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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hopdog (5526), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 22, 2008

On tap. Poured a deeper and cloudy golden color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of fruitiness, spices, and yeast. Tastes offruits, citrus, lighter spices, and some yeast. Light acohol in the finish but overall well hidden. Lacing left on the glass.

TomDecapolis (3128), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 21, 2008

On tap at Capones. Pours a lightly golden with a medium bubbly/creamy white head that laced. Aroma was floral, candi sugar, tropical fruits, bready, spicy notes and Belgian yeast esters. Flavor was bready, floral, Belgian spicy notes, peppery , citrus and various other spicy notes.

Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

May 21, 2008

Bottle [Courtesy of thewolf, thanks buddy] Large bubbly white head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Cloudy golden color. Aroma of spice, grain, yeast, fruit, orange, alcohol. Medium bodied with a lively carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated sweet flavor with light bitter and acidic notes. Spicy sweet and alcoholic warming finish.

thewolf (5633), Kolding, Denmark

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	8/10	4/5	7/10	2/5	10/20

May 20, 2008

Bottle @ Ølbaren, Cph.
Pours clear dark golden with a big, frothy, white head. Lovely lacing. Aroma is very fresh with good yeastiness, some apple and light tart oranges. Fine creamy, but maybe a little light, mouthfeel. Flavour is mild, some yeast, good apple notes, limited tartness. A bit dull.

TeamTrappist (363), jericho, New York, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 18, 2008

Draft poured a cloudy golden color. Nice belgian nose with belgian hops and some spice. Smooth and creamy, somewhat similar to chimay white. Nice strong and lasting finish, with a somewhat strange afterbite.

sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

May 18, 2008

Golden pour, Def. matly taste with some honey. Yeast is present, typical of many Belgians. Excellent tripel. Had the Belgian version called Gouyasse and was suprised to find it available here in the US. Serving in Gouyasse tulip glass.

BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

May 18, 2008

Nice balanced tripel pours golden brown with nice frothy head. Flavors were cerealy, but smooth. Not too bad.

HenrikSoegaard (4263), Randers, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

May 16, 2008

Bottle. vintage 2002. Creamy white good mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty heavy hoppy aroma. Strong moderatre bitter flavopr with nice licorice notes. Long perfect finish. Creamy palate. Excellent.

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