River Horse Tripel Horse

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

Situation: Home from Tim’s party and, having passed on two Ommegang offerings, the best remedy I could find in my own fridge is something as big as this... Glassware: Affligem chalice... Appearance: Light orange body, almost of an inner pink grapefruit color, with a fizzy discharge at the pour; head clouds to a mist y, uneven horizon... Aroma: fresh hops--bright and aromatic--with flecks of malt and not much yeasty or fruity scents, strange for a Tripel? Palate: active carbonation on the tongue; medium-bodied presence buzzes the throat; enough malt that the beer balances to a warming effect at its end... Taste: Grapefruit astringency, acidic and fuzzy; some herbal components, oucnhy as clove and vanilla...at the halfway point, ridiculously easy drinking for the BAV this touts... Overall: Citric flavors maintain throughout this rather masked tripel--I am blushed but not smashed by its ABV, with a true lack of afteburn...turns a bit fruity at its end and the only knock I have is its lack of a truly pronounced signature trait... a great add to their rather drinkable twelve-pack...

From cletus via trade. The pour was copper and hazy beneath a a creamy off-white head that produced terrific lacing. The aroma was light yeast, a bit of banana, brown sugar, bubble gum and spice. The flavor was sweet and sugary. Lots of brown sugar and banana with some light cinnamon and yeast. The mouthfeel was almost oily, borderline medium in body. High abv for a tripel, seems like a lot of sugars were added to keep pace.

Clean golden pour with creamy white head and lace. Aroma is rock candy, brown sugar, and some other warm spice aroma. Brown sugar and abv and light yeast. Almost fizzy and medium bodied. Abv hidden pretty well while its cold.

Bottle: Poured an orange color with a white head. The aroma was dark fruits and malts. The flavor was sugary malts, dark fruit and alcohol. Overall, probably their most complex beer. Nice.

My bottle (12oz) shared with garthicus. Pours a deep, slightly hazy orange with a small diminishing off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel malt, spices and candi sugar. Flavour’s slightly sugary sweet and fruity along with some light hops and pepper. Medium bodied. I can’t find any fault with this, pretty good stuff.

big billowy white with hint of caramel head. nice big flavor of vanilla and caramel it is sweet, warm and it is satisfying. low on the predicatable tripple spice this beer is refreshing and a bit watery but here that is a big asset. it still manages to be foamy and sticky sweet...a bit beery with hop type citrus and a bit of white pepper in the finish. it is demonstrative andI LIKE THIS!

Thanks to Blankboy. Cheers Paul!!! Appearance: Nice golden cloudy orange with a small white head and lots of flecks. Aroma: Lemon and pepper, cloves and citrus rind. Flavour: Nice! Pepper, lemon, orange/citrus, spices and yeast. Very nice.

12 oz bottle. Foamy thin white head, fruity/citrus aroma. The flavor is very smooth though, not overpowering in either sweetness or alcohol, despite the ABV. I like this best in the variety pack.