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Gouyasse Tripel (Triple)

Gouyasse Tripel (Triple)

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Brasserie des Géants

Irchonwelz, Belgium

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2093.5/5.03.49/5.09%68.9Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

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Ath, Belgium, the City of Giants, is famous for its annual Parade of Giants. Every year, Goliath – whose name is pronounced ‘Gouyasse’ in the local dialect – leads the parade. The Brasserie des Géants (Giants’ Brewery), in Ath, didn’t think long before naming its first brew ‘Gouyasse.’ Gouyasse is a golden Belgian ale, and a nice one, at 6% alcohol by volume.
Only trouble is, the Gouyasse, at a respectable but not intimidating 6% abv, was not ferocious enough to carry the name of the mythical giant, especially here in the U.S., where we like our beers big – the bigger the better. And so it was that we proposed to the brewery a stronger beer, with the name Goliath. They came back with Goliath Tripel, which they have also packaged for sale in Belgium. It’s become their biggest seller there in very short time.
Goliath is 9% alcohol by volume, a little more red in the face than your average tripel (almost an amber, really), nicely balanced with a bracing hop note versus a solid malt wallop. Goliath is the only Tripel in Belgium that is all-malt – without any sugar or other additives in. (Everyone else uses some sugar to ‘thin out’ their Tripels, which gives them alcohol, without the body that you normally get from malt.) That means Goliath starts out a bit sweeter than some, but over time, as the live yeast in the bottle do their work, it gets drier and more punchy. The first batch, after about half a year in the bottle, is about where we want it, but it will probably become a greater beer as time goes by. We recommend that you check in on Goliath every once in a while.

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 PorterPounder (2853), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20

Mar 25, 2006  
Whole Foods, Sarasota, Fl. - 11.2 oz bottle. Pours a brightly colored, yet murky light golden with a thickish white head that lasts quite a while. Grassy aroma with floral hints. Flavor is boozy with some candied sugar notes, bananas and of course alcohol. One dimensional. Mouthfeel is a bit metallic with lots of carbonation. Expected much more.

 mjs (582), Helsinki, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2008  
(Bottle, 0.33 l, at Tuulensuu, Tampere, on 2008-10-04) Golden. Hazy. Small white head. Fruity and sweet nose. Medium bodied palate with some carbonation. Sweetness,bitterness, hops and fruitiness in taste. Long lasting fruity and bitter aftertaste.


 harrisoni (5382), Ashford, Kent, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottle from Dranken Geers. Hazy gold, no head. Maybe not the greatest version of this beer, really a little flat as a beer, carbonation stings like a bugger, but throws no head. Maybe the bottle fermentation didn’t take well. Very fruity. Not much of the 9% ABV comes through. Very metallic due to over carbonation.


 PilsnerPeter (1524), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a hazy deep golden with a white head that fades to a strong film. Interesting aroma- vanilla wafers, rubber bands, buttery pale Belgian malts, and white pepper. The carbonation is lively, yet remains creamy. The flavor has a mild sweetness upfront, reminiscent of vanilla wafers. It also has a nice Belgian yeast character which is slightly musty and earthy- which later offers some peppery phenolic character and other various spice notes. Has a nice rounded Belgian pale malt emphasis, with less sweetness than many other Tripels. Pretty solid.


 JK54B (385), Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Hazy pale orange/brown colour. Some hints of honey in the first sip. A dry and bitter aftertaste. Also some maltiness and fruitiness in the taste. Tasted at Pikkulintu.


 Pyrozoid (190), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2008  
(Dégusté avec french tickler) Une biere blonde avec un mince collet non collant. Odeur de canelle, fruité, alcohol et poires. Gout de blé, pain brun et un peu salé.



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