Belgian Golden Ale
Madhouse Brewing Company
- From:
- Madhouse Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 7.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 07, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 10, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
4.12/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Lookin' like : This beer pours a beautiful peach-mango glow, with small hints of dirty iced tea hues mixed in. The body is about 90% opaque with just enough light passing through to light it up to a tiny glow. Fingers on the other side are shadowed and silhouetted nicely.
The head is 2 fingers tall, "copy paper" white, leaves mountains of lace and descends to a solid murky ring. Beautiful Belgian presentation.
Smellin' like : Sliced mandarin oranges in fresh water. Fried banana, cinnamon, plum, white peach, and nectarine. A bit of stiff cardamom. A touch of eucalyptus. Nice profile, although not very strong.
Tasting like : Delicious. There's not a lot to be detected other than lots of yeast, wheat, and mandarin orange. I'd say it's greatest feature is that its quaffable (for a Tripel, especially), and it really suspends creaminess in the feel. There's a good balance here although no flavor stands out above another. The alcohol burn comes a minute or so after the drink is gulped and warms the throat at a spicy 8.0% ABV.
Feeling like : Pretty much described above. Creamy, quaffable, with a warming alcoholic presence.
Overall : I'd have it again, but unfortunately I think I've got one of the last bottles made. It's a limited, never to be brewed again, and was rare to begin with. Luckily I found it cheap and was able to review it before it went to beer heaven to never be seen again!
Jul 07, 2015The head is 2 fingers tall, "copy paper" white, leaves mountains of lace and descends to a solid murky ring. Beautiful Belgian presentation.
Smellin' like : Sliced mandarin oranges in fresh water. Fried banana, cinnamon, plum, white peach, and nectarine. A bit of stiff cardamom. A touch of eucalyptus. Nice profile, although not very strong.
Tasting like : Delicious. There's not a lot to be detected other than lots of yeast, wheat, and mandarin orange. I'd say it's greatest feature is that its quaffable (for a Tripel, especially), and it really suspends creaminess in the feel. There's a good balance here although no flavor stands out above another. The alcohol burn comes a minute or so after the drink is gulped and warms the throat at a spicy 8.0% ABV.
Feeling like : Pretty much described above. Creamy, quaffable, with a warming alcoholic presence.
Overall : I'd have it again, but unfortunately I think I've got one of the last bottles made. It's a limited, never to be brewed again, and was rare to begin with. Luckily I found it cheap and was able to review it before it went to beer heaven to never be seen again!
Reviewed by cpolking from Iowa
3.79/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The beer pours a dark honey golden to light copper in color. There is a tall head of white to off-white foam, a bit thick.
The aroma is toasted golden grains, grassy tang of hops and a fruity yeastiness, lightly sweet, but tempered by grass and straw.
The taste follows the aromas and adds big juicy apricots and a little more sweetness than the aroma. The tangle of round, juicy, fruity sweetness, along with citrus and kiwi tartness add a vinous note, no doubt the Sauvignon Blanc notes deriving from the Nelson Sauvin hops.
There is a medium-bodied, full, round, smoothness in the mouth. The carbonation is light, the bitterness is also light and the finish is just this side of dry. This is excellent.
Dec 20, 2013The aroma is toasted golden grains, grassy tang of hops and a fruity yeastiness, lightly sweet, but tempered by grass and straw.
The taste follows the aromas and adds big juicy apricots and a little more sweetness than the aroma. The tangle of round, juicy, fruity sweetness, along with citrus and kiwi tartness add a vinous note, no doubt the Sauvignon Blanc notes deriving from the Nelson Sauvin hops.
There is a medium-bodied, full, round, smoothness in the mouth. The carbonation is light, the bitterness is also light and the finish is just this side of dry. This is excellent.
Reviewed by Herky21 from Iowa
3.42/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A- golden. Light in color. Hay. Straw hues.
Aroma - faint spice, honey, faint pepper.
Taste - melons, pink peppercorn, honey, white bread, tart finish
Mouthfeel: bubbly, effervescent. Champagne like.
Overall - decent belgian. Tried it on tap and in bottle. Fresh and older. Worth a try.
Aug 10, 2013Aroma - faint spice, honey, faint pepper.
Taste - melons, pink peppercorn, honey, white bread, tart finish
Mouthfeel: bubbly, effervescent. Champagne like.
Overall - decent belgian. Tried it on tap and in bottle. Fresh and older. Worth a try.
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