Wine Barrel Tripel - Rombauer Cabernet - French And American Oak
Westbrook Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big beer, big wine, with tannins in the finish. Wine floral bouquet aroma and taste from the barreling. Big lace. The tripel is OK. I would like something more complex than the wine alone.Earthy.Not too sweet nor yeasty.
Decent drinkability.Doug's bottle.

 

 

A - Pours with two fingers of white foam on top of a slightly hazy, dark golden body. The head settles at a moderate pace and leaves decent lace on the glass.

S - vanilla and oaky red wine with notes of chocolate, raspberry, and coconut as well as background notes of pineapple and clove from the base beer.

T - Soft malt up front with some wheat notes as well as oak, dark fruit and chocolate from the wine barrel in the middle. Finishes with mild, herbal hops, tropical fruit, and coconut oak flavors.

M - Medium thick body, moderate carbonation, and a balanced finish.

D - Brilliant! This is actually every bit as good as I hoped it might be. The wine barrel character shows through easily, but works well with the base triple, which is obviously well made. This is an interesting and thoughtful beer, from one of the best young breweries out there.

A: single finger head which drops to a thin head leaving scattered lacing on a cloudy orange and gold body.

S: the aroma is excellent with the cabernet well represented with hints of popcorn butter, belgian yeast, herbs and wood.

T: cabernet is well represented but blends very well with the base belgian yeast and herbs with grape, raisin and blackberries for dark fruit flavoring and additional oak, butter and caramel notes.

M: smooth, medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: This is a very well done wine barrel aged tripel. A good base tripel does very well for this style and this one is aged to near perfection.

 

 

Shared this one as a part of aasher's wedding week celebration while hanging out by the pool in Destin, FL! Served from bottle into a Boulevard tulip. Poured a golden red-orange with a half finger off-white head that subsided quickly to a minimal amount. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, wood, bread, fruit, caramel, and subtle alcohol. The flavor was of sweet malt, wood, sweet alcohol, dark fruit, and subtle caramel. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a good brew. This was my second favorite out of the Trio without a doubt. I honestly fell right between the other two almost perfectly as far as enjoyment. This one carried the barrels over quite nicely without being too invasive. I just wish there would have been just a little more complexity to push this one into another league. A must try.

Thanks, Treebs! Shared at Alex's Birthday Bash @ Pipeworks!

A - Pours a golden/amber color, white head, thin collar.

S - Wood, light vinous presence, caramel, biscuit malts, smooth booze.

T - A little less sweetness, oak, light barrel influence from the cabernet, grapes, caramel. Alcohol is smooth for 8.5%. Finish is oak & sweet sugary malts.

M - Medium body, good carbonation, clean sweet finish.

O - A decent tripel but nothing to chase after. Nice to have, but wouldn't miss having it with all that's available out there. Decent.