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La Trappe Tripel 3.58 749

La Trappe Tripel

Percentile
92
overall
Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel

Tilburg, Netherlands

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7493.58/5.03.58/5.08%88.9Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
A dark Trappist ale with a fruity, bittersweet taste.
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 DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 3, 2004  
Aroma is yeastly and citrusy. Pours a very hazy copper with lots of floaties and a nice white head. Start is malty with a sweet middle. The yeastly banana flavors really shine through. Alcohol is well hidden. Slight bitter finish. Where would we be without monks?


 EithCubes (2177), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 17, 2006  
Bottle. Dense, stable, lacing beige head over a hazy orange pour. Spicy aroma of coriander, sugar, oranges, and malt. Smooth and slightly oily, strong taste of orange peels and pleasantly warming alcohol. Spicy but not as spicy as expected. Hops are well-rounded. Not my favorite triple, alcohol’s a bit too prominent, but a good dessert beer.


 whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 1, 2005  
Deep orange-copper body with chunky yeast floaties that never really settled in the bottle and a tight frothy white head. Sweet, malty nose like tree sap with spicy yeast, green raisins, and candied stone fruit. Rich, malty and on the dark side for a tripel. Lightly tangy with a medium sweet, toasty sugar quality, a leathery element, whole mandarin oranges, light phenols, and some spicy hop bitterness. Alcohol is clearly detectable. Distinct, but not in league with my favorite tripels.


 johndoughty (2170), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Jul 16, 2005  
Orange-amber appearance with a massive head on pouring.Very strong alcoholic background as you would expect from a beer of ths strength.Some quite complex flavours are in there but its also a very drinkable beer.One to enjoy late at night-as I did.


 BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Mar 30, 2007  
Banna in the nose. Wheat body with raisins and wheat body. Decent utility beer.


 GonZoBeeR (2163), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 30, 2005  
Aroma:yeast and caramel... Appearance:hazy dark amber,light head... Flavor:alcohol,floral,light caramel,fruit.... Not bad...


 jsquire (2132), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 12, 2003  
Cloudy orange with a quickly dissipating off-white head and pleasant aroma of caramel toffee and candy sugars. The flavor is of dry sweetness with apple and white grape fruit notes. It finished with a heavier, candy sugar sweetness in the background. The body did seem a little thin, but otherwise an enjoyable tripel. This bottle did have a new label and was not called La Trappe anymore, but was just named for the brewery.


 OleR (2128), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2006    Updated: Jul 29, 2007
On tap @ In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. Light brown body with off-white quickly disappearing head. Caramel and fruit aroma. Taste is candysugar-sweet with malts and alcohol. Quite light mouthfeel. Finish is short and dry. Nice but too straightforward and plain for a tripel. . . . . . . . . Re-Rate 29.07.07. 750 cl corked bottle cellared for 18 months. Big fluffy lasting off-white head. Clear dark copper colored body. Very aromatic. Peach and marzipan up front followed by scents of toffee, caramel, malt and yeast. Malt, candy-sugar, acdic fruits and alcohol in the flavors. Hints of yeast. Very mildly hopped. Medium body. Dry, fruity finish.



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