Mephistopheles' Metamorphosis
Though a tasty beer, it has a few flaws; particularly from the attempt to increase the alcohol. The color is a bright and clear straw with a touch of carbonation and a trace of foam because of the higher alcohols and weakening of the body. Aromas are sweet and alcoholic. A honeylike aroma with alcoholic strength begins to mask much of the delicate belgian aromas. To the mouth it is strong and powerful. Numbing and hot on the palate. The flavors focus on sweet, strong malts (similar to samiclause). The alcohols attempt to thin the beer, and the malts counter with a modertate malt gavity. An astringent grain husk flavor and feel is noticed after the initial sip and lingers into the aftertaste. The beer is overall good, but the strength kicks it out of the tripel style.