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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RooftopRogue (423), Champaign, Illinois, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	9/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Dec 31, 2005

This beer entices the nose with an aroma infused with the smells of yeast, strawberries, and sweet cherries. It is a cloudy golden solution with a decent sized white head. The palate is overwhelmed by a thin dry solution tasting of wheat that fades to sour yeast taste after swallowing.

fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 23, 2005

Golden color, big compact head. Some alcohol aroma, some malt. Quite malty Triple, spicy, with a late resinous astringency and good bitterness; warming. Good.

Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	8/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 14, 2005

Bottle. Golden colour with a rich head. Nice complex aroma of spice and malt. Nice taste but not as goos as it smells. Flavour of spice that ends up dry and bitter.

sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	6/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Dec 9, 2005

Pours a hazy yellow. Very sweet with aromas of caramel, yeast, oatmeal and a hint of spices. Rather sticky. Too sweet.

ThomasE (5179), Copenhagen, Denmark

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Dec 6, 2005

Hazy golden colour with a white head. Fruity and yeasty aroma with a light alcohol note. Hoppy perfume flavor and a dry spicy finish.

Emil (6075), Copenhagen, Denmark

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	6/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Dec 6, 2005

Bottle. Light hazy yellow colour with a big white head. Yeast, hay, citrus, fruity aroma and a sweet yeasty, perfumed, fruity taste. Medium body with a perfumed finish.

madsberg (4873), Søborg, Denmark

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

Dec 5, 2005

Bottled: Golden coloured. Very unclear. Off white dense head. Sweetness, perfume, spice and yeast in the nose. Quite overwhelming. Grassy, alcoholdense and yeasty spice flavour. Is quite full bodied. Has some bitternotes in the end.

Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 5, 2005

(Bottle 33 cl) Very unclear - almost unclean - pilsener golden with a very creamy head. Very yeasty nose. Sweetish malty flavour with some lightly perfumy notes - probably coriander. Solid hoppy finish. 031205

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