Green Flash Trippel

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Moderate malty aroma. Huge, frothy, white head. Good lacing. Mostly lasting longevity. Clear, yellow body. Moderate sweet and hoppy flavor. With a long finish duration. Medium palate.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma is floral yeasty honey-laced tones, molasses, fuzzy, grassy hop tones and hints of canary melon. Great blend. Taste is no less in terms of greatness: lots of fruit coming up first; peaches, honey, walnuts, floral sugary notes. I would normally proceed to say "hints of something", but once again Green Flash makes for such an elegant composition it’s hard to single anything out of the tightly knitted tapestry of flavors. Smooth, filling mouthfeel. A fantastic American take on the Belgian Tripel; I bow to Green Flash again! :-)

Unclear amber orange, frothy off white head. Strong yeasty, malty, alcohol spicey nose. Moderately cloying Belgian yeasty taste, caramel malts, some spice and fruit. Lightl hopped. Light acidic finish. Not my style. NFL (Not For Lagerboys)

Bottle at home, from my Maudite glass. Pours hazy "old gold", with a 3-finger, long-lasting white head, and excellent lacing. Nose is quite perfumed, and contains lovely spice and florals, along with tropical citrus notes: persimmon, pineapple, and guava. Dome hop notes are present, in a spicy fashion, though the floarls and tropical fruit run the show. Flavours are quite creamy, and a shade more bitter than I had expected. Bitter banana, pears, honey, malt, and a creamy mouthfeel. Rosewater throughout the mouth fades to bananas towards the finish. A fine Tripel.

Bottle. Bronze, medium head and as you would expect a full body. Dry with some hops and spices. A wonderful interpretation of this style.

Bottle @ home. Somehow I’ve missed rating a bunch of these Green Flash offerings. I guess I’ll keep an eye out for others. Cloudy, melon orange appearance with a pearl white head and some sediment. Spicy, bready, yeasty, tangerine-orange citrusy, slight herbal, ginger, tangy, slightly musty aroma. Spicy yeasty, biscuity, bitter orange, light noble hoppy, musty, mild barnyard, moderate citrusy flavor with a lightly tart, citrusy finish. A lot going on in this beer and I like it but it isn’t elite.

From a bottle. Aroma is fruity and a little bit of esters. Flavor is sweet with a little bit of hoppiness on the finish and a slight alcohol burn going down. I’m not as good with the adjectives as others, but this is a very solid Trippel and at the lower end of the price spectrum for good abbey trippels, a good buy.

What an outstanding tripel-style ale! Thick and full of flavor. I would definitely match this brew up against the Belgian Tripels anytime! This is one of those brews that one pours and then slowly savors because as this brew slowly warms up it intensifies in flavor! This brew blends sweetness, tartness and alcohol in a way that is absolutely delicious. Green Flash continues to impress!

Medium off white head on top of a hazy orange colored beer. Smell fruit, tangerine, orange, yeast and wood. Taste yeast, fruit, tangerine, abricot, orange, honey, grains and hints of hops and alcohol. Fruity warm and light bitter sweet aftertaste

Hazy golden orange with medium off-white head. Aroma is sweet and yeasty with some spice and citrus hops. Medium-full body, no alcohol noticable. Flavor sweet up front with drier finish. Candied citrus and powdered sugar. Hop balance. Very good.