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Belgian-Style Tripel

Cambridge Brewing Tripel Threat

Submitted by Megan.Brazel on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 1:13pm
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Product - Cambridge Brewing Triple
Brewed By: 
Cambridge Brewing Company
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Style Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
10.0% ABV

The tripels are generally the strongest specialty ales made by the Belgian and Dutch Trappist monastic breweries. Pale in color with a very distinct palate, they are painstakingly created as beers to be consumed on holidays and religious festivals. The Westmalle monastery originated this style in the 1920’s and continues to make the benchmark example. However, many secular breweries make a similar type. These are called abbey beers, as the term trappist is a legal appellation.

Petrus Gouden Triple

Submitted by ange722 on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 12:45pm
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Product - Petrus Gouden Triple.jpg
Brewed By: 
Petrus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Special Ale
Strength (ABV): 
7.5% ABV

Triple Style, which means that the brewer used three times the normal amount of malt to brew this higher alcohol ale. Pale in color, as a true triple is supposed to be, this mild and easygoing beer offers a flowery hoppy taste with a soft alcohol punch. The balance between the hop-bitterness and the malt-sweetness is perfect and leaves a smooth mouthfeel. The creamy head absorbs never ending bubbles from the deep golden colored body of the beer.

De Graal Tripel

Submitted by ange722 on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 1:03pm
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Product - De Graal Tripel.jpg
Brewed By: 
De Graal
Self-Defined Style: 
Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

A heavy blond beer (alcohol content of 9% ABV). It is lightly sweet with a nice fruity ester and hoppy taste (finest German Poperingse hops). Some spiciness kicks in with an insinuation of coriander and pepper.

Gulden Draak

Submitted by ange722 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:49pm
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Brewed By: 
Gulden Draak
Self-Defined Style: 
Dark Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
10.5% ABV

Gulden Draak is a dark brown Triple Ale, which makes it an exception among the Belgian Triples. The second fermentation offers the nice creamy head, the full body and all the vitamins of the centuries old brewers yeast. It is a "thick" beer, that you can actually "nimble" to adventure the complex taste. Gulden Draak balances a natural malt toffee-like sweetness with a mellow happiness and some hoppy accents. The aroma is round, sweet and reveals the 10.5 alcohol by volume. Another name for this type of rich beer is: "Barley wine".

Piraat

Submitted by ange722 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:20pm
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Product - Piraat.jpg
Brewed By: 
Piraat
Self-Defined Style: 
Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
10.5% ABV

In the 17th and 18th century, strong ale like the Piraat was highly prized by the seafaring captains for its keeping qualities and its high and healthy food value. The daily distribution of a pint of this ale kept the pirates in good health and gave them the spirit to survive the hard life on the sea. One had no water on a ship, but wine or strong beer that could be kept for months on the sea. Piraat is a wickedly rich and rounded brew that packs a mighty punch. The powerful glow builds up from inside. Deep golden with a subtle haze. Lots of hops and malt. Mild sweetness.

Kerkom Bink Tripel

Submitted by ange722 on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:09pm
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Product - Kerkom Bink Tripel.jpg
Brewed By: 
Kerkom
Self-Defined Style: 
Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

The homey little farmhouse brewery at Kerkom is one of the greatest breweries in the world, and hardly anyone outside of Belgium knows it.

We brought you Kerkom's Bink Blond – a wonderfully hoppy and characterful beer, one of our all-time favorites, and one you should be drinking every single day – but it hasn't even made a blip on the radar over here. It’s because of those little bottles, and the fact that the beer isn’t even 6% alcohol, isn’t it?

Milwaukee Brewing Abbey Normal

Submitted by ange722 on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:51am
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Brand - Milwaukee Brewing
Brewed By: 
Milwaukee Brewing
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Our Abbey Normal is a strong Belgian Tripel style. Lightly toasted barley, wheat, and oats gave her a slight grain sweetness and bright golden blonde color. She fermented out to a warm 8% ABV. The Abbey part refers to the special strain of Belgian Abbey yeast that imparted a slight banana / bubblegum flavor with hints of vanilla, tangerines and clove, green apple, and apricots. Fresh Czech Saaz hops help give our big blonde friend a slight bitter front and a fruity finish.

L’Eau Benite

Submitted by rch on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 2:39pm
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Product - Unibroue Eau Bénite
Brewed By: 
Unibroue
Self-Defined Style: 
Abbey Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
7.7% ABV

Belgian type ale with triple fermentation. L’Eau Bénite is a golden ale with a slightly fruity taste and a light spicy aromatic flavor.

Hofbrouwerijke Bosprotter

Submitted by tom.byrne on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:01pm
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Product - Hofbrouwerijke Bosprotter
Brewed By: 
Hoevebrouwers
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Style Triple
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV

A Belgian Abbey-style tripel, unpasteurized, unfiltered, and re-fermented in the bottle. Golden-blond with a full-malt palate, notes of light caramel, and a refreshing dry-bitter finish. This beer will continue to mature nicely in the bottle.

Best With: 
Generally speaking, Belgian ale is a gastronomic miracle. The delicate spicy and fruity nature of these ales, accentuated by the distinctive Belgian yeast strains, pairs beautifully with lamb, mussels, and semi-soft cheeses such as gouda, havarti, and tilsit.

Rock Bottom Pittsburgh Snow Moon Belgian Trippel

Submitted by tom.byrne on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 4:10pm
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Substyle - Belgian-Style Tripel
Brewed By: 
Rock Bottom Pittsburgh
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Style Triple
Strength (ABV): 
10.0% ABV

Named in honor of the November full moon, Snow Moon is a traditional take on this Belgian style. This brew is pale golden in color with a light body, a sweet, spicy aroma and flavor and a flavorful yet dry finish. And at 10% alcohol it will help take the edge off of the impending winter weather and holiday shopping.

Best With: 
Generally speaking, Belgian ale is a gastronomic miracle. The delicate spicy and fruity nature of these ales, accentuated by the distinctive Belgian yeast strains, pairs beautifully with lamb, mussels, and semi-soft cheeses such as gouda, havarti, and tilsit.
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