the hidden heat after only 18 months of aging. The nose isn't there, or maybe it is..my whole house smells like cinammon and apples a week before Christmas, so I'll have to account for that.
I love it. it's worth the price, and if I can find a few more bottles, I'll snatch them up fast.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a Piraat tulip glass.
Appearance: Pours with a moderately dense bone-colored head over a slightly hazy orange-amber body. Retention is good and lacing is medium.
Aroma: Bready malts, fruitcake, yeast, and undertones of alcohol. Woody barrel aging effects with delicate bourbon.
Flavor: Lightly toasted malts, soft fruit, faint spiciness, vanilla, bourbon and yeast. The bourbon and barrel aging seem to come forward as the ale warms.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, semi-dry finish. Smooth, medium body and medium+ carbonation. Alcohol presence is light for ABV.
Overall: An enjoyable, quality Tripel with a twist: light-moderate effects of bourbon barrel aging.
Nov 25, 2015Appearance: Pours with a moderately dense bone-colored head over a slightly hazy orange-amber body. Retention is good and lacing is medium.
Aroma: Bready malts, fruitcake, yeast, and undertones of alcohol. Woody barrel aging effects with delicate bourbon.
Flavor: Lightly toasted malts, soft fruit, faint spiciness, vanilla, bourbon and yeast. The bourbon and barrel aging seem to come forward as the ale warms.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, semi-dry finish. Smooth, medium body and medium+ carbonation. Alcohol presence is light for ABV.
Overall: An enjoyable, quality Tripel with a twist: light-moderate effects of bourbon barrel aging.
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.74/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
"The spicy elegance of a Belgian style tripel paired with the vanilla notes from a bourbon barrel... a ghostly figure takes the helm and you lose yourself in ethereal pleasures as you explore Uncharted Waters. Brewed in the style of a Belgian Tripel aged in Bourbon Barrels. Available in 22 oz. bottles and on limited draft. New seasonal release in the Uncharted Waters series for 2015.
Poured from a 22 oz. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a fizzy and frothed head of a golden white color over a moderately hazy sunset amber body with moderate carbonation and varied sediment in tow. Retention is average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.5
(Smell) Bread malts, pale syrups and undertones of grain alcohol. Light barrel aging characters of delicate bourbon. 3.75
(Taste) Lightly toasted syrup malts, bread malts, effervescent spiciness and soft tanginess of barrel aging and yeast. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly sticky, smooth, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a light frothiness and a medium crisp finish. Body is shy of medium for the style, medium+ overall. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.75
(Overall) It's an enjoyable Tripel Ale, a bit limited on the flavor range and not much of an impact from the barrel aging. 3.75
Heavy Seas Beer's
Phantom Ship
3.74/5.00
Nov 15, 2015Poured from a 22 oz. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a fizzy and frothed head of a golden white color over a moderately hazy sunset amber body with moderate carbonation and varied sediment in tow. Retention is average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.5
(Smell) Bread malts, pale syrups and undertones of grain alcohol. Light barrel aging characters of delicate bourbon. 3.75
(Taste) Lightly toasted syrup malts, bread malts, effervescent spiciness and soft tanginess of barrel aging and yeast. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly sticky, smooth, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a light frothiness and a medium crisp finish. Body is shy of medium for the style, medium+ overall. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.75
(Overall) It's an enjoyable Tripel Ale, a bit limited on the flavor range and not much of an impact from the barrel aging. 3.75
Heavy Seas Beer's
Phantom Ship
3.74/5.00
Heavy Seas - Phantom Ship Barrel Aged Tripel from Heavy Seas Beer
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
126 ratings
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