Kerberos Triple- I'm a big fan of Belgian Triples, so I had high expectations for this beer. It was the first of their beers I cracked open and I was pleasantly surprised. It pours a nice cloudy orange with a thin, lacy white head. Fruity aromas of apricot, raisins and citrus hit you. There is a smooth, sweet body with some nice fizzy carbonation. It's sticky and sweet with a really nice aftertaste of fruit. The 8.5% alcohol is hidden amongst the sweetness, very easily drinkable. I was quite impressed with this triple and would definitely drink it again.
Old Scratch Amber Lager- This is the beer I was most reluctant to try. I'm not a huge lager fan, and compared to a triple and a double pale ale, this beer really seemed the least interesting. I was wrong, this is a very good beer and one I will be picking up in the future. It pours a clear amber with a finger of white head. A very malty aroma with hints of caramel in the nose. Smooth, but malty sweet body with a very nice clean finish. Any easy drinking beer with plenty going on to be interesting. I would compare it to a bock or maybe even a darker maibock. Very good.
Double Dog Double Pale Ale- This beer pours a nice amber with a very thin white head. Strong citrus aroma with hints of caramel. Nice bittenerss with a strong hoppy/citrusy presence. You can really taste the heat of the 10% abv, as there is quite a bite in the finish. There's a thick hoppy chewiness with a lot of grapefruit present. I liked this beer, but it was my least favorite of the three. While I like hoppy beers, I'm not a huge hop head, and this was a bit too much. Not quite sure what distinguished this from a double IPA, but if you like hops, this would be more up your alley than mine.Overall, I was impressed with the beers I got. Its a brewery whose beers I've passed by many times without buying. It was really nice of them to send me some samples and I can for sure see myself buying the Kerberos and Old Scratch in the future, as well as trying out some of their other offerings.
Salud!
Bearded Brewer
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I tried the Tripel as well, but I was not real impressed with it. It seemed really bland to me compared to some of the other tripels I had tried. After reading other reviews, I would kind of like to give it another run.
Travis, to be honest I was expecting it to be bland, especially compared to Chimay or Triple Karmaleit, but I was actually surprised that it was more flavorful than expected. I'd give it another try if you like triples. Not the best I've had, but pretty damn good for an American Belgian Triple.
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