Tourist Trappe Belgian-Style Tripel Ale
MIA Beer Co.

 

Had on tap. Murky golden body with a white cap. Floral yeast with pear and apple in the nose. Taste is the same but now with great big fruity esters. Thinner bodied but bright and easily drinkable with considerable smoothness. A forgettable new world take, but the esters really stand out nicely

Bummer MIA Brewing decided to quit distributing its beers and just focus on seltzers and their local brewpub. Tourist Trappe is a good Belgian style beer America should experience.
My review is the average between a 4 months old can and tap hits at the Doral brewery.
Simply, this is a fine attempt at a European classic. MIA got hold of the right yeast to make a respectful Florida interpretation.
Smells right, tastes great, makes a good side to whatever is on your plate.
Feel is viscous, nicely fizzy.
Overall, a fine American tripel that will be missed in the can.,.

 

 

 

This Belgian Style Ale has a light color and a smooth taste . It goes down very easily - I barely noticed it when I finished the can. The alcohol level is higher than the color would suggest- it packs a punch. I drank this beer while eating a sampler plate in a BBQ restaurants in Miami. This beer is good-in all aspects not outstanding but good and I would definitely have it again .

 

Pours a deep golden color and produces a decent head with a some head retention but not as much as many Belgian beers of similar ilk.

The mouthfeel is good yet a bit thicker than a typical Trappist triple.

Smell is pleasant without any off putting aromas it smells like straw and citrus fruit.

The taste starts with grassy straw notes and then yields into pepper and clove with some sweet banana esters and maybe a small fruit presence. The 10% alcohol sneaks up and reminds you of its presence as you set the glass down. It’s actually really well hidden.

I think Trappist ales are a difficult genre for an American brewery to get right. This is a great attempt and although a purist might compare it to some beers made the same way for hundreds of years, this easily pleased me and made me think of many great ales I’ve had from the genre. Very drinkable and the price was most excellent in comparison. Well done MIA.

The final day of the Advent Calendar 2020

Wow! They saved the best for last. Deep golden color with a nice frothy head-- check!
Banana esters and yeast on the nose-- check!
Deep flavor; sweet with counter balancing hops and an interesting yeast flavor. The alcohol pushes through at the end.
If you'd told me that this beer was from Belgium, I totally would have believed you. Well done, Florida!!

 

 

Metallic, flattish ale which seems to be a trait of Miami craft.
S Citric, grapefruit, yeast, decent aroma.
T starts to plummet as too sweet and metallic (it's the soft water?)
O Hard to compete vs great Tripels around USA and globe.

 

Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a thin head; spotty lacing

Smell: Taffy, spicy phenols and clove

Taste: Taffy forward with spicy phenols emerging with clove tones building to the middle; there is a citrusy element, in the middle, that tries to peek through, but the finish is driven by the yeast and the alcohol

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: An interesting take on a tripel and not getting much love here; I rather enjoyed what it brings to the table with its unique hopping relative to the style

 

Honestly one of the worst beers I have had. Only positive is that you don't really taste the alcohol. Other than that, there is no reason to ever drink this beer again.

 

Burning ethanol and pepperly heat not sure where people are getting hops. Thick and slick and very hard to drink this beer is by far the worst triple I drank in quite some time.

Taste is important and this beer ranks quite low to me, mostly due to some strong phenolic and/or clove flavor. Especially since there are a good number of competitive tripels out there which completely eclipse Tourist Trappe.