Green Flash Trippel

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Vista, California USA

22 oz bomber. Nice deep blonde to amber body with a reasonable amount of lacing. It’s not a bad approximation of the style, but it has a couple of the more annoying characteristics of American tripels - a big buttery, occasionally syrupy flavor that doesn’t integrate well enough with the spicy, grassy dimensions. Enjoyable but nothing earth-shaking.

Bomber. Beer is clear, medium neutral brown. Head is initially large, frothy, beige. Mostly lasting as a skim on the surface.<P> Pretty on. Aroma is malty with light notes of toasted grain, toffee; Hoppy with a light note of resin/pine, trace tarragon-like herb; Yeasty with a light note of basement; Light spicy alcohol, tropical fruit, trace green apple peel.<P> The flavor moderately-to-heavily sweet, lightly bitter with an average-length, lightly sweet, warm finish. Slightly clingy and metallic aftertaste.<P> The body is medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is softer-than-average.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy dark yellow to light amber, unfiltered. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (herbs, flowers), lightly yeasty (mold/basement), with notes of popcorn with a hint of butter, gum, pepper, alcohol. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, slightly husky. Medium to full body, syrupy/velvety texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Some possible diacetyl in the nose (popcorn, slightly buttery), but otherwise pretty good. Too sweet in the flavor department, but not so much to kill it. A bit grainy. This needs to be dryer and cleaner and brighter, but it has potential.

22 oz. brown bomber bottle. No freshness date seen. Poured out a hazy, amber color, with a thick tan colored head. Aromas are of Belgian yeast, peppery aromas as well. Flavors are of black pepper, candi sugar, biscuit malt, and sweet cotton candy. Almost icky sweet. Needs fermented at a higher temp for a longer time to make it a true Belgian style ale. Medium body & mouthfeel. Too thick to be correct to style. Alcohol is present, but not overwhelming. Not the best Tripel I ever had, but not the worst either.

22oz. bomber. Lightly hazed amber color with a medium sized off white head. Aroma is yeasty and spicy, with just a touch of musty, wet grass. Flavor was lightly sweet malt, floral hops, a bit of citrus and a touch of grassiness.

bomber split three ways. Pours a relatively clear amber..small off white head. Aroma is light spices, malts. Taste is lightly spicy and malty, light hops and alcohol in the finish.

22 oz bomber. Pours a hazy light gray/orange color with a medium white head. Aroma is floral with a hint of lemon and of freshly mowed grass. Taste is floral and rosy with spicy hops. Not bad, but nothing spectacular here.

Bottle shared by my friend Brian. Pours golden amber with white head, and good retention. A somewhat weak aroma for a triple, but I pick up some faint yeast and spicy hops. Flavor of pear, citrus zest and wheat malt. This transitions to a clove and faint white pepper spiciness before the mild hoppy finish. Some chalky texture on the finish. Not too bad. There is nothing wrong with thinking outside the box when brewing a Tripel.