Tripel
Une Année

 

My third ever triple. Fin du Monde is my favorite beer so I'll use that as a benchmark. This has a rich golden color and a nice bready, fruity smell that has strong notes of mango, banana, and peach. Great taste, a bit more of a bite than Fin du Monde which I don't mind at all, and overall a really well-done Trappist tripel flavor.

 

Poured from 16oz can into my Bell’s tulip. No date on the can that I can see.

Appearance: medium sort of golden-orange hue with a moderate haze and a nice cap of ivory foam.

Smell: sweet with a kind of biscuity malt character. There’s a bit of pear in the works, which I always like, and maybe a hint of some spring grass. Not bad, but I’m not a huge fan of the biscuity malt.

Taste: like the aroma, sweet, with more of that biscuity malt. This would normally be a dealbreaker for me, but there are some nice orchardy fruit overtones here that I like. Booziness is pretty high, and bitterness even seems a bit high for the style.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: aside from being a bit more booze-forward than I like, this seems like a well-enough made tripel … I’m just not super into that bit of biscuity character.

Clear golden pour, nice head fades quickly some spotty lacing. Nose is fruity with some spice, flavors are similar. Crisp, nice carbonation. Never been a big fan of Belgian styles, this doesn’t change that.

Sampling at tap house.
Pours a clear bronze with a fulsome head.
Smells of sour fruits, clearly brett.
Good mouth feel.
Nice sweet taste of sour brett yeast.

 

Copper hue and a ring head.
Christmas spice notes of pears especially
Forward spiciness of bread and plums and pear and cinnamon note.
Thick chewy ale and not alcoholic for abv
Not on the westmalle but I enjoyed it.

Good American take on a Belgian Tripel. Poured from a 16 oz can into a Chimay goblet, this beer features a huge bubbly slightly off-white head with good retention. The color is light copper and only very lightly hazy. Scattered flecks of lacing on the goass. A good looking beer!!!! Initial aroma pretty much nailed this beer style wise. Yeast, light fruit (apples and pears), peppery spicing and that almost ripe cheese aspect that I love in a good Tripel. The taste did not quite live up to the promise in the nose, but it was still good. malty, light fruit, spicing, yeast - they were all there but a bit more subdued than the first sniff promised. Mouthfeel was rich enough, no hint of the alcohol ( to be expected in a Tripel), and spicy/peppery. I would try this one again and maybe let it warm up more to see if the flavors were more intense.

Tasted from a 16 oz can into a red wine glass.

L - Medium gold color with some orange. Clear, but just a hint of haziness. Off-white head builds to a huge, fluffy pillow, forcing me to pause the pour to avoid an overflow from the glass. Even after settling, the head is impressive; fluffy and rocky with lots of lacing. This is an attractive, authentic-looking tripel.

S - The aromas are mostly from hops; woody, nutty and a bit herbal. The impression is definitely "hoppy Belgian", so spot on. In the background is a definite sweet note, like a sweetbread dessert, and black pepper that I assume is a yeast characteristic.

T - Very strong hops flavors are very similar to the aromas; woody, nutty and herbal. There is a tiny bit of malt sweetness and a bready flavor, along with a low yeast note of bread yeast and black pepper. For me, this is missing some malt complexity and warmth, as well as fruit notes expected from the yeast. The hops are a bit harsh and over-the-top for the style, in my recollection.

F - Medium body with sharp, prickly carbonation. Some sweetness in the mid-palate, but it finishes dry. Strong hops bitterness. Moderate alcohol warmth. All of these body components are authentic for the style.

O - This is an above-average American take on the Belgian classic. The appearance, mouthfeel and hops flavor/aroma are excellent and appropriate. I just find it is missing some malt and yeast notes that are usually expected.

Pours an amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has spice hints
The taste follows the nose with a spice flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Tripel

Delightful malt, not heavy.

Canned 9/7/22; drank 10/23/22 @ the Yarchives.

Cloudy dull orange rust appearance.

A violent pour yielded a HUGE, noisy khaki head; strong, frothy tree-rung lace.

Apple cider, allspice, banana & booze heat notes in the nose.

Medium thick mouthfeel.

Apple cider & very dry wheat flavors up front; allspice and strong booze heat on the finish.

Considering that the ABV is low for a tripel, this was really boozy, and too dry to boot...it's decent, but it's not going to make any monks re-consider their art form. Not one I'll return too.

 

 

 

Can courtesy of Vince - thanks!

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE

 

Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small, short lived head and light lacing.

Smells of yeasty bread, honey and spice.

Tastes of bread, banana, honey and spice with a slightly bitter finish.

Medium body with light carbonation. Slightly lush and syrupy mouthfeel.

This brew is nicely made, well balanced and true to the style. Recommended!