New Holland Black Tulip Trippel Ale

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Holland, Michigan USA

Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy dark golden color with a medium sized soapy orange-white head. The aroma was sweet, spritzy and lightly fruity. The flavor was tangy, tart and a little bitter with light fruits underneath and a hint of a yeasty undertone. A bit disappointing.

Bright yellow color, minimal haze, nice lacing. The first thing that comes across is the softness of the beer. Smooth and slightly sweet on the palate, with flavors of yeast, rye bread, and honey. A small bit of ripe fruit comes through as well. Overall, I would say this beer is pretty solid, one of the better American Tripels that I’ve had.

Pours a honey yellow with a thick white head that lasted a bit. Aroma was a bit of sweet apple. Taste of honey apple. Very sweet. Full body. It is smooth with a touch of bitterness. Decent tripel but not up there.

Bottle at Beerbistro 650 ml
Refreshing , fruity red apple nose . Sweet berry nose with rich clean malts. A 7-
Full bodied , fruit oriented ale . Sugar coated apple , light smooth bitterness at edges. Good.

Incredibly sweet - too sweet for a beer, imo. Light gold in color, fruity in aroma. Sweet and fruity at first with a slightly bitter end.

Got this from my brother when we met up for Thanksgiving in a 12oz bottle, although I’ve had it quite a few times previously in various forms. Pours a slightly hazy gold color with a pure white head that lasted a bit. I think that it is a bit fruity & spicy upon first smell after pouring into the glass and then some malt & yeast tones come through-you get the feeling that it is a bit strong with some alcohol smells, but nothing overwhelming. The fruitiness comes through initially upon taste after the smell and then the maltiness carries through as you taste it-I think that you can pick up a bit on the alcohol too, but not too much. This isn’t a full beer to me, but there is plenty of taste and mouthfeel with some light carbonation & lacing in the glass as it goes down. I think that this is a great New Holland beer and is very drinkable with plenty of taste and slightly dangerous as I could drink more and more of this!

Bomber. Pours hazy gold with whitish head. The aroma is fruit and yeast, with a somewhat unpleasant vegetal note. The flavor is tangy lemon zest and lots of rich breadiness with a slight acidic twang to it. Then, uh oh, a hint of DMS... not enough to ruin it, but enough to distract me. The finish is wood and bread crust. This is ok.

Medium amber gold color, thin yet bubbly white head. Mostly fruity nose. Sweet malt, apricot, honey, and lemongrass. Medium bodied and smooth in the mouth. Slightly hoppy, bitter finish.