The Brewer's Art Green Peppercorn Tripel

What a nice beer. Standard golden straw color (what a common descriptor this is becoming) with a pretty white, foamy head. Carbonation seems appropriate: lively but not too much. The nose is full, with notes of yeast, malt, and indeed a spicy, almost pepper-like quality. It also resembles many of the other Brewer's Art noses, most notably Ozzy (their Golden Strong Duvel interpretation) and more so Cerberus (their gorgeous tripel). The beer itself is malty and full bodied, finishing rather dry, with that characteristic BA bitterness (lots of Saaz or Hallertauer? Or is it English?). A little extra hop never hurt. Again, there's a lot of similarity of Cerberus, but with a bit of an extra spicy edge. Overall, a fantastic beer; I'd love to try and clone this someday.