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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Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 23, 2007

Drink it down!! Strong flavors bring out this great tasting Belgian. A strong flavored, with malts yeast and dark cloves. The alcohol brings out the punch in this beer. Great for the slow sipper beer.

nick76 (2636), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jan 23, 2007

The aroma is incredibly yeasty with a cheese like quality. There is also alcohol, flowers, and some spice and sugar. The appearance is golden with a very large white head. The flavor is like the aroma and hot from the alcohol and spice. The palate is smooth but not thick. This is a very typical triple.

Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 16, 2007

Cloudy golden with 1 finger white head, fades to whispy film. Nice floral aroma with spice background. Tons of candy sugar. Flavor much the same. Tons of candy sugar, cardomom, floral/fruity esters. No alcohol whatsoever for 9%. Easy drink for a tripel, very surprised at the overall.

zug4abby (287), San Diego, California, USA

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

Jan 11, 2007

Bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar: Color is a nice clean golden with a big, fluffy white head. Aroma is malty and wheaty with lots of noticeable esters present as well. Flavor is a very light with lots of ester notes and a slight malt note at the end. Has a very light and bubbly mouthfeel.

BillyM (149), St. Louis, Missouri, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Jan 8, 2007

Sweet honey maple citrus blend. Finishes malty with lingering tang. A smooth drink - the sweetness mixes well with the malt and carbonation. just wet enough to stay smooth. Coriander? alcohol, raisin white pepper all make a showing & blend well.

faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands

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

Jan 3, 2007

Gouyasse Triple Dorée. Bottle. Hazy goldenish colour with a fluffy head. Nice yeasty and spicy aroma. Sweet malty flavour with yeast, little citrus, good touch of alcohol, some spices. A good warming brew.

Bart (1625), Vosselaar, Belgium

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Jan 2, 2007

Light amber coloured, with a large white head and some carbonation. Sweet yeasty and fruity alcoholic aroma. Full body. Finish is little sweet, bitter alcoholic. Nice.

Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Dec 27, 2006

A golden beer with a huge fluffy and hence collapsing orange head. The aroma is sweet with sharp notes of spices;coriander and ginger. While the flavor is sweet malty with notes of alcohol as well as spices, leading to a dry bitter end. I find it a bit too simple.

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