 Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dec 19, 2004 If certain steps could be taken to improve my happiness, and that of doubtless others, I can assure you that one would be to get more of this fantastic brew around and about us, in unfailing supply!
Appearance: a slightly hazy, bright golden hue, and a large, luscious creamy white head, that remains for a spell, then dwindles.
Aroma: an explosion of fruit and spice, a gorgeous blend, a veritable fruit salad up in the nose! Tropical fruits, mango, banana, peach, apricot, citrus: yup, all that! A heavenly delight, swimming in sparkling sweetness!
On the tongue, a burst, no a blizzard of hoppiness, a dervish dance on the tongue, flooding the senses! Excellent, generous texture. Rich, sweet malt, though never to the point of cloying. Candied, honeyed sweetness and spice abounds in this happy ale, and the flavor lasts and lasts, every portion of the experience compounding it’s overall effect.
One of my favorite American beers. Now why doesn’t Trippel have the cult status of Fat Tire, that’s the next topic for the Armchair Philosophers Club...
Smacky (71), San Clemente, California, USA
Dec 8, 2004 Do not let the golden color of this beer fool you. Like most other Trippels, this brew drinks very easy and the color belies the alcohol content. Yeast, fruity esters, and a little bit of grass and hoppiness. The flavors are quite intriguing, malt and perhaps vanilla (did this beer see some oak?), citrus from hops, and a hint of spice. Quite a brew, and one of their best.
flemdawg (485), Naples, Florida, USA
Dec 2, 2004 Shared this bottle thanks to ClarkVV with walleye, redmosquito, and a Kuhnhenn brother. Golden color with a white head that dissapated rather fast and left little lacing. A slight sour/vinegar aroma with some yeast esters as well. There were also some slight fruit smells that I couldn’t distinguish. A bitter sweet taste. Sugary tastes balanced out with some hoppy bitterness. There was also that yeasty taste in there. A bit of a sour finish. Not too bad.
ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Nov 30, 2004 Updated: Oct 3, 20072004 bottle. Pours a very mildly hazy, yellow, some very light orange tints. Small white head, fairly rapidly dissipating, with slight lacing. At first I thought this was just as filtered as their other beers, but then read that there is a yeast injection. Whatever, it’s still filtered. Aroma is light honeydew melon, lemons, sponge cake, mild belgian yeast, vanilla. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly yeasty and has a bit more citrus and hop bite to it than expected. But overall, it is still quite tame and mild. Little bit of thinning on the very end. Some esters, but they are very muted. Body is pretty smooth with a bit of alcohol giving it a fuzzy palate. Moderate carbonation, medium body. I enjoy trippels with more aggressive yeast and less filtration.
FtWorthBrew (105), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Nov 29, 2004 Light Amber color, eggshell head. Aroma is distinct and sour (not its best feature) flavor is cirus and brown sugar but clears form the palate very quickly. not the norm but a nice americanized beliian ale.
redmosquito (172), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Nov 29, 2004 Updated: Nov 30, 2004Nice hazy banana yellow color with a white head. Sweet aroma, a mix of fruity esters / spice from the yeast and sugary bread from the malt, no real hops to speak of. Sweet malty flavor smooths over the warming alcohol notes, there are some nice esters here, banana maybe. There is a nice balance between the bitterness and the body. A good tripel. Thanks ClarkVV
WeissGuy (10), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Nov 28, 2004 it kinda smells like some lip bomb, a little fruity. really feel like i can taste all of that 7.8, it comes up through the nose
it has a really lacey head that lasts.
CjileAle (2), wilmot, New Hampshire, USA
does not count  Nov 28, 2004 Sharp and tingly to the first sip but leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth. Yeasty, with a citrisy feel. Has a heavy feel on your toung.
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