Orabelle - Great Divide Brewing Company

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217 Ratings

rAvg: 3.89
pDev: 11.31%
Reviews: 66
Hads: 151

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Brewed by:
Great Divide Brewing Company

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
Tripel | 8.30% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (60), on-tap (6).

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Reviews by spoony:

spoony

Colorado

3.96/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

From a 12 oz bottle into a tulip.

A-An aggressive pour fails to produce any head.* Instead, I get a patchy ring of white foam. The brew is slightly cloudy and orange-tinted gold in color. No visible carbonation.

S-A nice aroma of lemon and orange meld with spices, tropical mango, and candy sugar. There is a little straw/grass backing underneath. Mostly sweet and slightly funky.

T-Taste is similar to smell. I picked up sweet, bubblegum like notes, some banana, and some citrus. There was also a touch of spice. Not terribly funky, but decently complex.

M-There is a little wave of mild carbonation, but on the whole, this brew was under-carbonated and a touch syrupy.

O-This beer is close to great. The smell implies great potential, it is fruity and mildly sweet, and decently complex. Unfortunately, the smell is not quite matched by the taste, but, as I say, there is potential here.

A note about the carbonation: I tried multiple bottles and experienced the same underwhelming carbonation with each bottle (from the same six-pack). The lack of carbonation doesn't kill this beer, but it does drag down the score a bit.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 05:13:36 | More by spoony

More User Reviews:

CEDAMA

California

5/5 rDev +28.5%

05-12-2013 02:50:15 | More by CEDAMA

Wielder

Indiana

4/5 rDev +2.8%

05-11-2013 21:33:20 | More by Wielder

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

05-11-2013 21:27:04 | More by MinorThreat

gtermi

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

05-11-2013 04:41:58 | More by gtermi

Lisicjm

Missouri

5/5 rDev +28.5%

05-11-2013 00:04:40 | More by Lisicjm

phishsihq

Colorado

4.01/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

This new(er) seasonal release from Great Divide pours a golden-orange, and is capped with a thin, off-white head. A decent amount of lacing is provided by the slowly dissipating foam. An intriguing bouquet of aromas leaves the nose with wonderment. Hints of oranges and apricots join a delectable Belgian yeast funk, as well as a good amount of spice. Wheaty malt flavors quickly join orange, coriander, and clove with just a hint of pepper joining some citrusy hop flavors in the finish. A good deal of carbonation joins a medium body in this tasty brew. Orabelle is almost like a mix between a tripel and Belgian wit, and that is not a bad thing...

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 21:41:56 | More by phishsihq

bigbeers84

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

05-04-2013 23:20:13 | More by bigbeers84

MNBeer1017

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

05-03-2013 22:59:49 | More by MNBeer1017

Beaver13

Colorado

3.7/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle, bottled on 12/31/12. Pours slightly hazy straw yellow with a medium creamy white head that goes to a thin film that laces the glass.

The aroma is sweet and tart fruit with corriander and a bit of funk.

The flavor is bready malts with some fruit and corriander and a bit of a funky bitter finish. The mouthfeel is pretty full bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, a solid beer. Kind of a cross between a tripel and a wit. Easy drinking but with a bang.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 04:29:33 | More by Beaver13