Great Divide Orabelle

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Great all-around beer here. Even had to share a couple of bottles with my wife. Pours a nice golden color with straw notes and a light head. Straw, orange, spice, yeast flavors throughout. Medium to long finish with a bit of bubble. Highly enjoyable.

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2013 Nice yeasty aroma as expected, mouth feel is only big thing missing. Its a nice brew nice head, nice appearance. I must say I prefer this over Hades, better balance and flavor.

Not the greatest Great Divide beer, but I’ve never had a bad beer from them and this isn’t the first. Not much that really distinguishes this trippel from others, has a nice, dry, peppery body, almost closer to a golden ale in that respect. Lacking banana, but plenty of citrus.

12oz bottle. Who did these guys steal a recipe from? Clear beer, small head, bright straw color. Nice spicy aroma, smells of coriander and spice, authentic. Tastes are citrus, spice, herbs, sweet, a little sour, somewhat dry, and a little alcoholic. Great divide did their homework, it tastes terrific. Lots of "tasties".

Bottle. Pours hazy golden yellow color. Thick white head with nice initial lacing. Sweet fruity citrus smell, almost candylike bubble gum aroma. Malty sweetness followed by spiciness. Finishes with a mellow tartness that leaves tongue tingling. No alcohol notes considering its an 8.3 % abv brew. Great beer, has nice wit beer like quality with high ABV. Lots of different flavors going on here. Very complex, definitely seek out again.

Really enjoyed this abbey tripel style ale- balance of barley, rye and wheat without tasting too bready. Nice hops bring out the spices of coriander and yeast, to showcase the great complexity and flavor therein. Would love to have again.

Pours a hazy dark yellow. Sweet, citrusy and slightly floral aroma. Same Belgium style taste you expect with a nice orange and yeasty flavor.

Tap at Falling Rock. Pours hazy yellow with a medium, frothy white head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is fragrant fruity esters, straw and pils malt with light spicy hops. Flavor is light malt with heavy fruity esters with light spices and a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation.

Bottle from Capone’s, Blue Dog, and Craft Ale. Pours turbid "1 hour after taking a Centrum multi-vitamin urine yellow" with 1-finger white head. Nose is a lovely and vibrant medley of coriandery spice, funky yeasty malt, hopcitrus, lime, orange zest. Tastes citric, limey and orange zesty, with mid-palate coriandery spice, white pepper, funky yeasty malt, and an overall flavor profile like a 33/33/33 mix of witbier, Belgian IPA, and saison, but with more oomph and flair. Well done.

Draft at Butcher & the Boar. Nothing spectacular in the nose. Some citrus. Murky dark yellow. Snow White head. Sheet lace. Sweet with distinct Belgian qualities. Strong. Orange peel finish. Excellent.