Brakspear Triple

Product of: United Kingdom

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First brewed in 2005 to celebrate the move of Brakspear’s unique brewing equipment to the Wychwood Brewery after the original brewery closed in 2002. Brewed with Pale Malt, Black Crystal and Oats with Target hops using Brakspear’s “double drop" wooden fermenting vessels.

The first fermentation takes place in the upper level of wooden fermenters before the beer is moved to the lower vessels for a long, slow secondary fermentation. The third fermentation, hence this beers ‘triple’ name, takes place in the bottle.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 20/07/2012

Appearance:

(Bot No. B48507, bb Apr-13) Clear, deep mahogany reddy brown with thin off-white head.

Aroma:

Candied fruit (pineapple), molasses and toffee apple with grassy hops and a whiff of alcohol.

Taste:

Slightly sweet with noticeable alcohol strength, toasty malt with butterscotch, toffee, burnt butter and burnt sultanas with bitter hop resins.

Aftertaste:

Biscuity malt and burnt caramel.