Angel's Share
Coulee Brew Co.

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From:
Coulee Brew Co.
 
Alberta, Canada
Style:
Belgian Tripel
ABV:
9.3%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Jan 15, 2017
Added:
Jan 15, 2017
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.71/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz tulip glass at Beer Revolution Oliver in YEGDT. Apparently this is part of Coulee's 'Belgian' experimental series of offerings.

This beer appears a mostly clear, medium golden yellow colour, with one chubby finger of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly eggshell white head, which leaves some partially painted wall lace around the glass as it quickly abates.

It smells lightly of grainy and doughy pale malt, a bit of white wine fruitiness, some additional apple and pear, ethereal earthy spice, a touch of metallic alcohol, and very tame leafy and musty noble hops. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, a hint of crackery wheatiness, muddled pale fruity notes, ephemeral coriander and white pepper spice, a plain leafy and weedy hoppiness, and some subtle and barely warming boozy esters.

The carbonation is fairly understated in its merely functional frothiness, the body a decent middleweight, and more smooth than I was initially expecting. It finishes off-dry, the fruity maltiness carrying the day.

Overall, I wasn't anticipating a whole lot here (no offense, this is these guys' first attempt at a big-boy brew), yet I am genuinely impressed. However, it's in a sort of backhanded manner - the typical overwrought alcohol is well integrated, yet the whole thing seems far less than complex. Oh well, I'm more than willing to accept that particular compromise.
Jan 15, 2017