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Boulevard Long Strange Tripel

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2373.68/5.03.65/5.09%92.9Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Lately it occurs to us that if, back in 1989, you planned on starting a brewery in the back of your carpentry shop, you’d have been wise to seek out someone like Harold "Trip" Hogue. A collector of ancient Volvos, Trip was well-qualified for the make-do engineering required to coax recalcitrant equipment out of retirement and onto making the first Boulevard beers.

The Tripel style originated in the Trappist brewery of Westmalle Abbey in pre-war Antwerp province. Its numeric moniker results from the old Belgian practice of naming beers based on the amount of malt used in the brew. A "Simple" was the lightest-bodied brew. Doubling the malt bill resulted in a "Dubbel", while a "Tripel" contained three times the amount of malt (and, as a result, three times the amount of alcohol.) True to style, our Long Strange Tripel is a golden ale with estery aromas, a dense, creamy head and a sweet finish.
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 fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Bottle 75cl @ the Horse school WSF-08 afterparty in Opstal.
Clear medium yellow amber color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, fruity, moderate to light heavy yeasty, spicy coriander - pepper ! Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (240508)


 joergen (8637), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 27, 2008  
Bottle. Hazy golden coloured with a medium sized white ehad. Fruity aroma of spices and yeast with notes of citrus. Sweet and fruity flavour of yeast, citrus, spices and hops. Hoppy and spicy finish.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 21, 2007    Updated: Feb 12, 2008
Date: 10/10/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Logan Pre-GABF

hazy dark yellow, huge dirty white head, sweet and spicy aroma with light alcoholic fumes, sweet malt flavor, nice spices add character, lingering bitter finish from the spices,
-------- /> Date: 02/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Score: 3.2 to 3.4

sweet and yeasty fresh bread aroma with lots of spices, sweet and bready flavor, all the spicyness from before

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 KimJohansen (7149), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 18, 2008  
Bottle @ WSF 2008. Clear deep golden with medium white head. Sweet yeasty with spicy and fruity notes and a dry end.


 argo0 (7011), Washington DC, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 5, 2008  
(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Medium off-white head atop hazy light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, clove, some bubblegum, Belgian yeast, light herbal/spicy. Taste is medium sweet, orange/lemon, light bubblegum. Lack of dryness stands out. Medium body, low carbonation, alcohol well hidden.


 harrisoni (6946), Ashford, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Nov 15, 2009  
Bottle at post Borefts BF 09 tasting. Gold/orange, lasting beige head. Tripel Belgian. Really good. Rather good bit sweet but good tangerine fruit. Lovely tripel. Good balancing hop on finish. Lovely.


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2009  
From the keg at Logan’s Pre GABF Party, Denver 10/10/2007 Small white head. Golden coloured fruity banana aroma. Slightly hazy in appearance. Some bitterness in a crisp malt finish.


 MesandSim (5955), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 30, 2008    Updated: Dec 13, 2009
A Mes rate: Bottle at weekend of tarts afterparty.
Hazy blonde with a good white head. Standard tripel with too much spice and little over done on the sugar. Thankfully not too yeasty as many Belgians of this style are. So so but no better. Score 6/3/7/3/14

Re rate. Bottle at Borefts 10am day after hotel tasting.
MUCH better this time, maybe I got the bottom of the bottle at the Horsetel. Excellent Belgian style beer. Very convincing and true to style. Dry and bitter with some superb yeasty notes. Lovely stuff.



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