Unplugged Triple
New Glarus Brewing Company

Unplugged TripleUnplugged Triple
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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
10%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 20.7%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
54
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 09, 2017
Added:
May 15, 2003
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by woodychandler:
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.07/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Just as the sea will eventually give up its dead, I had a revelation recently in my cellar and came across this beer. The label reads "Those born with saintly patience might lay this beer down for a year or more ..." I am not a saint, just Brother Woody of The Order of Disorder, a schlub with too much goldang beer in his basement.

From the bottle: "'Some people paint, some sing, others write ... I brew' - Daniel Carey"; "A few times a year we will cut Dan loose to brew whatever he chooses, uncensored, uncut, unplugged. Always handcrafted, the bottle you hold is brewed for the adventurous soul. This is a very limited edition and we make no promises to ever brew this style again."; "Imperial Stout"; "Third in our 'Unplugged' series is a Belgian Style Triple. This beer is handcrafted in the Monastic tradition and bottle fermented for a slightly dry finish. The incredibly complex layers of fruit and spice will sing on your palate. Those born with saintly patience might lay this beer down for a year or more, the rest of us will enjoy the bold smoothness of this Triple today."; "Thanks for S[sic]upporting the Arts. (undersigned) Daniel & Deborah Carey".

I used a very gentle slow pour so as not to disturb any lees that might be in the bottom of the bottle. As a result, I did not create any head, but the lack of carbonation in the beer made me wonder if I would have gotten any with a harder pour. Color was a coppery brown with NE-quality clarity. Nose was full of a molasses/sugary maltiness, kind of medicinal, actually. Mouthfeel was flat and the taste was very heavy with molasses. Finish remained quite sweet, but probably not what Mr. Carey had intended. Oh well. Next!
Jul 18, 2011
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Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured into snifter.

Pours flat. Color is a brown hued gold.

Aroma: Malty with apples, pears, and spice flavors. Very odd.

Taste: Reminds me more of a Belgian strong pale ale than a trippel. Cloves, bananas, spice, caramel, and malt flavors.

Mouthfeel: Flat, dry, and a bit smooth. Medium bodied with no carbonation really. Ends with some spice flavors.

Overall, not much of a trippel, but it is pretty old so maybe the flavors faded. But, it was definitely worth a try. The spices make it really slow drinking.
Aug 10, 2010
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Reviewed by alcstradamus from Iowa

2.6/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Hard pour reveals a somewhat lifeless copper liquid that I suspect is far past its prime. Smell is sweet caramel and hot alcohol, not really appealing. The taste is caramel and rock candy, sweet and boring. I hate to review this since it is obviously past prime, but I guess it wasn't exactly raved about when it was fresh either.
Aug 17, 2009
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked this one up in a trade a while back and had it sitting in my fridge, but never got around to trying it. Well I happened to get another one a couple weeks ago and took that as a sign to try this first one :) Served at cellar temperature in a Chimay goblet. This one was consumed on 09/10/2008.

the pour was wonderful. Deep, russet tinted orange amber. A rcih looking haze and cloudiness consumed this one and quickly let me know I was going to be in for a treat for sure. Some light carbonation could be seen streaming up from the bottom of the glass. A good sized head, maybe an inch in heightformed on the initial pour and this literally went nowhere, sticking around until the very bitter end.

the aroma was unlike anything i had seen before in a quad. Huge notes here of spices, allspice maybe with lots of dark fruits and a simple, but well defined bitter touch. As it warmed some vanilla nad molasses it seemed started to come forward. Really quite nice. The flavor, wow, not even sure where to go on this one here. Rich, decadent, and definitly unusual. There was a nice touch of banana and clove that were mixed around inside. Nice earthy yeast profile, with a good hint of prunes or figs mixed in. The deep spice coming through now pinching off the fruit taste and giving it quite the unique punch, this was very, very good. Medium to almost full bodied feel with great carbonation and really just a solid expierence no matter how you look at it. I could have sipped on this one for days without ever getting bored of it and in fact this made one hell of a nightcap for me.

Overall I have to say I was more the pleasantly suprised by this one, in fact I was damn near blown away. It was just rediculously good and really just a great example of what these guys can do to a style we see all too much of lately. Go out and get this one as it is more then worth it!
Dec 28, 2008
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Reviewed by Erdinger2003 from Iowa

3.69/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours with some head, but then that dissapates into nothing. Carbonation is apparent, color is dark golden brown. Smell is brown sugar, some apple, and some belgian candy sugar. Taste is fruity with some sweetness. Warms the chest. Almost some cinnamin in the nose. Mouthfeel is good and smooth, almost syrupy. Overall pretty nice.
May 29, 2007
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Reviewed by browner from Wisconsin

4.3/5  rDev +25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A lightly cloudy golden orange pour with a light head. Swirl the lacy head and it holds the glass a bit almost like a liker Belgian. Flavors of brown sugar, rye smoked-honey, malt with a carbonation that hold up. Beer transforms a bit when warming and the thicker hints of molasses present. Enjoy the creative brew any time and let one sit on the shelf a while.
Feb 11, 2007
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Reviewed by bashiba from Iowa

4.3/5  rDev +25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This beer was purchased three years ago and stored in very good conditions.

Poured a hazy light brown with no head.

Smell has a nice nutty maltyness with a notieable yeastyness.

Has a light woodyness to it with a sweet apple taste. Very mellow and smooth with a bit of nuttiness as well. A bit of brandy like alcohol also makes an appearance.

Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with a good dry finish.

Very drinkable, smooth and complex. This beer has aged very well. I just wish I had more.
Dec 26, 2006
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Reviewed by Blakaeris from Iowa

4.27/5  rDev +24.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
* This beer was cellared for 3 years.

Pours murky caramel brown with no head to speak of. Very little carbonation.

Smell is very malty and fruity. Sweet and candylike with strong alcohol undertones.

Taste is candy sweet up front, then the generoud caramel character takes over. Nutty and slightly woody. Strong fruitiness is a good match to the warming alcohol providing a slight liquor quality.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth and silky.

An exceedingly smooth with wonderful liquor like qualities. Definite alcohol presence seems to fit within the overall character. Very nice.
Dec 26, 2006
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Reviewed by blitz134 from California

2.64/5  rDev -23%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours like apple juice, looks like apple juice, head was like that on apple juice...which is none...dunno what to say about the appearance...

Tart apple and some white grapes come through in the aroma. A touch of alcohol as well. A bit of light spice in the taste, coriander(?), but not very sharp as with most Tripels. The rest of the flavor is a muttled together mix of white grapes and straw flavors, not very appealing. This has a little too much "dark" malty flavor for the style. This is not like any Triple I've ever had.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and feels full on the tongue. I expect a thinner, dryer mouthfeel with my Triples. Drinkability really suffers from the flavor which really puts me off to this beer. Its only saving grace is that it doesn't show any of its abv, but I'd rather have some good flavors.
May 04, 2006
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Reviewed by Golden2wenty1 from Wisconsin

3.08/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Decided to age a few local, American takes on Belgian tripels and dubbels, see how they held up. This followed Sprecher's Triple and preceded Goose Island's Pere Jacques. Aged a little less than a year from the date of purchase.

Pours a reddish orange with a scant and immediately fleeting coating of off-white bubbles. Nose is slightly yeasty, candi sugar and tropical fruits with a tinge of ethyl alcohol. Taste is bright and fruity, but a little overpowered by caramel malt and lacking of the dry finish and yeasty presence I like in a good Belgian. Mouthfeel is a little syrupy, yet lively with carbonation. A lackluster attempt at a formidable Belgian style. I was hoping for more, but this lacked refinement. Glad to see New Glarus experimenting though, keep it up, Dan and Deb..
Mar 02, 2006
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Reviewed by UncleFlip from Alabama

3.88/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark golden-honey colour. Little to no head.

Smeel is sweet, fruity, and a bit floral. Just a suggestion of hop in the background. Unfortunately, it's not a strong smell at all.

Flavour is pungent sweet....with overtones of black licorice and orange. There's some floral hop sice under.

Mouthfeel is nice- the carbonation stays back just until the swallow, but it never really gets overbearing.

Not bad- but maybe a bit much for a sessioner. That's where it gets a point off on drinkability.

Be well
-UF
Feb 15, 2006
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