New Holland Beerhive Tripel

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Holland, Michigan USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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22 ounce bottle into chalice, 2012 vintage. Pours fairly clear orange copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of pear, apple, lemon zest, honey, ginger, pepper, candi sugar, biscuit, floral, clove, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of malt, ginger, and yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, honey, ginger, pepper, biscuit, floral, candi sugar, light caramel, clove, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of light fruits, honey, ginger, biscuit, candi sugar, clove, light pepper, light caramel, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of fruity/spicy ester flavors with the malt, honey, and ginger; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a fairly creamy and slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good spiced Tripel. Very nice balance and complexity of malt, yeast ester, and spice flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Botttle courtesy of Strykzone. Thanks. Pours a dark copper with a beige head Nose of yeast and spices. Ginger I think. Medium body. Flavor is sweet with the honey but is earthy at the same time Finish shows some Belgian yeast fruity tones.

Bottle @ home, courtesy of jcnielsen. Pours a clear, dark orange appearance with a light brown head. Fairly floral, earthy, apple/pear fruity, honey, banana aroma. Well carbonated. Tangy, goopy/sugary, banana, fairly spicy, honey flavor. I didn’t enjoy this one very much.

Bomber. Copper color with medium head. Sweet honey upfront with a weirdly sour aftertaste.

Delicious with a truckload of honey and well-disguised alcohol, distinct but still noticeably classic.

Decent triple. Aromas of banana, yeast and a little bubble gum flavour which adds some funk to this triple. Floral leave with some yeast. Pours clear gold, average carbonation. On tap at Hopcat.

Bottle. Pours a crystal clear light amber color with a smallish white head. Nose is a little sweet with hints of honey and spice in there. Taste has a hint of sweetness, but is remarkably light and easy to drink. One of the best tripels I’ve ever had.

Bottle:   Amber, moderate sudsy off-white head, spotty lacing.   Honeydew melon aroma, otherwise very bready.   Shrubby spices up front, malty, meatly, backside shows some of that honeydew melon.   Light ginger emerges as this beer warms.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Comes across as a little sticky, but thankfully not too much.   As far as American Tripels go, this one has a mountain shrub sort of spiciness, a bit earthy and alpine region like.   Interesting, albeit a bit average.

Tap. Amber with small head. Strong honey, mild ginger bite and extremely pleasant. Very good, unique flavor and complexity.

Im surprised this isnt rated higher. The ginger & honey are tasty in beer, would like to find something similar... But I doubt it’d compare