Papago Brewing Oude Zuipers

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ertvelde, Belgium

pours a brilliant gold with a small white head. aromas are typical i suppose... bananas, clove, caramel, yeasty richness and an alcohol sting. the flavor is pretty similar but with the addition of tooth rotting sweetness. there is a somewhat spicy dry finish but, for the most part it is a sugary tripel. which, in my book is a bad thing. the body is full with residuals yet fairly creamy.

i’ll wait for the bottles and hide them for a couple of years. sweet tripels=yuck!6/3/4/4/13/3.0

On tap at Papago. Full, bready aroma with a thick white head. Quite dark looking for a Tripel. Taste is amazing. Very refreshing with Belgiany funk, as a Tripel should be, however the finishing gravity is a bit high and it finishes a bit too sweet on the palate. All around a really solid beer and very enjoyable. Would definitely order again.

This beer is a great beer at masking the high alcohol. Usually beers in the 10% plus range are too sweet but this one is done very well and is quite drinkable with some pepper spices. Very yeasty like a lot of van steenberge brews but a great addition to Papago’s lineup of beers. They said they would have bottles of it in a couple of months, will be a great one to lay down and age.

Growler from Papago. Pours a caramel color with a nice white head. Aroma of yeasts, candi-sugars, cloves, malt and hops. Flavor is sweet, a little banana clove, touch of spices. Pretty good, but a little cloying.