Brugge Brasserie Tripel de Ripple

Brewed by Brugge Brasserie
Style: Abbey Tripel
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

750mL bottle courtesy of bdigital, poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy golden orange underneath a big creamy white head that stays on as a healthy cap for the entirety of the session. No lacing to be found though the body clears up completely as it warms. The aroma is very sweet with lots of sweet Belgian yeasts and sugar coated light fruits, definitely some apples and pears in there. Some spiciness and a bit of dry earthy character as well. The taste is all over the place and has a big sweet fruit backbone that has not only apples and pears but some bananas as well. There is also a more noticeable spiciness, especially in the finish. The alcohol is also more present than I would like and the finish is an odd mix of super sweet sugars and dry spiciness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied and almost syrupy over time with the sugars really coming through on the palate. There is probably a little bit too much non-integrated stuff going on in this one to really impress me - spicy yeast, lemony hops, lots of sugar, light fruits. I think the ingredients are there, and it’s definitely a good beer and I’d go out of my way to try something else from this brewery.

Amber pour with a white head. Aroma of pale bread, hops and fruit. Taste is light with a small alcohol bite. Masks the 11% alcohol well without getting too dark with the malts.

Sample at Neil’s HSC initation. This beer is a lightly hazy golden-orange color with a medium thin ivory white head that recedes steadily. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Lots of fruity esters in the nose, mostly lemon and banana. Notes of malt as well. Medium body with flavors of sweet fruit and malt along with some yeast. Lemony finish with a fruity aftertaste. Decent overall.

Bottle. Cloudy gold/orange pour with a thin white head. Yeasty aroma that is a tad bit creamy with a touch of citrus. Banana yeast flavor that is somewhat peppery. Orange popsicle finish.

draft at brugge. pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. notes of candied sugar, spices. standard tripel. very smooth and drinkable. slightly sticky mouthfeel. medium body. pretty good.

Courtesy of kiefdog. Pours with slight haze and white head. The aroma is mildly tart followed by malt and prunes and a mild sense of black pepper. The taste is sweet, candi sugar and spicy yeastiness. It becomes a bit tart midway and slightly sour too. It ends with diminishing notes of prunes, cherries, raisins, black pepper and sugar sweetness.

Golden pour with active thin white head. Tart, sugary nose. Flavor was yeasty, sweet belgian sugar. finished slightly sweet then dried out. Not bad.

Thanks kiefdog for the share. Pours clear yellow with a white head. Nose is peppery, yeasty malt with apple, and some caramel, but mostly yeasty pepper. Flavor is malt, yeast, pepper, apple, and a twinge of sweetness. Decent tripel.