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La Trappe Tripel

Percentile
92
overall
Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel

Tilburg, Netherlands

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7313.58/5.03.58/5.08%87.9Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
A dark Trappist ale with a fruity, bittersweet taste.
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 gonzo46and2 (108), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
May 24, 2008  
Smelled like wine but tasted phenominal. Probabley the best trappist tripel yet. Thanks to Deepak at Kingdom liquors in Brandon.


 sirPino (855), Zawiercie / Żywiec, Poland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
May 24, 2008  
No 221
Rated: 18.09.2007
Bottle bright brown and a bit greenish, 750 ml
Appearance: Pours hazy orange, bright breakfest tea with the drop of milk like colour, carbonation of body is mild and gentle. head is dreamy in colour, medium to large and frothy, head has a fair lacing, head is mostly diminishing, in body colour there is something like the addition of a juice from wildberries or strawberries. Beer is medium to full bodied.
Aroma: Cookie, yeasty, fresh fruits, milk, honey, coriander, a sweet aroma of flowers, a hint of alcohol that is decreases to a minimum and very well build in considering it’s 8% content. Aroma is very complex, hints of grains, wheat grains, wood, strawberries, fructosis, a hint of hoppy nose but weak, the same with the carbonation, a bit bready (white bread), very weak barley malt aroma, a hint of grapes, butterscotch, brown sugar, very mild, light, gentle.
Flavour: Strong, full bodied, you can feel alcohol warmth on palate, texture is wattery but the taste is syrupy like. Very distinctive grainy taste on palate, like bread, alcohol is very well build in and is present with its warmth on the back of the palate and the throat, while the fruity taste develops on palate and in nose breath, hoppy nose, aroma is sweeter than flavour, bread accid, very intense, full and rounded, cognac, the yeast, fruit and sugar content lower than in Grombergen Tripel but have the bready taste is stronger and more decisive. Light bitter, light accidic and light sweet. Generally, very well balanced and rounded taste. Finish duration is long. Hoppy nose.
Palate: Body is full, texture wattery-syrupy, carbonation is soft on palate but the beer seems harsh. Finish feel is bready, alcoholic, fruity.


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 18, 2008  
Pours a cloudy dark amber with a thick creamy off-white head that goes away slowly leaving behind some fantastic lacing. Beautiful! Lots of aroma coming through. Caramel malt, fruit, spice, yeast, and grain. Similar flavor. Very sweet at first but turning bitter toward the finish. Really a good Trippel.


rsamayoa (24), San Salvador, El Salvador
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
May 18, 2008  
Bottle: After the double this is one is slightly behind, a bit too strong offsetting other flavors. Finish is a bit rotten.


 Yves (1009), Beerse, Belgium
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
Orange amber coloured beer. Nice aroma and palate. Finish a little bitter. Good one.


 Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
May 9, 2008  
Thanks to ghawener. Drank it at pollo’s house. Pours amber/golden, with a lot of carbonation. Medium bodied, some acidity and sweetness. Alcohol present with a warming ending.


 ghawener (953), San Salvador, El Salvador
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/514/20
May 9, 2008  
Bottle: After the double this is one is slightly behind, a bit too strong offsetting other flavors. Finish is a bit rotten.


BritAlesRule (84), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/515/20
May 9, 2008    Updated: Jun 28, 2008
Most surprising beer at Trappist tasting 5/8/08 Colorado Springs. Nice golden appearance but the thing that got me right off was the nose. This is definitely the malt brother of the Quad, which I love. Fruit and light toffee, banana, taste is very close, though reduced some. Finish is bitterish which is nice for a beer this loaded with flavor. The Westmalle has better balance and subtlety, but I think I may choose this in a pinch over that classic and not have too many regrets.



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