New Belgium Trippel

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

12 oz bottle purchased at Papago in Scottsdale, AZ. Best before date = 9/14/07. Poured a clear pale orange color. Head was bubbly and white with good retention, but not much lace. Aroma was yeasty bread dough, esters, and white wine with a whiff of black pepper. Lots of tiny effervescent bubbles cascaded over my tongue. White wine, lemon, and black pepper flavors. Finish was dry and somewhat bitter with lingering spiciness and alcoholic warmth.

Pours a nice color with a lasting white head. Bready, yet citrusy aroma is very pleasing. Flavor yields instant citrus flavors, particularly lemon, and quickly evolves into a nice, complex hoppy flavor that is nicely balanced with an excellent finish. Palate is above-average...a high quality beer that, although I have always enjoyed New Belgium products, was better than expected

Bottle. Golden colour with a large white head. Nice aroma, citrus, yeast, hops and it’s also a bit spicy. Flavour is, well, Belgian... Sweet fruits, malts & caramel.

Clear chill hazed gold, thick creamy white head. Nose had some complexities that were unexpected, but well received without doubt. Nice tones of sweet bananas, corriander, earthy wood, florals, and hints of breadiness. Flavor was very similar, but a surprise peppery floral hop bitterness pulls it together for a good balancing act. Medium to full bodied, moderate carbonation, spiced, softly bittersweet finish. A great take on the style...

Pours a lightly hazy bright gold with a dense ivory head and sheeting lace on the walls of my Chimay goblet. Smells of sweet pale malt and light sweet spice. Tastes quite bitter. Spicy noble hops, lemon peel, biscuity pale malt, peppery spice. Mouth is sweetish but not sticky. There’s a driness in the finish that hold sthe sweetness at bay. Full bodied and the hops linger in the aftertaste. Really good stuff. A wow beer for me.

Bottle. Nice golden pour with a fluffy white head. A nice sweet citrus flavor with some smooth malt taste.

Clear golden color with a small head that leaves a layer of foam. Citrusy aroma with some yeast. Flavor starts out as a biting citrus hoppy taste, but goes down with an yeasty, creamy malt flavor. Good brew.

Pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a one inch white head that settles somewhat quickly but leaves a solid cap that never faeds and the subsequent lacing is substantial.. Smell; loads of coriander and Belgian yeast, with a little bit of hay. There’s apricots with some oranges and bananas, with some floral to medium bo. Taste; yeasty with a nice fruity backbone of bananas, oranges and apricots with good bit of spiciness thrown in. There’s a nice bread dough quality, that’s balanced by a little bit of a herbal hop bitterness with a little bit of an alcohol presence, but it does no detract from the beer at all. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and very drinkable I could have a few bottles of this in one night if the alcohol didn’t make me fall asleep.