Showing posts with label Pink Elephant - Trumpet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pink Elephant - Trumpet. Show all posts

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Beer - #385 - Pink Elephant - Trumpet

Home alone and so it's comfort beer (I hope) and one that's been in the fridge a while - the Pink Elephant Trumpet - 2013 vintage - of course Brewed by Pink Elephant this one in the style of a  Barley Wine and they are based in a nice part of the country - Blenheim, Malborough, New Zealand

A 500ml bottle, which is  9.6% ABV, so being 3.75 standard drink units, but only 315 calories.

Trumpet is a Barley Wine. This is lovely when fresh as the hop additions are
prominent with an aroma of mixed fruit leathers. 
Has some caramel, Honey, vanilla and dried apricot flavours.It may be cellared for many years and will lead to an amazingly complex ale Vertical tastings are possible with this Ale


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A hoppy and malty Barley Wine style. This is lovely when fresh as the hop additions are prominent. However, it may be cellared for many years and will lead to an amazingly complex ale as the many ingredients blend together to give a truly classic Barley Wine

Poured a slightly dark golden with a weak almost white head. Aroma of mixed fruit leather I used to get in my lunchbox at school, some stale caramel and honey, quite sweet but still pleasant. Thin mouthful for the abv. lots of weird cola, vanilla and dried apricot. so many fruits come to mind when drinking this stuff its incredible. The finish is a touch warming and shows more stonefruit. good stuff.