Gouyasse Tripel (Triple) from Brasserie des Géants

	Percentile
	86
	overall

Brewed by Brasserie des Géants
Style: Abbey Tripel
Irchonwelz, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in
258 3.47/5.0 3.46/5.0 9% 75.8 Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Ath, Belgium, the City of Giants, is famous for its annual Parade of Giants. Every year, Goliath – whose name is pronounced ‘Gouyasse’ in the local dialect – leads the parade. The Brasserie des Géants (Giants’ Brewery), in Ath, didn’t think long before naming its first brew ‘Gouyasse.’ Gouyasse is a golden Belgian ale, and a nice one, at 6% alcohol by volume.
Only trouble is, the Gouyasse, at a respectable but not intimidating 6% abv, was not ferocious enough to carry the name of the mythical giant, especially here in the U.S., where we like our beers big – the bigger the better. And so it was that we proposed to the brewery a stronger beer, with the name Goliath. They came back with Goliath Tripel, which they have also packaged for sale in Belgium. It’s become their biggest seller there in very short time.
Goliath is 9% alcohol by volume, a little more red in the face than your average tripel (almost an amber, really), nicely balanced with a bracing hop note versus a solid malt wallop. Goliath is the only Tripel in Belgium that is all-malt – without any sugar or other additives in. (Everyone else uses some sugar to ‘thin out’ their Tripels, which gives them alcohol, without the body that you normally get from malt.) That means Goliath starts out a bit sweeter than some, but over time, as the live yeast in the bottle do their work, it gets drier and more punchy. The first batch, after about half a year in the bottle, is about where we want it, but it will probably become a greater beer as time goes by. We recommend that you check in on Goliath every once in a while.

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patrickfannon (270), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Oct 18, 2009

Bottle. 11.2 oz. Pours cloudy golden orange, with a tall, textured head. Aroma of cinnamon, yeast, roated malts, walnuts, and hints of grapes. Medium body with an even, crisp finish. Good Tripel.

wkalle (110), Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 18, 2009

Pours slightly hazy golden with frothy long lasting head and nice lacing. Flowery hops with grassy spices and yeasty bread in aroma. Malty spiciness with an excellent dry bitterness in the finish which later turns into sweetness again.

thebeertourist (2750), Oslo, Norway

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Oct 8, 2009

Bottle at Rembrandt, Tongeren. Golden with a stable head. Fruity and slightly spicy aroma. Quite bitter flavours. Well-carbonated. Well-made, but does not stand out.

checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 8, 2009

Draft @ Capones: Poured a golden yellow with a thick head. The aroma was yeast, malts, and spice. The flavor was sweet, malty, spicy, fruity, and yeast. Overall, a quality Tripel.

kwerikson (61), burlington, New Jersey, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 20, 2009

it was a gusher as soon as i popped the top of. poured gold and settled to a bubbly cloudy oarnge with a thick bubbly head that fell in about 2 minutes. the flavour is lacking for what i look for in a triple. very malty and sweet with very little hop aroma. tatse citrus and sugar and is yeasty. medium bodied and a light aftertaste. wasnt what i was expecting.

ogivlado (3033), Zagreb, Croatia

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 9, 2009

Bottled 330ml. -Orange/golden coloured, medium to big white head that went away slowly, spices and alcohol in the nose. Sweet malty, fruity and very spicy with notes of yeast and coriander. Alcohol is not so pronounced as to be expected from beer with 9%ABV.

Wim (1278), Turnhout, Belgium

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Aug 16, 2009

gold blond coloured little sparkling body with a white head a yeast spicy malty aroma a yeast spicy malty sweet taste with a mettalic alcholic bitter finish

altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 8, 2009

Bottle at De Spuyt. Golden orange body with rocky head. Medicinal and malty. Quite high ABV and noticeable. Decent.

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