Favorite American Triple

I'm not a huge fan of tripels, American or Belgian. OP, I'm not sure where you are in NY, but I got the chance to try Carton's new tripel, Gilded Lily, and it is unreal.

 

St. Vrain Tripel - Left Hand Brewing Company

 

I haven't tried some of the better rated examples of the style, nor do I have readily available access to them, but I enjoyed New Belgiums tripel and look forward to trying Boulevard long strange tripel and tallgrass velvet rooster. I know that is probably of no help OP, just thought I'd throw in my two cents.

 

Boulevard Long Strange Tripel is a great representative of the style.

 

"Traditional" - Boulevard Long Strange Tripel
"Non-Traditional" - Anchorage The Tide And Its Takers

 

The Ovila Tripel is pretty good. My favorite is Westmalle.

 

Sly Fox's tripel, Incubus, was released several years ago with a hint (and i mean just a hint) of a residual candy sugar taste, and it opened up a fruity and relaxed character in the beer which was very enjoyable and which made a lot of other flavors accessible. Not since then. It's still a very good beer, but a bit too dry for my liking.

 

Weyerbacher Merry Monks. It was my favorite beer, period, for a while.

 

Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits all the way.

Port Jeff Triple H is a solid offering too.

 

I agree : I just bought 6 the other night and the quality wasn't the same from the previous time I bought / it just seemed off. I don't know if this reflex anything but the bottle style has even changed with a cheaper looking lable . should been my first clue.

 

Beating the dead horse: Allagash.

 

homer vote for Rockmill brewing Tripel, I haven't had the Cask-aged version...yet

 

I am not a huge fan of tripel's but I absolutely love this one, Funkwerks Deceit.

 

Out of my top 15 tripels, the following are American-made (with one international collaboration)...

1. Curieux (bourbon barrel aged)
2. Tropical Tripel, which was a collaboration between CCB and De Proefbrouwerij (retired).
3. Rockmill's Cask Aged Tripel (whiskey barrel aged)
4. Avery's Nineteen, though that's retired...
5. Adelbert's Tripel B
6. Golden Delicious (apple brandy barrel aged) from Capt. Lawrence
7. Bees in the Trappe from Grimm Artisanal Ales

 

I also loved Cerberus, but my crash course in craft came straight out of draft Green Flash Trippel at the Blue Tusk in Syracuse, NY. It was a damn good one for sure! Looking forward to trying lots more!

 

Was is called Green Flash Trippel, or are you thinking of Le Freak? Love Le Freak myself. Cheers!

 

That's exciting!

 

Favorite American Tripels: Allagash Tripel & La Fin Du Monde (Shocker!)

Favorite Belgium (and overall) Tripel: Karmeliet

 

I revisited Westmalle tripel recently, and then Chimay tripel for the first time, and loved them both. So I bought Tripel Karmeliet this weekend and hated it. Tasted like a bad hefe to me. I haven't had an American I liked even close to Westmalle and Chimay.