Brewers Art Green Peppercorn Tripel

Brewed by The Brewers Art
Style: Abbey Tripel
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Tastingsession LCRBM08.
Yellow colored brew. Grassy, spicy aroma. Malty, grainy, fruity, spices, some bitterness in the end, Too light to be enjoyable.

Bottle @ LCRBM 2008. Malty milky aroma with pepper. Firm hopbitter flavor with hazelnuts. Milky and buttery. Peppers noticeable, but well hidden.

Bottle@LCRBM08. Prineapple and coriander aroma. Hazy, yellow color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, peppery, pine, rather bitter in the finish. Bitter but nice Triple.

Small rim on pale ochre-amber beer. Peppery, old oak, slightly oxydized matls, fuselalcohols. Old oak again dominating the taste, pepper, and indeed, green peppersauce, but WITH the cream. Despite visual, it feels rather carbonated. No doubt the pepper helping the tongueeffects. Not that special after all. I hope ’’ malt beverage ’’ means ’’beer’’...

Bottle, shared by bstill and some of the brewers at Brewers Art at their tent. Thanks so much! I really enjoyed this tripel. Pours a translucent orange with a small white head. Nose and flavor of heavy malts, cloves, citrus, and only a minor green peppercorn taste and smell. I though t the pepper worked really well with the overall balance of this beer. One of the better tripel I had this weekend.

750ml bottle. Clear amber color with a huge, foamy head. Aroma of light malts, biscuits with a big peppery spice overtone. But the spice blends very nicely with the taste, which means the peppercorns aren’t overpowering. It’s got a nice tangy/biting spiciness, but it is very drinkable.

Pours hazy gold, with a massive four-inch head. The porous head of white fell quickly leaving behing zero lacework and a bare surface. Aromatics lead off with honey-laced malt, cloves and citrus, and a peppery spicyness. Plenty phenolic and slightly medicinal. A hint of mint bubblegum follows through. Medium bodied with a spritzy mouthfeel. Lightly tacky and slick. A blast of peppery spicyness starts the pallet, along with some sweet malt and citrus zest. Bitter cloves and warming ground pepper step forward, as well as orange peel, cumin, and cinnamon bark. The alcohol warms in tandem with the pepper, and a honey-like sweetness lingers. Finishes with drying, bitter spice, and fairly sharp on the pallet. I really wanted to dig this beer, but the spicing just adds a bite that detracts.

Cloudy, orange/amber appearance with a large, off white head and good lacing. Yeasty, spicy, fruity aroma. Sweet, malty taste; some ripe fruit; turns a little drier as it finishes. Peppercorns more pronounced in the aftertaste. Smooth, medium-to-full bodied. well carbonated mouthfeel