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New Belgium Trippel

New Belgium Trippel - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7573.62/5.03.61/5.07.8%90.7Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Our Trippel Belgian Style Ale (pronounced triple) opens with a bold blast of hops that slowly gives way to the fruity esters implied by our Belgian yeast strain. The Three Graces hand-painted on the label are Zeus’s daughters Aglaia (splendor), Euphrosyne (mirth) and Thalia (good cheer). In the Belgian tradition of brewing singles, doubles and triples, Trippel is the strongest with the longest fermentation. Remarkably smooth and complex, our bottle-conditioned Trippel is spiced with a trace of coriander.
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 RooftopRogue (423), Champaign, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 11, 2005  
An aroma infusion consisting of yeast and hops. It is maize in color with a good head and good lacing. A hearty taste of yeast, wheat, and hops smoothly roll over the tongue.


 presario (2955), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/513/20
Dec 11, 2005  
12oz bottle with a best bfore date of March 2002. Pours the colour of apple juuice at the start but blends towards a darker orange with the yeast. Minimal head. Aroma is a muted gentle sugar and yeast. Thick body with a creamy mouth feel. Flavour starts muted for the style but subtle flavours grow on you. A quarter of the way through the bottle and a nice spice is noticed. Nice but lacking a certain zest and flavour for style.


 iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2005    Updated: Jul 17, 2006
12oz bottle, best before 18AUG06. Pours a clear light golden color with small white head. Smells of bananas, spices, a little toast, fruity esters and some yeast. Ah, I do get a little leather--heemer77 has opened my eyes to leather in beer. Creamy mouthfeel. Taste is slightly sweet, small warmth of alcohol, small bitter finish. Full bodied, high carbonation. Fairly well balanced--good beer.


 jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 3, 2005    Updated: Dec 4, 2005
12oz bottle: strong aroma of hops and spices, smooth flavorful taste, orange peel and spices.


rpack78 (7), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of New Belgium Trippel does not count
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/53/102/55/20
Nov 25, 2005  
This stuff tasted really strange. It tasted like it had some tequilla mixed into it. Not really thrilled about it. Word.


Wolfenstein (96), Sarasota, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/511/20
Nov 17, 2005  
Bottle. This Belgian style trippel pours a cloudy golden color with orange tints and a small, rapidly dissipating, white head. The aroma is very sweet. It has a medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. The flavor is sweet and citrusy with some yeast and fruitiness. The finish is crisp and mildly sweet with a touch of hoppiness. Very nice ale.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 14, 2005  
Golden color, clear, lots of bubbles. High, white head that leaves nice lace patterns. . .Some malt, bitterness is noticable, Spicy. . . prickly, spicy with hints of pepper and coriander. Sweetish finish. . . Lt to medium body. Fizzy.... ...Great flavor . The higher alcohol content is hardly noticeable. Lots of carbonation per the style.


 Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Nov 10, 2005  
Thanks to JL for this one. Nice Belgian yeast aroma. Earthy and yeasty, barn dust and hay. Mild citrus and some bubblegum. Good tripel-typical aroma of herbal, grassy hops and some sweet wheaty-lemon notes, too. Butterscotch amber hazy with fine particulates floating around. Thin lacing white creamy head. Medium-heavy body, good depth of palate. Medium-smooth carbonation with no burn. Starts grassy and spicy with coriander and orange peel. Wheaty with Belgian yeasties and dry hay. Good sweetness of malt with bubblegum powder dryness at the finish. Mild bitter orange blossom hops. Medium dry finish and a little chalky bitterness. Great flavor and a really good tripel.



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