Carlyle Belgian Trippel

Brewed by Carlyle Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Rockford, Illinois USA

Hazy gold in color, very thin white head. Aroma of clove, banana, candy sugar, and slight citrus. Banana and clove up front with a sweet , moderately dry sweet finish. The high aclohol content is noticeable, but not overpowering. The finish is a little too sweet for my taste, but a suprisingly good Belgian triple, especially considering it is brewed at a small brewpub in northern Illinoins.

9.1% alcohol for this batch. Arrived to the table a golden orange color, small film of a head. Looks kinda like a carbonated apple juice, with a bit more turb. Aroma is very sweet of banana, clove, light candy sugar and slight apple juice hint. Flavor is banana up front and moves into lots of clove spiciness and ends very sweet, which lingers well after the beer is gone. Low carbonation helps make the mouth feel of the beer to feel med/heavy and served a bit on the warmer side, as they should be. A great beer but I found it to be a slight too sweet at the end and very easy to drink.

on tap at brew pub 4/19/08.light brown with very light tan head.sents of fruit bananas and citrus also spices. clear and filtered nice version of a tripple from a brewery in northeast illinois and also the home of cheap trick

On tap at the brewpub on 6/20/07: Pours a transparent bright golden with a wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet, bready Belgian malt and yeast is very authentic and inviting. Body starts with nice pale Belgian malty sweetness with some caramel, light fruity esters, and bready yeast toward a warming finish. Could hide its alcohol a little better, but still a nice Belgian trippel.

Date: 06/20/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Cloudy yellow, fine white head, streaks of lace, sweet spicy aroma, big body, lots of sticky sweet malt flavor, lots of spices come in to add character but fail to balance the sweetness, big body for a tripel but I like that

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Sampler. A light beer body leading to a dense texture. A surprise smokiness that may be the effects of the Scottish and Rauch I had before this. Spicy clove, but more subdued banana, which is where I prefer it. Other fruity blends with a note of sour apple. Finishing notes of barnyard, hey and black pepper. Almost a shame to be trying this at the end of a long line of other style.

Very nice clove flavour and medium head from this better than average Belgian Trippel. One to go back to again.

On tap at Carlyle

The second of three beers that I tried over lunch, this one was a surprise. It is rare to come across a brewpub who can make good trippels but this one definitely falls in that category. While you would not mistake it for anything from Jolly Pumpkin (or even Ale Asylum) it is still very enjoyable. I’m not sure how much longer it will last but if you are in the area give it a try.

Aroma / Appearance - A one finger head appears to have been bleached before resting on top of a cloudy mandarin orange hued liquid. Thick lacing clings to the sides of the glass leaving behind layers of strata. Cloves, thyme, banana chips, orange peels and lemons form a nose that is both spicy and fruity. It makes taking a sip very inviting.

Flavor / Palate - A thick creamy sensation coats every corner of the mouth and tongue. It leaves herbs, bananas, bell peppers, peaches, honey and malt behind. After that comes the feel of toasted rye bread coated in apple butter. While it is not unique among Belgians it is still very fun to drink. If they have this when I visit again I may have to order another goblet.