 joet (1699), Fulton, California, USA
May 10, 2002
What? The description says this is supposed to imitate a Trappist-brewed Tripel. If those Trappists were on crack and came into a train car full of malt liquor then maybe.
This Dipsea Tripel compares only slightly favorably to St. Ides High Gravity. The St. Ide’s aroma is actually much better but Dipsea avoids the hard metallic ride of the Ides. Both are a sick, dim yellow with a chump’s head. Both are thin, heavily peppery and alcoholic.
A real tripel should be near dry but not bone dry. Dipsea is bone dry. A real tripel should have light neroli and clove notes and/or deep citric flavors. Dipsea tastes like it was burned down to a thin frying pan carmel and then deglazed with Listerine. I hope Brendan Moylan, a real master, recalls this tremendous mistake soon. You can’t serve this at the pub and get away with it, that’s for damn sure. But really, rather than get my $3.95 back, I’d rather see a quality Belgian from a quality California brewer.
Crit (2398), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 27, 2009 Hazy gold,fast fading white head.Light metallic spicy yeast nose.Fruity start,soft carbo,spicy yeast mid somewhat sweet.Noticeable hop end.Good example of the style
JHunter (242), British Columbia, Canada
Oct 25, 2009 pours a golden yellow with thin head. very light aroma. taste of spice and black liquorish acl. taste
0o9i (326), Reno, Nevada, USA
Oct 19, 2009 Bomber. Hazy, mango-colored body topped with a small white head that turns to a ring, no lace. Lemon-clove, musk, estery fruits like a white wine. Fullish body with little carbonation for a decent finish. Noble hops, light clove and lemon, fruitiness like figs, white grape, anise, sugar, some alcoholic warmth. Very easy drinking; tastes a bit watered down.
Taverner (822), San Ramon, California, USA
Sep 28, 2009 Pours a cloudy orange with thin white head, that dissipates quickly. Aroma is sweet malt, slightly stale. Flavor is bland, flat but clean. You can’t taste the 9% - and for that they deserve credit. Notes of malt, malt and water.
joeneugs (282), Livermore, California, USA
Aug 16, 2009 Pours a dark golden orange with a large collapsing orangy head. Very lively. Aroma is sweet caramel and spices, yeast, and over ripe fruit. The flavor is tart and yeasty with fruit and spices. Mild bitterness on the back of the tongue. Kind of a caramelly metallic backbone that sets it off a little. Why is this so underrated? Its not a great beer, but certainly better than its overall rating suggests.
yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Jul 25, 2009 From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with an almost fully gone head. Light phenolic and yeasty spiced aroma. Mild fruity and slight caramelish flavoured. Light sweetness coming through. Fruity and yeasty finish.
Cletus (4999), Connecticut, USA
Jul 19, 2009 Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells of dry pilsner malt, some honey, spicy. Tastes sweet and spicy with some residual candi sugar and some grassiness on the finish.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jul 19, 2009
Date: July 11, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear gold, scant head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, light spicyness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, candy sweetness, nice spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
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