Sprecher Abbey Triple

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

I’m a Belgian virgin, so I can’t honestly say how this conforms to the style or whether it matches the actual Belgian Belgians. No matter. This is my new favorite beer. Awesome drinking. I had my second bottle of a four-pack tonight and I looked forward to it all day. (I notice that this is the highest rating I’ve given since Sprecher Black Bavarian. Obviously this brewer is doing something right.)

Anytime I find a nice high alchohol ale made in the U.S. that is low priced compared to its european counterparts (belgian ales, in this case) and competes on taste, I rate it highly. Plus, this is the best Sprecher beer I've tried. It has a nice rich flavor. Also, I've tried the real Belgian ales, and yes they do taste more distinguished, but not in proportion to how much higher their price tag is. I'm just saying for the price, this ale really is great. I wish more american breweries made this kind of brew. I really recommend it. Its got a nice rich, subtly sweet taste.

This is great beer. Similar to the Abbey Tripple offered by the New Belgium Brewing Company, but it is not bottle conditioned. If you are in the midwest, look at those neck rings in the Specher sections and give this a try.

This beer is a domestic version of a classic Abbey Triple brewed with an authentic Belgian strain, imported pale barley, malted wheat, and oats. East Kent Golding hops give the finish of this beer a nice dry/bitter balance to the malty and fruity flavors of this beer. Coming in at 8% abv, it is a soothing, relaxing brew, the perfect beer to unwind with, and a great beer to match up with a number of hearty dishes. This beer is aged for 5 months before it is released, giving it time to round out, and become one polished and classy beer. Sprecher Abbey Triple pours to a beautiful, deep golden color with a tall and rocky white head that eventually fades and a lively carbonation. The nose on this beer is fantastic with some spicy yeasty aroma paired with some sweet malty aroma and fruity esters. The palate is slick and candied on the tongue with nice pale malt flavors, malted wheat flavor, "Belgian yeasty" flavors, paired with estery fruit. Abbey Triple finishes with all of those big flavors up front, then ends with a dry hop bitterness paired with a soothing bite of peppery alcohol.

Ok, so I read the commercial description on here after I opened this, so I had to let it warm up a bit before drinking it. Damn, that means I had to have my Black Baverian while I waited. Things that don't suck. Needless to say, it was worth the wait. This is a damn good beer! Props to my boys at Sprecher.

The vibrant aroma of bananas and vanilla jumped right at me as I poured the golden red ale into my 50cl glass. The first taste of the creamy head was seriously malty in a medium body that just kept me coming back for more. Like the others said, it’s remarkably smooth and I’ll bet it is killer on tap. I think this is one of the stronger bodied tripels I have had in recent memory.

Pours a dark orange with a semi-clear body that leaves a thin trace of white lace. The aroma is orange, candy, grass, wheat, "orange drink" with a spicy herbal nature in the nose. The taste starts malty with orange peel bitterness, followed by a pale wheat twang, with a cordial alcohal feel on the palate that is heightend by a bitter hop feel. This is a rough version of a tripel, with the high presence of alcohal it seems they had a tough time taming this brew. This is one that will def mellow with age.

Pours with a white, two-finger head that goes quickly and leaves some lace. Light to medium carbonation. Clear golden amber color. Nose is sweet and fruity. Light to medium bodied. Starts and finishes smooth, flavor is tart raisins, the high ABV is not noticeable. $1.95 ($5.45 for a 22oz) for a 16oz bottle from Colonial Spirits, Acton, MA.