La Trappe Tripel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle @ Gollem, Amsterdam. Deep golden orange color. Little head. Sweet aroma with almost wine like characteristics. Sweetness in just right. Could use a little more of that tripel spiciness. Good creamy mouthfeel. Well done.

orange amber color seems a litle dark for a tripel. head is almost non-existant, which is a big disappointment. Aroma is moderate with sugar, yeast, citrus, sweat and a strance acidity that riminds me of stomach acid. Not the most pleasing. Body is nice and full, with perfect light carbonation that melts around your tongue. taste is very sugary sweet with belgian style yeastiness, and alcohol finish. There’s also another off factor that I can’t pin down. Lacking overall. Easy to drink, but has several flaws, especially for the style.

From bottle : A dark amber color, kinda hazey, with a good amount of carbonation. A big foamy white head. Smell is sweet and fruity, kinda weak. A nice sweet taste, that is very smooth. A nice medium body, feels good on the palate.

Pours a slightly hazed amber brown with a tan head. Nose is the typical Belgian yeast with a touch of sweetness, but seems to be pretty weak. Flavor is smooth with a sweet start. On the end I got a bit of a metallic edge, which I can’t say I appreciated too much. Feel is standard. Typical stuff. It’s definitely drinkable. I consider this more of the type of brew that neither tries to stand out far ahead of the crowd or is too immature to be crap. Smooth and even. It’s a balanced brew. It won’t blow your socks off, but it is even enough to keep you satisfied.

UPDATED: AUG 10, 2008 Re-rate 10.08.’08 as Dominus tripel. Bottle, 75 cl. Amber color, with a white head. Aroma fruity, malts, yeast. Medium body. Taste = nice, very little spice, sweet, bit hopbitterness.

Bottle 330ml. Dark Ambar color, nice tan foamy, aroma is sweety and flavor is refreshing and a little sweety and notes of hops in there. Mouthfeel is sweety.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2009
Name: La Trappe Tripel
Date: May 19, 1998
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: golden yellow, thin white head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with essence of fruit
Flavor: light malt flavor, slightly fruity, touch of spicy hops, low bitter finish

Name: Koenigshoeven Tripel
Date: April 13, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: amber with a slight haze, scant head
Aroma: sweet fruity alcoholic aroma
Flavor: simple malty flavor, needs some complexity or spices or something

Name: La Trappe Tripel
Date: August 10, 2006
Mode: bottle
Source: Wild Wing, Marietta
Score: ii to iii
Appearance: dark hazy yellow, big creamy off white head
Aroma: sweet aroma with candy sweetness and a touch of spice
Flavor: big sweet malt flavor with a lot of fruity sweetness, light bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: Koenigshoeven Tripel
Date: January 02, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, frothy white head
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, touch of candy caramel, nice light spices
Flavor: sweet candy malt flavor, lots of balancing spicyness, touch of fruity tartness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a dark amber, with a decent white head. The aroma is a candy sugar, sour fruit, and yeast. The taste is pretty much the same as it smells.