Trippel
New Belgium Brewing Company

 

 

 

Not a big New Belgium fan, but credit where it's due. It could do with more on the nose, because I get more banana on the tongue than on the sniff. Even then, the taste doesn't have the depth of lower-production beers. Still, it's imminently drinkable. The carbonation in some of the Belgian classics can be a frustrating, belch-inducing hurdle. This one is dangerously drinkable.

 

A golden color with a clear look. The smell is wonderful sweet and fruity citrus with a similar taste. The feel is a bit thin but overall a wonderful sweet trippel.

 

Smooth, sweet, and imminently drinkable. A session beer with a (relatively) high ABV? Yes please! It’s so inoffensive as to be forgettable in a sense. That may be its greatest downfall. However, that golden ale look, the Pilsner notes in the taste, and the smooth delivery make this one I will go back to with glee!

I bought it and drink it in my home.

When I drank it, it was a very pleasant

Smell: bananas and caramel
Flavor: banana wheat

Overall good carbonation grate smell and taste will have more

 

 

Poured from a bottle into a tulip glass. Allowed to warm up to around 55-60F.

A: Bright and golden with a thin, ephemeral head but plenty of nice looking sediment.

S: Classic Belgian yeast profile: lots of sweet banana esters, though with less emphasis on the clove. Swirling yields a bright and lemony nose, with some tropical flavors that hit many of the same notes as juicy IPAs. Once it sits for a bit, the herbal noble hops come through. Malty like a German Pilsner. Surprisingly complex, and excellent.

T: Wheat and banana dominate. A slight pale characteristic with a tiny hint of bitterness. Slightly buttery and spicy. Not as complex as the scent profile.

M: Effervescent and vibrant mouthfeel, with a spicy and almost syrupy (though not cloying) finish. No real alcohol prescience, which at 8.5% is impressive.

Overall: New Belgium has made a really nice beer with this one. Sensational nose, though comparatively docile taste. Still, very pleasant to drink. A few weaknesses in a beer that exceeded expectations.

Chilly 12 ouncer into a fluted glass. Pours proud gold. Nice rich foam. Leaves too soon. Not much lacing.
Nose is fleeting sweetly traditional Belgian style ale with a fruit note. No depth.
Taste starts sweet with hops chasing. Decent length in the mouth.,. sweet, dry finish with moderate alcohol bite.
Mouthfeel is smooth, good enough carbonation.
Overall - It’s a reasonable facsimile of street Belgian.

New Belgium Trippel. A spot on imperial Belgium wit. Lacking chocolate notes that make you kind of want to start chasing down Belgium doubles and trippels. But why do that when you can just get a voodoo ranger?

The pour is golden yellow. The taste is orange, banana, along with some light wheat bread character. Cheers! B

A bottle poured into a pint glass yields a pleasant looking yellow-orange brew, with a pure white, two finger head. The beer appears quite carbonated, with a strong low of bubbles ensuring a head with staying power, and ample lacing. The one warning sign in the appearance is that the beer seems too clear for a trippel. The nose is good, somewhat as expected. A fruitbasket of flavors emanate... apple, banana, apricot, peach, orange, and mango with hops. The fruits all smell somewhat sour, and bitter. The taste... a bit light for a trippel. The absence of cloudiness foretold this softness, I prefer a bit of fruit mash in this style, which adds both depth and taste. The mouthfeel also reflects this 'trippel light' concoction... on the watery side. Overall, this is a decent beer, everything is good, nothing exceptional. It should have been bolder, it could'a been a contender! It is fine as an occasional beer. At a restaurant with a lousy beer menu, this could be a real winner, but it is not a brew I would consider purchasing again for home consumption. The finest quality of this beer is that it was a 6 pack of 8.5 ABV beer for $10.99, so it is a great value from a buzz perspective.