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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bkurtz (276), Peru

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Apr 5, 2007

Poured a beautiful, full white head with lacing. All the usual ¨triple¨flavors are there (coriander, spices, fruit9, but the alcohol is too pronounced. Good, but not great.

Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 15, 2007

11.2 oz bottle-A slight amber golden body with a nice head and an aroma of yeast, wheat, malt, and caramel. Taste of malt, caramel, and yeasty. Pretty decent tasting brew.

GonZoBeeR (2155), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 13, 2007

Aroma:yeast,light wheat,light citrus... Appearance:light hazy gold,good head... Flavor:alcohol,light spicy,grainy....

Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada

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

Mar 10, 2007

Robe blonde dorée très claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche épaisse en dentelle qui periste. Arômes de levures et de mangue. Saveurs d’épices, de houblon aromatique, de sucre candi et de levures.

Boutip (2333), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	5/5	6/10	2/5	13/20

Mar 9, 2007

Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with a huge pure white foamy head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of light sweet malt is slightly weaker then expected. Taste is a mix between some typical Belgian malt with some candi sugar and some very light spices. Above average body with some great carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. I thought this was slightly weak in general and would have appreciated a spicier character.

GRM (1237), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 6, 2007

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 6/2009, savourée le 6 mars 2007; eye: golden, hazy, opaque, voluminous creamy white head, no effervescence, lots of lacing; nose: yeast, fruity, light caramel, grapefruit, a bit of alcohol; mouth: simple, yeast, light caramel, a bit of grapefruit, spices, pepper, finale in alcohol with a hint of pepper mixed with a bit of grainy hops, creamy texture , full body, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, quite carbonated; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 6/2009, savourée le 6 mars 2007; oeil : dorée, voilée, opaque, mousse blanche abondante crémeuse, pas d’effervescence, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : levure, fruitée, léger caramel, pamplemousse, un peu d’alcool; bouche : simple, levure, caramel léger, un p’tit peu de pamplemousse, épices, poivre, finale en alcool avec une pointe de poivre entremêlée de houblon granuleux, texture crémeuse, corsée, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, assez carbonatée; en résumé : bonne

starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	5/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 4, 2007

Clear golden body, white head. Grainy aroma with some funk. Sweet full malt flavour with a little caramel.

maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA

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

Mar 4, 2007

Clear amber body with a large frothy white head. Sweet aroma with mild caramel hints. Sweet malty flavor with caramel and a somewhat sharp bite.

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