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New Belgium Trippel

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7583.62/5.03.61/5.07.8%90.7Trappist glass, Tulip
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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 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2009  
At Draft Dinner series at 1515 for GABF 08. Dark gold pour. Great bready, yeasty with citrus.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Crushed with Jakebra and Honkeybra at the brewery. Nice, smooth, light fruity nose with some bready, biscuityness in there. Flavor is the same, but with poop added. I’m not a fan of tripels in general, but this one isn’t very good even considering.


xs2500 (90), Mississippi, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
This is a good Trippel to try for one of your first. Has nice simple flavors that really let you experience what trippels are like. Strongly suggest following pouring instructions for maximum enjoyment


 Cavie (1369), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Live yeast present on the initial pour. Taste is not as strong as other trippels. Bearable with a even flavor. One of the better trippels I’ve tried thus far.


 Guerde (699), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2009  
(bottle) Pours clear dark gold with a light white head. Odd aroma here, parts of it are pleasant and other parts are offensive. There’s a nice candy-like smell going on at times, and one can pick up the kicks of hops now and then. This part of the beer is good and all, but then this off-putting mustiness crashes into this solid smell and screws it all up. It smells almost stale and it completely clashes with the sweeter smells. Upon warming this must goes away, and the smell is now full of esters. The taste, however, is relatively solid, and thankfully lacks this must component. The flavor is very sweet, with subtle hints of tart apple, light banana, and coriander right before the finish. The finish has lightly bitter hops coupled with a faint yeastiness. This beer is alright, but I just couldn’t get over that must in the beginning.


 curly (575), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 2, 2009  
12oz thanks to butters. Pours clean golden with an inch high thick head that dissipates steadily leaving distinct lacing marks. Sweet malt aroma with floral citrus. Well balanced taste of citrus hop and roast malt. Also creamy, but sticky on the tongue. More hop than their double. Alcohol warms the nose at the end.


 ljstephenson (112), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 1, 2009  
A light golden pour and thin head, sweet aroma with moderate yeast and corriander, alcohol seems well balanced, finishes sweet and slightly dry.


 esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 28, 2009  
Golden yellow with a medium white head. Aroma of Saaz hops, toasted malt, light fruit, apricot and sweet malt. Taste of toasted malt, fruit, saaz hops, sweet malt and mild Belgian sugar that coasts the tongue a little. Decent.



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