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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00cobraR (1096), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 8, 2009

A nice brew. Pours out a darker gold color with a nice beige head. aroma was fruity, with notes of yeast and spice. flavor was rather fruity with a dry finish. i found myself gulping this one. over all a nice brew. i wouldnt have picked it for a tripel

leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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

Jan 25, 2009

Bottle. Golden brown and orange with an off-white head. Aromas are yeasty with sour green apples, pear and spices. Flavours are sweet malts with ripe pear and yeast. Soft spices with a dry finish. Warming but not harsh alcohol. Good.

tgncc (796), Bellmore, New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 19, 2009

A nice Tripel overall. The aroma is like a white wine, and is fruity, mainly grapes, plums. The appearance is an orange gold color, hazy, thin white head. The flavor is like a dry white wine, but fruity, and bready. The finish is a tad dry, again more akin to wine. The mouthfell was medium/thin, and slightly oily. Enjoyable overall.

Enjoyit (1695), Vadum, Denmark

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Jan 3, 2009

Orange of color with a white head. A aroma of fruits, spice and yeast. A flavor of sweets and spice. Pretty ordinary.

janubio (157), Spain

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	16/20

Jan 2, 2009

330 ml. bottle with the blue label. Good head with big bubble that comes quickly to a thin film. Gold-orange cloudy colour. Smell of banana and cloves with hints of apple and a citrusy touch. Silky flavor, taste of apples, with honey, flowers and clove.

FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Dec 26, 2008

Sampled on draft at Zenos in State College PA this beer poured a murky dark yellow-gold color with a small yellow-white head that faded quickly. The aroma was strong sweet malts, banana and sugar. The flavor was strong tangy malty with notes of banana, pear and cane sugar. Moderate amounts of alcohol show through on the flavor. The mouthfeel was thick and full bodied. Nice.

gmonroe10 (172), Netherlands

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

Dec 17, 2008

Golden beer and a very fluffy white head, quickly collapsing. No trace of alcohol in flavor, very sweet malty and well carbonated. Dry and bitter finish. Prefer the 6% from this brewer

tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway

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

Dec 5, 2008

33 cl bottle at Skallerup Klit. Hazy dark orange color, with a lot of sediments. Fast disappering bubble head. Aroma is spizy with orange and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet fruity, some alcohol and has a sweet and malty finish.

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