Third Wheel Belgian Tripel
Sibling Revelry Brewing

 

Very delicious ale. Oddly enough, tastes like a blend between a lager and an ale. The tetnang magnum hops and Pilsner malt creates a tasty brew. Well balanced at 9.2% ABV and 25 IBU. Great brew for any occasion!

 

 

I am trying this beer off the tapper at The Daily Growler in Powell, Ohio. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving some nice lace. The scent had Barley white wine mix notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with chardonnay white grape base and subtle Belgian sugar highlights. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is an ok beer.

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of yeast, some fruits. Taste is yeast, black pepper, apples, and yes, plenty of alcohol. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but not a good example of the style.

 

 

 

 

12 oz can at the Fall 2019 ASMF with 8 Ball Aiken.
Pours with a slightly hazy orange-amber body with a decent off-white head.
This is a bold and complex version of the style. Strong flavor despite just moderate spiciness and minimal banana.

Packed 11/01/18, poured from a can.
Pours a dark rich clear yellow with virtually no head. Nice carbonation continually bubbling away though. Smell is yeast, apple, grape, malt, and sweet notes. Taste starts malty and tart, moves into a flavor driven by the yeast, and finish dry almost like a dry wine. The high ABV is noticeable, but the flavor is strong. The mouthfeel is medium, there are some spice type notes that add a strong bite to the mouthfeel. Overall a decent beer, different than what I expected, but an interesting offering nonetheless. Worth checking out.

Hazy, slightly darkish golden color with a big foamy off-white head that leaves quickly. Some small lacing.
Smell is apple, banana, bread, clove, hint of garlic, pear, crackers.
Bready taste with apple, banana, cracker, clove and pear.
Medium to full bodied with a dry finish.
Overall a nicely done tripel here.

 

12 ounce can into chalice, canned on 4/19/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big peach, pear, apricot, lemon, orange, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt/sugar, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big peach, pear, apricot, lemon, orange, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/floral/grassy bitterness and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pear, apricot, lemon, orange, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt/sugar, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and yeast spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with very smooth, bready/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly increasing warmth of 9.2% after the finish. Overall this is a delicious tripel. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt/sugar, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very well rounded Belgian yeast complexity and balanced pale malt/sugars, with solid earthy hop presence. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

 

 

 

Form the 12 oz can in a snifter. This decent take on a classic style pours
a chill hazed amber tinged golden color with a moderate head of white foam that
subsides to a thin ring. Nose of subtle apple, light grape, banana, sweet candy
sugars, and hints of yeasty bread. Flavors follow the nose with light exceptions
with white grape notes mingling with bubblegum that are lightly mixed with a
light white sweet bread. Notes of clove and banana grain light strength with
warmth with a light apple flavor showing with a light hint of herbal hops and
a touch of white pepper. Decent mouth feel; medium body, medium carbonation,
and a lightly sweet and phenol ridden finish. Overall a decent tripel in the American
style.

Cheers

Canned on 1/9/18. 12oz can poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy golden with a small white head that fades leaving okay retention and not much lacing. The aromas have sweet banana and bubblegum along with some pear. Yeasts and malts are there. The flavors follow the nose. More banana, bubblegum and pear. Some vanilla and white grapes in the mix. Hints of black pepper and clove, but it's not really spicy. Yeasts do their thing. Strong malt backbone. Mild warmth along with some subtle alcohol notes, but all of that quickly disappears as you get into it. Mouthfeel is full-bodied with moderate to active carbonation. It's fluffy, smooth and dangerously drinkable.

This is a nice "American Tripel". It might not match up with examples of the style from overseas, but it's still nice and enjoyable. I like it.