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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DruncanVeasey (2695), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England

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

Apr 28, 2008

Bottle. Lagery to muddy orange, white halo. Noble hop+honey aroma again, swamped with almond and alcohol. Opens promisingly with citrus, spruce, tropical fruit (mango), Belgian yeast and candy...but then comes the alcohol sting- late, burning, antiseptic-tasting (honey?), and caustic. Alcohol bitterness lingering at the back of the tongue. Too much metal and booze. Heavy-going, acidic, unimpressive...

Habanero (610), Tranbjerg, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 26, 2008

Pours hazy and golden with a nice foamy, lasting white head with good lacing. Fresh nose of citrus an weak yeast. Madium sweet flavour with fruit. Medium bodied. A nice triple.

lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA

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

Apr 11, 2008

Bottle shared at tasting courtesy of Humulone Red, I believe. Thanks!
Pours a light hazy golden color with a thin filmy head. Smell is delicate, light, floral and with obvious belgian character about it. Taste is sweet, then dry, dusty and floral. Perhaps a hint of tartness? Unique beer.

SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 10, 2008

Bottle: Poured a murky copper blonde with a huge lacing white head. The aroma is fruit with a hint of orange peel. Taste is sweet fruit with continued orange peel, also nice spices. The alcohol is hide well in this, but that dry warm mouth finish tells me there is nice kick here.

Bragesnak (2225), Aarhus, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Apr 6, 2008

From LIC, Aarhus 060408 Orange sweetness that hides the alcohol well High carbonation

smartlung (154), Valrico, Florida, USA

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

Apr 1, 2008

golden color and thick head. Citrus, spices, yeast, and a bit of malt. Little bitterness. Decent carbonation... Pretty nice!

jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 17, 2008

2008-03-07. Lightly hazy golden body with a large creamy white head. (4+) Dry dusty pale malt in the aroma. (6+) Flavour is a bit different for a triple, light fruity sweet malt accents over a drier pale malt base. (6+) Average palate. Pleasant but on the mild side.
On tap at Poechenellekelder, Brussels

apshah99 (137), Portland, Oregon, USA

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

Mar 15, 2008

Slightly hazy golden pour in color, with thick bubly head. Complex nose with citrus, spices, yeast, and a small bit of malt. Taste starts out sweet with fruit and spices, then malt, and a nice bright finish with a little bitterness. Nice carbonation.

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