La Trappe Tripel

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

Bottle (in NZ), pours a dark mahogony colour with a large yellowish frothy head. A sweet fruity and carmal malt aroma with just a hint of peppery spice. A full, but quite carbonated mouthfeel. A lot of alcohol on the palate, which is just a little raw for me, dominating the peppery flavour. Reminiscent of a spicy vodka for me - that alcohol comes through just way too strong.

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.

Pour is a deep dark almost tan. Nice size white head foams after the pour. Aroma is nice an musty almost like a dry wine. Flavor is sweet,fruity and a dash of honey. Nothing really overpowers though and this one is quite bland. I will still try the dubbel and quad though. The good thing about this brew is the price. Probably the cheapest trappist out there.

Hazy dark amber with a tight head. Nice cotton candy earthy sweet aroma with orange. Frothy medium body. Big estery earthy fruit flavor with oranges and bananas. Has a nice boozy tang to finish. Enjoyed this one.

Lighter and thinner than I expected. Misty orange in color. Slight peach/fruit aroma. Nice head and carbonation throughout. Trace of head lingers for a while. Light to medium body with very little aftertaste. Did not notice the alcohol as prominent as some of the other reviewers. A good beer but from what I have read there are many others that are better.

Hazy amber-orangeish hue, with a thick creamy white head, yeasty, bready dough, cheesy nose, with some orange, citrusy, fruity accents, a mild floral hop apricot accent, with some honeyed malt notes in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, toasty, fruity, cheesy character, with some candied orange peel, marmalade fruitiness, some honeyed pale malt, caramelized malt accents, a nice carbonation balance, with a subtle floral hop citrusy, leading towards a malty, fruity, faint hop bitterness finish.

Bottle. Slight fruity, orange/banana like nose. Taste is very fruity-apple, strawberry, banana, and lots of orange notes. Very soft and drinkable. Slight bitter on the backend, but barley noticeable.

Bottle. Deep amber colored and fairly clear. Decent enough white head forms and leaves fair lacing. Aroma is corky with hints of grape. Active and pleasant carbonation. Light bodied. Flavors of grape, alcohol, cork and an underlaying sourness that never really becomes annoying and actually makes things interesting. Tasty.