I had a harder time getting through the wax on this cap of Mattole River Tripel from Angel City but once I opened up the bottle there were some really big grape wine/grape tannin notes bursting through. That was followed by lots of oaky wood in this prettily orange colored tripel. The Belgian notes are a bit buried here and it is hot on the roof of the mouth. Leaving me to think that this beer might be even better if let to sit a bit.
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