Marin Tripel Dipsea Belgian Style Ale
Marin Brewing Company

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From:
Marin Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
9.1%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 14.25%
Reviews:
58
Ratings:
72
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 10, 2018
Added:
Dec 09, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by SethB2:
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Reviewed by SethB2 from California

2.66/5  rDev -25.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Poured from a bottle (17th anniversary - 2006) into a Duvel Tulip. Beer pours a rich golden brown color with a small sticky head. Nice looking brew. Smell wasn't what I was expecting. The fruity yeasts that I was expecting were very subdued. I picked up a slight hop to it, but I overall, I wasn't impressed with the nose. Taste is very, very spiced. Clove and cinimon dominate, follewed by ripe fruit and alcohol. Mouthfeel is full, thick, and has a syrupy quality to it that isn't all that pleasant. Warms going down, which is OK. Drinkability is below average. Nothing I would seek in the future. I have another couple of bottles that I'm going to age for a bit. Need to see if some of those spices settle down a bit, because they are a bit overpowering as is.
May 14, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by heysuz from Indiana

Mar 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Mar 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by 8BaconBits from California

Apr 09, 2016
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.78/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Marin Brewing Company in Larkspur, CA.

Pours a clear yellow-orange with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Thick swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, perfume, white grape juice, fruit, spice, and yeast aromas. Taste is much the same with grain, spice, yeast, and fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty and easy to drink despite its higher ABV.

Serving type: on tap.
Feb 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by cdog707yo from California

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by ipa2014 from California

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Feb 12, 2014
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #65 (June 2012):

LOOK: Clear pale gold, decent lacing

SMELL: Juicy Fruit bubble gum, crackers, floral, phenolic, fennel, peppery, earthy, estery

TASTE: Slightly creamy, medicinal, mild bubble gum, bready, peppercorn, herbal, faint hop resin, taffy, banana peel, dandelions, bitter, star fruit, nutty yeast, warming alcohol, sherry; drying, grainy finish

Very complex with a very broad smattering of nuances to pick out with each sip. It could have used a bit more crispness but the lack of it did not make the beer suffer for it. Not the Tripel we were looking for but ends up being quite a tasty brew.
Nov 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by hickmancase from California

Aug 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by GaryMarkle84 from Virginia

Mar 10, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by popery from California

Feb 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by GarretD from Minnesota

Apr 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by yokken from Minnesota

Mar 17, 2012
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Reviewed by Mebuzzard from Colorado

3.03/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This seems almost more like a pale wheat beer than a tripel. It's a nice beer, the carbonation gives it a good refreshing feel. With in the flavor profile are some citrus, zest, doughy bread and white pepper. The breadiness comes and goes, as do some of the hops. Kind of grassy. Flavors are light, though. A tripel yeast profile seems lacking.

A nice beer for hot days, probably good with a salad.
Mar 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Rollzroyce21 from California

Nov 25, 2011
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Reviewed by SolomonGrundy from California

2.72/5  rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
sorry, Tripel Dipsea, not Triple....

Pours a slightly hazy amber, about a finger-and-a-half of soapy head that disappears, leaving a short bandana at the rim, no real lacing to speak of. Aromas of sweet malt, some raspberry, banana and maybe cherry too. Something akin to light cinnamon in there also. Unique but not mind blowing. Interesting flavor. Lot of slick and chewy mouthfeel. Almost like a milkshake. Flavor is very malty up front, then morphs into some Belgian yeast and finally crawls through a banana-alcohol finish. The carbonation works well in here. The finish is short and carries a strange hoppy effervescence..almost tingly on the tongue. Not super-Belgiany by any means, and the finish kills this by being too short and tweaky. In the mid-price range for a bomber. I could not drink more than a bomber of this at a time.

What I like Most: Probably the aroma profile.

What I like Least: The strange, tingly finish.

Verdict: OK but not worth seeking out.
Oct 13, 2010
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Reviewed by SFLpunk from Vermont

3.6/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle. Thanks to forgetfu for this one(!).

Appearance is orange gold with some thin white head. Nose reveals some bitter orange peel and orange oil, some faint hay and a little white pepper. Palate is crisp with a little acidity hiding in there, maybe a "funny" feast strain here? It adds a nice layer of complexity to a somewhat simple flavor profile of pale caramel malt and orange preserves. "Fruit leathers" come to mind and leafy greens as well. ABV is well hidden but has a nice warming affect in the throat.

An interesting brew. Decent and worth trying.
Oct 08, 2010
Marin Tripel Dipsea Belgian Style Ale from Marin Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 72 ratings