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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tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland

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

Mar 31, 2009

330 bottle @ Poirotti, Helsinki. Deep golden color, white head. Alcohol and citrus aroma. Spicy alcohol flavor with lingering hops and malts and a touch of caramel and a dry finish. Full body, high carbonation. Not the best tripel ever, but reasonably good.

eManu (174), Brussels, Belgium

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 15, 2009

Pours a hazy golden dark yellow with a nice thick off white foamy head that will stay until the end. Aromas of citrus malts with spices and biscuits. Flavors are dry malts with mixted fruits, honey, but more on the grapfruits. The carbonations is strong, and with a good bitter end. A very good triple beer.

zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA

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

Mar 10, 2009

(bottle - 750 ml) Cloudy golden color with a thick white head. Aroma is very yeasty and spicy with some good malt and citrus notes. Flavor is sweet and spicy at the beginning with a pronounced citrus middle. Finishes spicy and very yeasty. Lots of alcohol and carbonation.

anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 9, 2009

Draft @ Toronado, SF. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a small white head. Has a malty spicy yeasty aroma with hints of citrus. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty and slightly hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty finish.

RSRIZZO (1345), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Feb 28, 2009

Bottle with the Goliath label. Color is a murky orange brown with mild carbonation and a very thin head. Aroma is faint with hints of yeast and honey. Taste is bright and bitter. Starting with a lighter medium body it goes down crisp with a fizzy feel. Finish comes in with a sour twang, then some yeast and a bold bitterness. In the after taste the bitterness goes dry and a slight alcohol feel comes out. Its not one of the better Tipels I’ve had, there’s no fruit flavor in the yeast and its a little too bitter.

TheJollyOne (204), Kofu, Japan

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 23, 2009

Hazy amber with long lasting white head. Slight caramel malt nose, but more apples, grasses, and honey. Taste was quite dry, apples, plums, and a hint of caramel, very hoppy finish. Mouthfeel was a bit oily. NIce.

KyotoLefty (1371), Kyoto, Japan

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

Feb 21, 2009

Sweet, fruity aroma, with honey, melons, apple, yeast. Light hop aroma. Dark honey gold color with a relatively small head. Very sweet flavor, cloyingly. Fruits, honey, brown sugar. Bitter hop finish, though, which balances the initial sweet blast. Alcohol heat and a touch of tartness also work. Decent, but overall not really dry enough for a tripel. Too sweet.

FatPhil (3449), Espoo, Finland

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

Feb 16, 2009

330ml bottle (Poirotti Kallio, Helsinki)
Fruity and floral aroma - peach and melon, some pineapple - but also quite heady. Some richly roasted grains in the taste. Soft carbonation. Hops are massively present in the finish. Pretty well balanced as there are decent malts too. Yes, it’s a little strong and hints towards 9%, but is certainly not boozy. This is strong belgian beer how it should be. Burps beautifully!

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