La Trappe Tripel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Tilburg, Netherlands

Name: La Trappe Tripel
Date: May 19, 1998
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: golden yellow, thin white head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with essence of fruit
Flavor: light malt flavor, slightly fruity, touch of spicy hops, low bitter finish

Name: Koenigshoeven Tripel
Date: April 13, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: amber with a slight haze, scant head
Aroma: sweet fruity alcoholic aroma
Flavor: simple malty flavor, needs some complexity or spices or something

Name: La Trappe Tripel
Date: August 10, 2006
Mode: bottle
Source: Wild Wing, Marietta
Score: ii to iii
Appearance: dark hazy yellow, big creamy off white head
Aroma: sweet aroma with candy sweetness and a touch of spice
Flavor: big sweet malt flavor with a lot of fruity sweetness, light bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: Koenigshoeven Tripel
Date: January 02, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, frothy white head
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, touch of candy caramel, nice light spices
Flavor: sweet candy malt flavor, lots of balancing spicyness, touch of fruity tartness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a dark amber, with a decent white head. The aroma is a candy sugar, sour fruit, and yeast. The taste is pretty much the same as it smells.

750mL bottle, no date. Clear orange amber with a 1 1/2 finger yellowish white head that fades to a film fairly quickly. Candy sugar, fruity yeast consisting of pear and apple, a bit of spicy pepper and some stale herbal hops. Hints of plastic are also present. Flavor is much the same with some definite alcohol presence, though nothing crazy. Some light ripened bananas add to the candy sugar sweetness, but the hops do a good job of keeping things balanced (not too sweet), barely earthy, and herbal. There is something in here I can’t put my finger on that I’ve had in many beers, so we’ll come back to it if I remember throughout this bottle--update--is it brown sugar and/or juicy raisins? Semi-dry peppery finish. Moderate carbonation with a medium to full body--seems to be a bit flatter than most tripels I’ve had. A solid beer, though nothing phenomenal.

Pours a dark honey orange/bronze with a lightly off-white head. First taste bursts with spice and pear tones with a little citric acidity. Heavy body for the lighter color with a clingy palate and muted tangy taste afterwards. Overall a nice tripel, and worth the haul back home.

Get it from Brussells market, orange colour, sweety and fruity taste, good bodied. Gummy taste afterwards great beer.

bottle.Nice clear orange appearance,with an aroma of fruit and brown sugar.Sweet finish with no bitterness

Enjoyed this as Koningshoeven. Wounderful sweet fruity aroma with a dark orange color. Strong, spicey pear & honey flavor with a nice alcohol back drop. Warming and rich.

Had this under its "Koningshoeven Tripel" alias. Had this a day after trying Westvleteren 12 for the first time, so anything else is going to taste like Bud-water. But this is a very nice example of the Tripel style. Not as good as Chimay Bleu, but I think every bit as good as a Corsendonk. Onto the tasting notes: Pours a sparkling orange with caramel highlights. Initially nice but quickly thinning lace. Noticed apricots and bread as I raised the glass. Very smooth on the palate. Fruity with hints of apricots and brown sugar. Clean finish with a little warmth.