The Bruery Trade Winds Tripel

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Abbey Tripel
Placentia, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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750ml bottle from South Bay Drugs. Poured a glowing golden orange with a big n fluffy off white head. Nose was very fruity as well was the flavor. A great Tripel from a great "Bruery".

Bottle from South Bay Drugs. Creates a large formation of foamy head while the ale sits as a hazed glowing orange coloration. My nose detects a farmhouse style yeast with an overload of spices but to hard for me to pinpoint for identification. The flavor packs a strong delivery of spiced yeast along with flavors of clove and pepper as well as a warm touch of alcohol. A healthy and heavy rendition of an abbey tripel well deserving of a high score.

UPDATED: NOV 30, 2008 Bottle. Sent in a picture to be uploaded. Pours with a huge, thick, white head and a hazy deep gold body. Great lacing and retention. Aroma is exotic fruits and dried fruits, a sort of herbal sweet basil note, and a touch of brett. Taste is on the sweet side with a bit of spiceyness. The Thai basil (which tastes very different to the Euro-American basil) ands a nice exotic fruity element that balances the sweetness perfectly. Dry and lively mouthfeel with a nice alcohol presence. A truely great beer.

Pours with a light brown hue that is clear and that sits below a white head. Aroma is of barnyard funk, yeast, hops, and urine. Fruity/sweet flavor with a slightly bitter, alcoholic finish.

On tap at the brewery for the AHA rally. Golden color with a white head. Malty aroma, a little alcohol, and the Thai basil comes through a little. Malty, but not sweet, very clean. The basil makes it interesting compared to traditional Tripels. High carbonation, to style and a dry finish. A very unique twist on a classic.

This was the beer I was most excited to try. Sadly I couldn’t make out the basil as much as I would have hoped. The brewer explained that the rice actually overpowers the beer. It is a rich, earthy, brown rice flavor that really imparts great depth to this beer. Dang it, even when a beer isn’t what I was hoping for, the Bruery ends up coming up with something special. I can’t say enough good things about this place.

Really enjoyed this beer...light hazy straw with a big cumulus head. Clean and refreshing...highly drinkable. Spicy but not overly so; couldn’t specifically detect "basil" but it did have a slight peppery bite. Malty, yeasty, good!!!

Bottle shared by a local. Poured a lightly hazy, bight orange color with a thick off-white head that receded to a layer. Aroma of basil, a light herbal character, some spice (coriander and star anise), and some candy sugar. Biting, over-carbonated entry with a lightly spicy undertones and some honey sweetness as well as a bit of basil that lingers on the finish. very over-carbonated, it kills the possibility of picking up subtle flavors and really hurt the beer. Bummer.

Hazy orange amber with a frothy white head. A big herbal basil aroma is delivered as advertised, along with earthy yeast and light pit fruits, and a bonus hit of ganja smoke. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Good tripel flavors of herbal earthy spices, with light sweet malts and some pit fruit. A better than average triple here.

750ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a huge white head. Aroma is spicy, peppery, citrus, basil. Flavor is spicy, peppery, malt with touch of tartness. Very nice enjoyable brew.