The Fighting Bishop
Burnt Hickory Brewery
- From:
- Burnt Hickory Brewery
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 11.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 18, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Killed just about a mile from the brewery, Leonidas Polk , an ordained bishop and Confederate general, was nicknamed “The Fighting Bishop”. Our Bishop is a Belgian Trippel spiced with green peppercorns. With a higher power on his side, The Bishop sits as a melding of a style 500 years old mixed with a fresh flavor.
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Reviewed by SuperBrewThru from Georgia
4.63/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.63/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
aged bottle found at Sherlocks on barrett. greeppeppercorn tripel really holding up after a year on the shelf. very belgian and clean. can't wait to try this fresh.
Dec 05, 2016Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky
3.8/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
There were two different versions of this beer listed on beer Advocate. One of them was listed at 8.5% alcohol and the other was listed at 9.4% alcohol. This is a 12 ounce bottle which lists the alcohol 9%. The color of this beer is a burnt orange murkiness and hoes a short half-inch light beige head that fades quickly leaving a skin of lace around the edges. The nose is very sweet and includes banana taffy overly ripe white fruits and a graham cracker like maltiness. The taste is a little shallow for a triple in my opinion. It is sweet and silky but overall lacks the dynamics that Belgian yeast usually brings to the table. The peppercorns do add something for the sweetness to kind of bounce off of on the palete. Overall it's not bad but a little bit of a letdown.
Jun 28, 2016
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.84/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First had poured from 22-oz. bomber, hand-written bottled on "2/12" (2016?), into nonic pint (only glass available at hotel). A lot going on with this excellent beer, but the peppercorns (I think) ultimately deprive it of the balance expected in a Tripel.
Jun 12, 2016
Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Snifter. Bottle dated 2-11-15.
Appearance: pours a hazy gold with I finger white head, dissipates quickly. Suspended tiny sediment.
Aroma: smells Belgian. Mild yeastiness. No pepper on the nose. No alcohol either.
Taste: really nice; light sweet arrival; turns complex; apricot, red grape; Belgian fruitiness; there's the pepper! Not overwhelming; quite a nice, soothing burn. Finishes very clean. Hides 8.6 exceptionally well.
Mouthfeel: light and slightly slick; no carbonation.
Overall: very enjoyable. I think this has made me a convert to tripels. Mild pepperyness adds a lot.
Jul 26, 2015Appearance: pours a hazy gold with I finger white head, dissipates quickly. Suspended tiny sediment.
Aroma: smells Belgian. Mild yeastiness. No pepper on the nose. No alcohol either.
Taste: really nice; light sweet arrival; turns complex; apricot, red grape; Belgian fruitiness; there's the pepper! Not overwhelming; quite a nice, soothing burn. Finishes very clean. Hides 8.6 exceptionally well.
Mouthfeel: light and slightly slick; no carbonation.
Overall: very enjoyable. I think this has made me a convert to tripels. Mild pepperyness adds a lot.
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.26/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.26/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The beer comes in a golden orange color.
The aroma is spicy, fruity, orange, spicy banana
The flavor follows with that sweet fruit character up front with spicy pepper throughout. Then the beer controls that sweetness with some spicy character and then the beer lingers with the green pepper and hits of spice on the back of the throat with some kick of prickly character and heat.
I'm generally unsure of what the pepper does for the beer, but the base is very much fruity like La Fin du Monde.
Mar 13, 2015The aroma is spicy, fruity, orange, spicy banana
The flavor follows with that sweet fruit character up front with spicy pepper throughout. Then the beer controls that sweetness with some spicy character and then the beer lingers with the green pepper and hits of spice on the back of the throat with some kick of prickly character and heat.
I'm generally unsure of what the pepper does for the beer, but the base is very much fruity like La Fin du Monde.
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