Trolls vs Goats Triple Bock
HaandBryggeriet

On tap at Churchkey in Washington, DC.

This one pours a very dark brown color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like dried fruit, like raisin or plum, botanicals, some floral aromas, molasses, oak, citrus, and general spice.

If I had a nickel every time I saw an Aquavit barrel aged triple bock on a draft list…well, I’d have this one nickel. This is weird but it works well. It’s quite malty, slightly fruity, and has a nice subtle botanical influence from the barrels. There’s oak, floral tastes, spice, black pepper – lots of interesting things from the barrel here. There’s caramel and molasses galore from the bock itself.

This has a low but still pleasant level of carbonation, with a nice drinkability, and not that much booziness.

I had kind of forget about this brewery – it’s cool to see they’re still making weird but tasty beers way up north.

440 ml can, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 11.6%. Dark brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, oak, aquavit and spices. Rich flavour, moderately sweet, with the same elements as the aroma. Very moderate hops.