Black Tulip
New Holland Brewing Company

Black TulipBlack Tulip
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From:
New Holland Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #105
ABV:
9%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,011
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 13.04%
Reviews:
296
Ratings:
654
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 29, 2023
Added:
Nov 09, 2002
Wants:
  50
Gots:
  89
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Ratings by abents:
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Reviewed by abents from Wisconsin

3.74/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours golden yellow with slight white head. Smells of hops, yeast, lemon and other fruity notes. Pretty decent nose to it. So far so good. Taste is of sharp sour with citrus bitterness. Then smoothed out with a thick sweet honey notes. Fruits also detected along with some spices. Overall a pretty decent tasting tripple, nothing amazing. Carbonation is decent the beer is thicker than expected, but it's nice. Very drinkable beer goes down nice and easy.
A pretty good beer, I like it, but wouldn't go out of my way to get it.
Apr 28, 2004
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.03 by einman from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2023
 
Rated: 2.54 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.99 by Davedrinkinbeer from Indiana

May 10, 2019
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Hazy orange pour, minimal head that fades to nothing almost immediately. No lacing.

S - Strong hits of apple and honey, with a dark brown bread aspect, hints of maple and molasses.

T - Follows the nose, applesauce and honey sweetness, mild acidity, brisk apple juice notes, a bit of apple skin bitterness, then a trailing dance of fruity sweetness over the dry finish.

M - Brisk on the tongue, moderate weight, mild close.

O - This is not the cleanest, brightest version of a Tripel I've had, but it is still quite drinkable.
Mar 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by tzat from Michigan

Aug 19, 2018
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

3.51/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
L-Slightly hazy yellow colored...spritzy carbonation bubbles.

S-Fruity with ripe pears and apples lead the way...slightly floral

T-Sweet honey bread maltiness....fruit impression remain the same as the aroma. Very light white pepper like spiciness.

F-Medium to full bodied. A bit syrupy. Carbonation seems about right.

O-Decent enough but a bit too sweet with the honey like impressions. I just looked at the date on the bottle and it is bottled on 10/18/16 so maybe the age on this softened the spiciness and brought up the sweetness.
Jul 16, 2018
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Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan

3.96/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a hazy golden color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is vanilla, fruit and a bit of alcohol. Smooth and crisp. A hint of pineapple. Good mouth feel.
Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Apr 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by MattSn from Oregon

Apr 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by reptile3141 from Georgia

Apr 03, 2018
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Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Perfectly fine American style tripel - meaning it focuses a lot of the banana / fruity phenol notes while having very little of the classic Belgian yeast quality that supports and balances it out. Good just one dimensional
Mar 19, 2018
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Reviewed by DJinVT from Vermont

4.06/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured 6oz into a tulip glass from a 12oz dark brown bottle. Beer is a nice golden copper color with a bit of haze. about 1/2 inch of bright white head that cut out at a pretty quick pace. Aroma of banana/apples (70/30) with a hint of coriander. A lot of other interesting aromas mixed but my novice tasting skills couldn't put a label on them. The flavor was fairly sweet with up front tastes of banana, apples, a good dose of Belgian yeast and a bit of floral hopiness. Sensing spices of clove and just a hint of coriander. Not tasting the alcohol but its making its presence known. Finish is apples and touch of tannin. Quite crisp and dry in the mouth. Definitely would recommend this brew!
Mar 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Feb 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Feb 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Feb 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Rostie from Michigan

Feb 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by lebriarjr from North Carolina

Jan 27, 2018
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of fruits, yeast. Taste is fruity, banana stands out, spices, some yeast, alcohol is making it's presence felt. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.
Jan 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
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