Tripel
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Belgian Tripel
ABV:
9%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 5.25%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 09, 2015
Added:
May 20, 2007
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by ElJacobian from Texas

3.87/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
The smell is kind of weak, but the taste is juicy and delicious. I like how it balances out the yeast flavor. Overall it's pretty solid and it hides the alcohol very well.
Dec 09, 2015
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Reviewed by sleazo from New York

3.41/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Golden orange deep head lacing. A good looking beer
Smell is sweet and slightly fuity. Taste is very much the american tripel. Mildly fruity full of candy sugar. Not too complex. Medium thick body.
This is a decent if not great example of the style, a little too sweet but not cloying.
Aug 04, 2007
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Reviewed by kajerm from Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Sample glass at the Clybourn brewpub. Pours cloudy gold with a thinnish white head.

The aroma is distinctly Belgian-- lots of candi sugar, light banana esters, and Belgian yeast. No detectable alcohol.

Opens up with malty/candy sweetness, with fruity esters showing up mid-palate. The finish contains just a trace of alcoholic bite, some lingering sweetness, and maybe a little butterscotch diacetyl flavor as well.

Mouthfeel is thick and smooth, with little or no carbonation, and is appropriate for the style.

A little too sweet and candyish to be very drinkable, and not especially interesting either, but a tasty beer and a good style example.
May 20, 2007