Braustelle Helios Trippelbock

This was my unexpected favorite at our impromptu tasting, thanks Sebastian. Also this bottle had some age on it. The bottle was still alive and gushing foam all over my dining room table, even after we’d poured more than half already. Go get a towel, or the dog. Quite an entrance. Pours deep golden-orange with a big white head like Duvel on steroids. Big, yeasty, fruity nose, notes of pears, oranges, pineapple. Flavor was very reasonably sweet, with more of those bright fruit notes, rolling in perfect time to a moderate and welcome bitterness. Great balance, I thought. Taking a step back from the details, it was frankly delicious.

Bottled. Hazy yellow coloured. Huge aroma of Ahlgrens Bilar. Sweetish herbal hoppy flavour with a very dry finish. Very interesting and pleasant.

Der Tripel Bock ist 2 Monate im Fass, anschließend 2 Monate in der Flasche gereift. Hopfiger, leicht scharfer Antrunk, prickelnd, was schon beim Öfnnen der Flasche an dem Überschäumen erkennbar ist. Langsam mischt sich eine Würze hinzu, die spürbar stärker und stärker wird. Weiterhin im Vordergrund ist aber der Hopfen, das eher milde Malzaroma fügt sich gut ein. Das Bier ist ansprechend stark, man erwartet bei 9,5% allerdings noch etwas mehr, wobei positiv anzumerken ist, dass Alkohol nicht schmeckbar ist. Hopfiger, zunehmend würziger Abgang.

Thanks to Joris for hosting and world traveler Sebastion for the beer... Murky yellow ... wet nappies !!! little smokey nose ... Juicy hop resins ... very complex .. tart hops ... rich.

Bottle@LCRBM. Citric and malty aroma. Hazy, yellow color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet with sour citrus strongly there, bitter in the finish. Full and sticky. If this really is a Heller Doppelbock then it’s one of the best I ever had. But that’s because it’s more like a Belgian Strong Ale.