Gulden Draak a Dark Tripel? C'mon!

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  1. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    Gulden Draak is without question my absolute favorite beer on the planet, I have never had a beer as good and probably never will. That being said one thing about the beer irks me to no end, I know this is nitpicking (then again what ba thread isnt? haha) but it annoys me to no end that they insist on calling it a dark tripel, I am sure by recipe standards this is probably in a sense true but it is so isolated in this category that i wish they would just give it up and call it a strong dark ale or just a belgian ale, thoughts?
     
    #1 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
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  2. JTW10

    JTW10 Zealot (527) Nov 25, 2013 Pennsylvania

    probably in my top 5-10 beers, i don't care what they call it as long as they keep making it and distributing it near me. they can go full jolly pumpkin and randomly pick a beer style that may have no relation whatsoever to the beer in the bottle for all i care. also if you haven't tried gulden draak 9000, lower your expectations by about 500% before doing so, what a massive letdown that beer was after the standard draak.
     
    #2 JTW10, Jul 22, 2015
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  3. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    no i've had the 9000 its sad how much less good it is i know, but piraat is pretty good, it's no duvel but it's good
     
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  4. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    Belgian Strong Dark Ale could be applied to many "quads" too. I wouldn't get too caught up in the classifications.
     
    #4 wesbray, Jul 22, 2015
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  5. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    I'm inclined to be honoring the brewery's wishes. They know more about how it is brewed than I, so I'll go along with them and let them call it what they choose.
     
    #5 drtth, Jul 22, 2015
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  6. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    well I still love it and I'll buy it always but a dark tripel, that's some serious made up shit
     
    #6 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  7. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    I'm not sure where I stand on what exactly the style is, but I am happy to see some other folks get as excited about Gulden Draak as I do :grinning:
     
    #7 evilcatfish, Jul 22, 2015
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  8. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    no man it was the first good beer i ever had and i once thought that as i tried more i would find better beer and i never have
     
    #8 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  9. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    Its definitely top 10 for me I'd say, and even better is that its available all over the place
     
    #9 evilcatfish, Jul 22, 2015
  10. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    the dark tripel thing just gets on my nerves, they'd practically have to shit in the beer to keep me from buying it but still
     
    #10 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  11. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Does it really bother you that much? Clearly you have a pretty good life, if this is one of the things that annoys you the most
     
    #11 GreesyFizeek, Jul 22, 2015
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  12. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    hey a good life could always be better, just wanted casual opinions on the matter
     
    #12 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
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  13. MNBeer1017

    MNBeer1017 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Minnesota

    Biff?
     
    #13 MNBeer1017, Jul 22, 2015
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  14. DaverCS

    DaverCS Savant (1,212) Dec 9, 2014 Arizona

    I would write them a strongly worded letter... or maybe take it up with the BBB.

    All jokes aside, I see where you are coming from.
     
    #14 DaverCS, Jul 22, 2015
  15. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    haha thank you, like i said, not truly all that important but somehow still very irksome, perhaps because the distinction is obscure, pointless and unnecessary
     
    #15 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  16. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    especially since a dark tripel is not even a fucking thing
     
    #16 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  17. jds16

    jds16 Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2007 Ohio

    I find that a lot of nomenclature for Belgian beers is useless and arbitrary. I mostly ignore style labels for Belgians, because the variation within any one labeled style is so much greater than the differences from one style to the next.
     
    #17 jds16, Jul 22, 2015
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  18. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    Belgian Brewers are not bound by artificial BJCP definitions
     
    #18 reprob8, Jul 22, 2015
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  19. JackRWatkins

    JackRWatkins Maven (1,472) Nov 3, 2014 Georgia
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    oh i'm not expecting anyone to make them change it, just venting my frustration haha
     
    #19 JackRWatkins, Jul 22, 2015
  20. turbotype

    turbotype Savant (1,035) Nov 5, 2013 California

    Why on Earth would the classification of a beer frustrate you? :confused:
     
    #20 turbotype, Jul 22, 2015
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