Cerberus
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

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From:
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #134
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,904
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 12.4%
Reviews:
120
Ratings:
321
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 20, 2022
Added:
Apr 01, 2008
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  42
This beer is made with one grain and 4 Belgian yeasts, a deceptive golden color, and a malty palate lend complexity to this Belgian Trippel Ale.
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Ratings by Keffa:
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Reviewed by Keffa from Ohio

3.6/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Poured into my Hennepin glass. Fitting for a Belgian style ale.

Been sitting on this bottle for about 2 months now, but I'm assuming this was a fairly fresh bottle at the shop I got it from.

A: Bright golden yellow, white head that was about 1 inch thick and settled to a thin ring. Suspended yeast particles throughout give it a hazy appearance. Not a ton of lace, but what is left sticks well, and it's a little oily. Nice looking beer though.

S: Wow. Belgian yeast, pear, sweet cherries, golden raisins, sugar cookie, black pepper, and a flowery hop that actually has a prominent role in the aroma. It's the first time I've had a Belgian style of any sort where the hops weren't drowned out completely by the yeast. This one is fantastic so far.

T: Nice flavors. Lemony/floral hop, spicy yeast, golden raisin, a little bit heavy sweetness from the malt. Alcohol burn near the finish kind of takes away from the flavors some.

M: Medium body, nice carbonation, slightly oily and almost creamy finish. Nice.

D: Not as much as some Belgian style ales I've had (read: Unibroue). The alcohol makes itself well known toward the middle of the drink and the finish. It takes away from the good flavors that this beer does have. It's a good beer, nonetheless. I wouldn't see myself trying to drink more than one at a time, though. The alcohol makes it a sipper, for sure.
Oct 16, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by cold_beer

May 20, 2022
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.45/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I've had a good bit of Trippels now and this just ain't it chief. It does get better as it warms so I encourage letting it sit but there's just something...odd going on. I've tried my best but this specific Trippel is just not for me.

If you let it sit a goooood minute though it's much more palatable.


Speaking of palatable, the keg has been tapped for a little over a week now and NOW it tastes like a clean trippel. Very weird. Very good actually but idk if the keg/bottle this too early or what. I'm not changing the rating cuz it seems wildly inconsistent
Feb 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.78 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

May 31, 2020
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Reviewed by Yaroslav from New York

1.68/5  rDev -56.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Terrible. Cloying caramel up front followed by heavy alcohol aftertaste that feels like watered down cheap whiskey. I've noticed a good, positive, brewer supportive spirit in the reviews on Ba so in this spirit I will not score this below a 2.

However, this is terrible. Duvel is my go to. Try it. Not this. Yuck!

I went for a return try. Even worse. This is terrible. Don't buy. pick up a pint of Johnny Walker Red instead.
Apr 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.12 by jwohio from Ohio

Apr 27, 2020
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.32/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
And now, back to our already scheduled brewery horizontal, already in progress. This beer completes yet another (!) brewery horizontal as I work to eradicate the Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody. I am thinking that these must have been part of a mixed-12 pack or a case at Country Garden Six Pack (CG6P) at one point & then they decided to single them out. No matter to me! I was happy to take one of each. I usually go lowest to highest in terms of ABV, but the first one was slightly out of turn due to the previous beer also being an Oktoberfest/Märzen. Please forgive my transgression as I get things back on track!

From the Bottle: "Unleash the Flavor"; "Cerberus Belgian Style Trippel Ale"; "CERBERUS [-] The three headed Hellhound of Greek Mythology, that stood at the gates to Hades, lends his name and three heads to this elegant, full[-]bodied Belgian Style Trippel Ale. A deceptive golden color and wonderful malty palate bring bold complexity to this big brew."; "Unfiltered, decant if desired"; "IBU's = 31, OG = 23° P."

I liked that it was unfiltered so first, I cut away the gold foil wrapper (!) surrounding the bottle's (!) cap & neck. I then Pop!ped the cap, having gained access to it. Next was a slow, gentle C-Line pour into the awaiting chalice. Mine was so gentle that I raised nary more than wisps, but I was okay with that since much of the lees remained in the bottle for a second pour later. I charged the chalice up to the 25-cl line & stopped there. The beer was a hazy Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5), which was okay, given that they had copped to it. Nose had a fruitiness like golden raisins as well as a musty Belgian yeastiness, like old newspapers discovered in the attic. Mmm. Mouthfeel was viscous & syrupy! Wow. Even for all of its aging, it was still quite solid! The taste was very fruity - golden raisins; pears; apples - Golden Delicious & Red Delicious, no Granny Smith tartness; peaches & tangerines, all with that yeasty mustiness adding up to a slight vinousness. Mmm. Finding this aged & on clearance was like my first encounter with aged Chimay (Red) in 1985 - nice to let someone else do the aging for me & then fob it off on clearance! ;=) The one drawback in all of this was that it had become super-smooth. Yes, there was a wee bit of heat, but not what probably existed originally. Phew! Finish was, as a result, super-dry, again getting back to that vinousness mentioned earlier. Think an unadorned, steel-fermented dry white wine. Mymymy. I am going to see if any more is left if/when they reopen! YMMV.
Apr 25, 2020
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Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours an orange color with a very small head. Body is a bit hazy. During the tasting there was little lacing.

The aroma is of banana, clove, yeast, malt and caramel.

Good mouthfeel and carbonation. Smooth and easy drinking.

Taste is a malty treat supported by a bit of hoppiness and sweetness. The expected banana and clove notes mesh nicely The ABV is only slightly noticeable,.

Note: there is a bourbon barrel aged version of this beer that clocks in at 12%.

Overall, a very enjoyable tripel.
Mar 19, 2020
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

3.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle into a snifter. Bottled 5/29/18, had 1/17/19.

Pours a bright, lightly hazy golden color, with a half inch foamy head and some foamy lacing. Aromas of Belgian yeast, wheat, spices- maybe including cloves and coriander, some malt, faint bubble gum that fades, a bit of a sweet aroma. The flavor is similar- Belgian yeast, malt, candi sugar, wheat, lighter spices. A light hop bitterness up front and on the finish, a touch sweet. Smooth, a good light to medium body, well carbonated.

A fairly classic rendition, but a notch below some others. Good aromas and flavors, certainly enjoyable. Worth a try.
Feb 18, 2020
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Reviewed by Danzifer from Ohio

3.8/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Golden color with copious amounts of buoyant yeast giving it a hazy appearance. Smells fruity with a hint of bubblegum. Tastes semi sweet with a hefty punch of malt, mildly carbonated so it goes down smooth. Tiny bit of alcohol taste present. Overall, not bad. With a bit more tinkering this brew could be outstanding.
Feb 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.12 by travelguy from Ohio

Oct 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bum4ever from California

Nov 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by LarrysDeerGut from Illinois

Oct 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Aug 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.61 by joshhug141 from Ohio

May 24, 2018
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.73/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Mugs Alehouse, Brooklyn, NY

A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Aromas of pale malts and hints of apples are present in the nose.
T: The taste has a touch of pale malts with mostly flavors of underlying candi sugars.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer hides its alcohol very well from the taste.

Serving type: on-tap
Mar 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by Bandi from New York

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by smithj4 from New York

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Noelito76 from New York

Feb 26, 2018
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