Heir to Ruins
Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- From:
- Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 5.93%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 07:43 AM
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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We brewed our Tripel using Belgian Pilsner malt and hopped with English Goldings and German Saphir. We combined two monastic strains for restrained fruit (banana and orange) and spice (pepper and clove). One reason that Belgium has a tradition of stronger beers is that until 1984 bars and restaurants couldn't serve distilled spirits. Despite the strength, this beer is easy to drink thanks to a crisp finish and restrained bitterness.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.71/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
16oz can. Foggy golden pour, fizzy head leaves slight ring. Grainy, fruity aroma, yeasty notes, sourdough. Taste has very faint citric notes, bready, yeasty, with some very mellow zesty accents. Creamy feel.
Sunday at 07:43 AM
Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can from Sapwood. Nice American take of classic Belgian style. Flavor true with cloves, banana, malt floor. Nice aroma. Rich yeast threads throughout nose and palate. Spot on. Poured a huge if not creamy white head. Quick dissipation with lingering surface foam and halo. Pale yellow body. Less carbonated than expected from can; but for me less is often best…and enjoyed. A bit heavy in body for me but so are many Belgian tripels. Not syrupy. Overall I thought it was nice thoughtful take on a world classic style. Would match this with a Flemish meal next time.
Oct 07, 2025
Reviewed by Spankyrightus from Maryland
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a can poured into a tall Hefeweizen glass.
A translucent golden color, with a substantial head with that fades to a foamy ring.
The toasted Pilsner malt flavor adds some dimension to the flavor. The fruity citrus/banana and clove are accompanied with white pepper notes.
Aug 16, 2025A translucent golden color, with a substantial head with that fades to a foamy ring.
The toasted Pilsner malt flavor adds some dimension to the flavor. The fruity citrus/banana and clove are accompanied with white pepper notes.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
4.37/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft pour at the brewery.
L: Mostly clear, yellow lively pour, 1/2” white head, creamy foam persists a while before backing down to a collar, streaks and specks of lace.
S: Spicy Belgian yeast aroma.
T: Yeast flavor (subtle orange, banana and spice) over cracker malt.
F: Moderately carbonated medium-weight body, smooth start, works up a small tongue bite, slightly warming.
O: Solid plus.
Mar 07, 2025L: Mostly clear, yellow lively pour, 1/2” white head, creamy foam persists a while before backing down to a collar, streaks and specks of lace.
S: Spicy Belgian yeast aroma.
T: Yeast flavor (subtle orange, banana and spice) over cracker malt.
F: Moderately carbonated medium-weight body, smooth start, works up a small tongue bite, slightly warming.
O: Solid plus.
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Slightly cloudy deep gold, small white head, poor retention, thin rings of lace
Orange, banana, pepper, clove, sweet, bready malt aroma.
Pepper comes on the palette first, then fruitiness, then the sweet malt.
Medium light bodied, could use more carbonation
Not my favorite tripel
Jan 18, 2024Orange, banana, pepper, clove, sweet, bready malt aroma.
Pepper comes on the palette first, then fruitiness, then the sweet malt.
Medium light bodied, could use more carbonation
Not my favorite tripel
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