Velvet Rooster
Tallgrass Brewing Company

Velvet RoosterVelvet Rooster
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From:
Tallgrass Brewing Company
 
Kansas, United States
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 13.53%
Reviews:
131
Ratings:
527
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 23, 2019
Added:
Nov 05, 2011
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  91
This beer is a Belgian Tripel that lives up to its name. Smooth and carefully crafted like a fine velvet painting, but with an 8.5% ABV this bird has some spurs! The beer pours a golden straw color with brilliant clarity. Topped with a lofty pure white head the beer has a wonderful floral nose, with subtle fruit notes. The taste is clean and crisp, with subtle fruit notes and a touch of candy like sweetness. The beer has a Champagne-like effervescent that provides a crisp offset to its sweet finish. While a pint glass is always nice, Velvet Rooster would also be at home in a tulip glass or Champagne flute.

Malts: 2Row, Munich, Wheat, Oats
Hops: Northern Brewer, Tettnang, Saaz
Adjuncts: Cane Sugar
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
From old, undated notes; poured from the can.

Murky, bright orange-yellow color.

Huge, bright white head; spotty lacing.

Faint hop smell under a bed of bread. Not much nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Mild bread flavor; hint of yeast.

This is not an offensive brew, but pretty plain for a tripel. I shan't have another.
Nov 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.55 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Aug 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

3.77/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Decent tripel. Poured from can to tulip glass. Nice, effervescent carbonation and a few fingers of fluffy white foam. Aromas of clove and pear, white grape and apple. Flavors are spice, banana, green apple. Prickly feel.
Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Jul 12, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by corywalston from North Dakota

Jul 07, 2018
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taste: tangy coriander spices, herbal peppery, kick to finish. Semi sweet floral, fermented grain nose. Gold, mostly clear, delicate white head not much lace. Medium/full body.
Jun 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by ParkbrauFan from Iowa

Jun 16, 2018
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Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota

3.77/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This beer pours a pale gold with an average head. The aroma is spice dominant, with hints of melon, banana, passion fruit, and a funky cheese rind. The flavor is mellow with moderate sweetness, clove, nutmeg, salted cantaloupe, honeydew, honey, and a bit of barnyard. The mouthfeel is medium to full with foaming carbonation. Overall this is a decent Tripel, maybe a little subdued, but there is a pleasant funkiness I normally don't find in this style I rather enjoy.
May 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.83 by onabikechris from Ohio

Apr 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.49 by AdamRBurnett from New York

Apr 08, 2018
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Reviewed by BB1313 from Ohio

3.77/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Drink by 2/6/19. 12oz can poured into a tulip. Pours golden with nice clarity and has bubbles racing upwards; fluffy white head that sticks around leaving great thick retention and sticky. The aromas have hints of banana, pear, green apple and white grapes. Some floral notes. Yeasts and malts are there. The flavors follow the nose. More banana, pear, green apples and white grapes. Subtle hints of black pepper. Mild sweetness along with a mild bitterness. The cane sugar is there, but it doesn't come off as that sweet. Yeasts and malts do their thing. It's not syrupy. Finishes dry. Alcohol goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is nice. It's on the fuller side of medium-bodied with fluffy active carbonation. It's smooth, slightly creamy and easy to drink.

This is a solid Tripel. It's more/less what you would expect from an "American example of the style". It's clean, crisp and refreshing. Not bad at all. I like it.
Mar 19, 2018
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Reviewed by FrauTotenkinder from Missouri

3.69/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours straw yellow and maintains slight bubbles. Herbal, pineapple smell. Taste banana sweet with slightly bitter finish. Perfect amount of carbonation. Nice representation of a tripel.
Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by Rootscipio from Texas

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by travelguy from Ohio

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by archero from Texas

Mar 11, 2018
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Reviewed by KLHBB from Arkansas

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a Spring straw color, smells of bubble gum Belgian candy sugar, taste of banana and cloves, an alcohol aftertaste, light feel, overall quite nice.
Feb 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by Zhoxush from New York

Jan 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by psmith161 from Indiana

Oct 29, 2017
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Reviewed by MinerBob from Oklahoma

4.29/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A great beer! It pour a hazy almost orange color with a white head and some lacing. The smell is floral and fruity with alcohol notes. The flavor is smooth, fruity and sweet on the swallow. After witbiers tripels are a close second in my book.
Aug 12, 2017
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can bb 3/17/18 poured into a Chimay chalice at fridge temp 8.5% ABV. The beer pours a hazy blonde orange color with short lived off white head and minimal lacing. The aroma is full of clove and banana. The taste follows with clove, then subtle banana and finishes spicy and clean. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, soft but highly carbonated and finish is moderately dry. Overall, very good.
Jul 16, 2017
Velvet Rooster from Tallgrass Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 527 ratings