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Tripel
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Tripel
Ranked #14 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,608 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 10.14%
- Reviews:
- 1,046
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 01:38 AM
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2001
- Wants:
- 227
- Gots:
- 725
This strong golden ale is marked by passion fruit and herbal notes in the aroma, with suggestions of banana and honey in the complex palate. The Tripel has a remarkably long and smooth finish.
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Ratings by mtbbaboon:
Reviewed by mtbbaboon from Connecticut
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I found this on tap. It came to me a cloudy, dark blonde with thick foamy head and nice carbonation. Aromas are citrus (orange, lemon), yeast and slightly spicy. Light to medium bodied and fizzy in the mouth. Feels a little creamy. The taste is fantastic. Fruity and mildly spicy and sweet, with a little bitterness after the swallow. Very well balanced with no single flavor jumping out. I like higher ABV beers and I barely notice the 9% alcohol in this one. It drinks real smooth and easy. I will definitely be buying some bottles of this. It's a real nice beer experience.
Sep 01, 2008More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 ounce bottle poured into a Tulip.
BOTTLED ON 09/14/23
L: Lively pour, 2” white fluffy head with good retention, some lacing, translucent hazy gold body.
S: Spicy hop, clove, coriander, biscuit like malt coming later with hints of banana.
T: Sweet and spicy Belgian yeast, drys quick, light bitterness at end, flavor really grows stronger as it warms, spicy and herbal hop flavors to close.
F: Light medium body opens crisp, softer frothy feel taking over by the finish.
O: Very nice.
Saturday at 01:38 AMBOTTLED ON 09/14/23
L: Lively pour, 2” white fluffy head with good retention, some lacing, translucent hazy gold body.
S: Spicy hop, clove, coriander, biscuit like malt coming later with hints of banana.
T: Sweet and spicy Belgian yeast, drys quick, light bitterness at end, flavor really grows stronger as it warms, spicy and herbal hop flavors to close.
F: Light medium body opens crisp, softer frothy feel taking over by the finish.
O: Very nice.
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Really smooth Belgian tripel has a nice fruity element sweet pear with a zip of peppery hop bite and a very smooth finish no real ethanol on the taste. You can 100% tell that it's a bit high gravity but it goes down easy enough. I was very impressed by it well worth the $4 I paid for a single
Feb 05, 2024Reviewed by DarkPassport
4.78/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Appearance: On draft into cold pint glass. Clear yellow with just under a centimeter of bright white clingy head. The lacing stuck, the pool of foam did not.
Aroma: Pleasant estery phenols of banana, coriander, and clove.
Taste: Same as the nose, for the most part. Add some bubblegum, and a splash of pear. The white pepper spice is pleasing. Less yeast than might be anticipated but this isn't a bad thing. Be careful, you definitely can't tell by taste alone that it's a 9 percenter.
Feel: Crisp and well carbonated.
Overall: Everyone knows Allagash has their stuff together, and this beer is no exception. They nailed it, quite frankly.
Pairing: I unintentionally paired this with an extra peppery philly cheesesteak and was quite surprised although not blown away. The crispness and carbonation cut through the fat of the chopped beef and cheese whiz while the coriander spice was a companion to the peppers in the sandwich.
Sep 30, 2023Aroma: Pleasant estery phenols of banana, coriander, and clove.
Taste: Same as the nose, for the most part. Add some bubblegum, and a splash of pear. The white pepper spice is pleasing. Less yeast than might be anticipated but this isn't a bad thing. Be careful, you definitely can't tell by taste alone that it's a 9 percenter.
Feel: Crisp and well carbonated.
Overall: Everyone knows Allagash has their stuff together, and this beer is no exception. They nailed it, quite frankly.
Pairing: I unintentionally paired this with an extra peppery philly cheesesteak and was quite surprised although not blown away. The crispness and carbonation cut through the fat of the chopped beef and cheese whiz while the coriander spice was a companion to the peppers in the sandwich.
Rated by DoctorRobert1969 from California
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very nice tripel. Allagash quality. Not necessarily special but really good.
Sep 13, 2023Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.25/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottled 3/30/23; drank 9/6/23 @ the Yarchives.
Mostly opaque bright orange/yellow appearance.
A slow pour yielded a nice white head; strong lacing remained.
Skunk spray, banana, dry grass & fresh flower notes in the nose.
Skunk spray, banana, dry wheat & mild booze heat flavors.
This was stored cold when I bought it, but who knows what happened before then...I'll have to try it again to make sure this hadn't gone bad, but for now I must rate it as a skunky, odd tripel.
Sep 07, 2023Mostly opaque bright orange/yellow appearance.
A slow pour yielded a nice white head; strong lacing remained.
Skunk spray, banana, dry grass & fresh flower notes in the nose.
Skunk spray, banana, dry wheat & mild booze heat flavors.
This was stored cold when I bought it, but who knows what happened before then...I'll have to try it again to make sure this hadn't gone bad, but for now I must rate it as a skunky, odd tripel.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
4.23/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a very lightly hazed yellow-amber color with a small head of white foam. The head fades rather fast, leaving a bit of streaky lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is quite heavy of a yeasty and spicy aroma, with lots of coriander and clove. Along with these smells comes a rather strong showing of banana and bubblegum as well as orange and candied sugar. Notes of white pepper and a rather decently strong doughy smell are there as well, and with a touch of hay and grass, a sweet and inviting aroma is produced overall.
Taste – The taste stars out with a sweet candied sugar, orange, and banana flavor mixed with some grape juice and a sweet doughy taste. At the same time the spice that was in the nose, is well represented in the tongue, with flavors of coriander and clove as well as some light white pepper and lemongrass. At the taste advances the sweetness gets slightly stronger, all while the doughy flavor takes on more of a cracker malt taste; drying things out a touch. At the same time a yeastiness becomes more pronounced as well. Toward the end, the spice gets more intense and is joined by some lemon and a bit of hay, leaving one with a sweeter, but very pleasant taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is crisp with a higher carbonation level and lots of prickly carbonation bubbles. For the style the feel is fantastic and makes for a nice sipper.
Overall – A quite nice triple that is big on sweetness, but still very drinkable and pleasurable. Quite nice.
Jul 03, 2023Appearance – The beer pours a very lightly hazed yellow-amber color with a small head of white foam. The head fades rather fast, leaving a bit of streaky lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is quite heavy of a yeasty and spicy aroma, with lots of coriander and clove. Along with these smells comes a rather strong showing of banana and bubblegum as well as orange and candied sugar. Notes of white pepper and a rather decently strong doughy smell are there as well, and with a touch of hay and grass, a sweet and inviting aroma is produced overall.
Taste – The taste stars out with a sweet candied sugar, orange, and banana flavor mixed with some grape juice and a sweet doughy taste. At the same time the spice that was in the nose, is well represented in the tongue, with flavors of coriander and clove as well as some light white pepper and lemongrass. At the taste advances the sweetness gets slightly stronger, all while the doughy flavor takes on more of a cracker malt taste; drying things out a touch. At the same time a yeastiness becomes more pronounced as well. Toward the end, the spice gets more intense and is joined by some lemon and a bit of hay, leaving one with a sweeter, but very pleasant taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is crisp with a higher carbonation level and lots of prickly carbonation bubbles. For the style the feel is fantastic and makes for a nice sipper.
Overall – A quite nice triple that is big on sweetness, but still very drinkable and pleasurable. Quite nice.
Reviewed by dwillie733 from Illinois
4.68/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Like most of Allagashs beers, outstanding. The strong ale is full-on flavor, banana and other spices, and a great beer. Will definitely buy again and again.
May 13, 2023Rated by NeilSilber1 from California
4.53/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours golden yellow with faint white cap in mini tulip. Notes of clove and spice make this a really nice Tripel at 9% ABV.
May 05, 2023Rated by Davidstan from Alabama
4.39/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Classic Belgian esters and slight banana and clove. Great Belgian!
Apr 15, 2023Reviewed by ivanbrew
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I have tried this one out of a big bottle with a cork it poured nice golden color smelled like honey and almonds also had a very nice carbonation flavor of clean golden triple apricot and finishes up with a little bit of that pine bitterness is at the end.
Mar 11, 2023Reviewed by bigdeuce from Pennsylvania
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours an awesome 3 finger head with lots of lacing down the glass. A but musty and metallic on the nose, is the only drawback.
Taste is fantastic and clean with some nice soft Belgian Candi and no aftertaste. The drinkability rivals any true Belgian you can find. Soft and light tasting but flavorful and strong.
This is one damn good beer!
Mar 02, 2023Taste is fantastic and clean with some nice soft Belgian Candi and no aftertaste. The drinkability rivals any true Belgian you can find. Soft and light tasting but flavorful and strong.
This is one damn good beer!
Rated by PapaGoose03 from Michigan
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Minimal Belgian yeast character when cold but the esters show up as it warms, however never overdone.
Feb 20, 2023
Tripel from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
3067 ratings
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