Trippel Belgian Style Ale - New Belgium Brewing

Spikester

Oregon

3.51/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Clear gold with one finger of white head leaves quickly but ring of white stays and produces good amount of lacings. Smell is pungent spiced apple.
Taste is puckering astringent plenty of malts. Can't detect the hops but there is a slight bitterness. Fruity and again maybe some spiced apple, banana, and cloves.
Mouthfeel was slick and well carbonated. It has a medium dry finish. Alcohol is clearly there but not a turn off. Overall a decent beer but I probably won't buy a six pack. This was included in a Folly 12 pack.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 07:54:16 | More by Spikester

dc87

Washington

3.24/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

A - Medium gold, with very thin white head with little lacing. Clear on first pour but cloudy towards the end of the bottle.

S - yeast, booze, bready. Some fruit, vaguely reminiscent of wine, a little banana. Not getting coriander despite the promise it's in there.

T - Similar to the smell. Spices and yeast upfront, followed by a nice biting malt flavour with some banana. A dry aftertaste

M - Thin, light carbonation. Not very exciting

O - A quite pleasant beer, but not one I would rush to drink again. That said, this is the first I have had of this style, so I may revisit later

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 05:43:56 | More by dc87

kshizzle101

Washington

4.11/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 22oz bomber into pint glass

A - clear straw/yellow in color. 2 inch head with decent retention and solid lacing down the sides

S - coriander and other spice heavy up front. slight maltiness but very florally dominated.

T - coriander, floral, good balance of malt and hops underneath but like the smell, very florally dominated.

M - medium bodied, good carb, a little stickiness

Overall - very pleasant to drink. possible room for improvement to allow hops or malts to come forward more. but all in all, a very good beer

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 01:52:20 | More by kshizzle101

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.38/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

New Belgium Trippel has a fairly thin (wide-brim glass), off-white head, and a fizzy, clear, yellow-golden appearance, with a bit of lacing left behind. The aroma is of musty grain and some sweetness. Taste is of coriander spice, sweet bread, water, sugar, and some mild bitterness. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and New Belgium Trippel finishes dry, easy going, and surprisingly refreshing. One just does not pick up a heavy alcohol presence with this beer, although it is there. Overall, this is one of their good ones (because, they do have some bad ones, in my opinion). For $2.99 a bottle, it’s a good value.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 12:42:44 | More by RonaldTheriot

bigmo66

Illinois

2.15/5  rDev -43.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

I've always liked the Fat Tire from this brewery even thought it tastes like dirt. I have also tried a few others and while they were "OK" I don't put them in the same league as other $8-$9 six packs that are available. Store had this Trippel on sale so I decided to try it as I really enjoy this style. Wow, was not expecting this, but to me it tastes like Schlitz Malt Liquor or some of the other corn-squeezins with high ABV. I have had dozens of Belgium Trips and this is not a good rendition whatsoever.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 18:56:29 | More by bigmo66

BucBasil

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from the 12oz bottle into a wide-mouth goblet.

A: The beer is a deep gold color, clear with plenty of carbonation inside. Head is 1.5 fingers, foamy, pure white, and leave a solid layer of foam along the walls of the glass.

S: Nice spicy notes all throughout, with some citrus, yeast, apple, honey, and some pineapple. Good smooth bready note to hold things together.

T: Very smooth and really reminds of a real, solid, Belgian tripel. Has some yeast in there. Fruit profile is pineapple and some light fruits. Herbal note in the middle, along with slight bread. Finishes with a bit of honey and some spice.

If this were a blind test I'm not sure I could differentiate this from some real Belgian tripels. Very nice brew from New Belgium.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 23:48:13 | More by BucBasil

TeamMathis

West Virginia

3.71/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Clear and golden after it settles. Yellowish orange at first pour. Head disappeared instantly.
Smell: Light banana and citrus.
Taste: Light banana, very light citrus, and alcoholic aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Spritsy and bright.

Quite the unusual Tripel. The head is gone instantly, the fruit and floral is quite light, and there is a very clear alcoholic presence in the aftertaste. However, it's a good drink. The taste is quite good. I may or may not get this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 03:16:03 | More by TeamMathis

jjboesen

Maryland

3.85/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

This was my first beer of 2013 (Yeah, I’m just submitting my review now – so I’m late. Big whoop; wanna fight about it?) Appearance-wise, it looks like all other Belgians: massive head, translucent amber body, heavy carbonation and gummy lacing. Enough about that. The nose gets a mild whiff of plum while the palate is plastered with a cloying heft of coriander and scraps of grass and lemon for a rushed finish. There is an airy and crisp mouthfeel that one would normally find in this style.

While I am a fan of New Belgium, we all know that some of the beers can be considered a hit or miss. This falls in the latter category: not bad, but not great; in any case, I’ve had it – no big whoop.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 01:09:38 | More by jjboesen

CardiacNP

Louisiana

3.81/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Trippel a Belgium Style Ale from New Belgium brewery
7.8%abv
A :nice pale golden clear color with and tight white head.

S: Light yeast aroma and mild florals from hops and coriander.

T:Light to moderate carbonation. Taste mild bitterness with spivey banana/coriander flavors with a slight alcohol flavor on the back end

MF: Light to moderate mouth fill, Lightly carbonated.

Overall: A nice mild american brewed Belgium ale

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 02:08:57 | More by CardiacNP

ZethOfTheNorth

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber ($2.99) into a tulip. This is the leadoff hitter in a week of tripels.

A: The requisite hazy gold, but lacking the glorious frothy head characterizing the best of the style. This almost looks flat.

S: Light bubblegum and indistinct sugary sweetness, but nothing cloying. Pleasant, if a little muted. Intensifies as it warms.

T: All the hallmarks are here, but there isn't a lot of taste memory. Maybe a hint of the cilantro and an initial classic tripel taste, but this becomes muddled and indistinct. Not an impactful taste.

M: Thin for the style and less carbonated than this reviewer prefers.

O: A poor man's triple, but one that scratches the itch, especially given the price points of the best of the Belgians.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 13:25:36 | More by ZethOfTheNorth

blackie

Virginia

3.53/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

bomber from Nick's of Clinton

a: the pour produces a bone-white head of average stature, the beer itself a clear, bright golden in color

s: the nose features a combination of bready pale and crisp pils malts, ample enough to provide a clearly sweet note, yeast, a touch of grassy hop and floral coriander - both quite mild, some light esters with a touch of warm pineapple and apricot

m: carbonation bordering moderate-high, body lighter but with a slight sugary weight

t: sugary pale malts bring bready flavors with moderate notes of floral coriander, balanced with clean pils malt, grass, yeast, some esters with hints of apricot, hops provide a moderate, lightly metallic bitter to the crisp finish

o: a pretty plain trippel, but nothing off and with more going for it than you might expect from a 3.99 dollar bomber, drinks well, alcohol warms the stomach a bit but stays out of the way otherwise

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 02:34:43 | More by blackie

PorterLambic

Florida

3.88/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a clear golden yellow with a solid, almost white head which is dense and nearly an inch thick from a fairly aggressive pour into a standard pint glass. Good lace left behind as the head dissipates to a thickish and chunky film.
Smell is malty with solid notes of banana and spices, especially pepper.
Taste is spot on the nose with solid malt, vanilla, banana, spices (pepper & something else) and a hint of hops.
Full bodied, lightly effervescent, smooth with a nice, mellow, lingering fade to the aftertaste. A solid tripel if not a standout.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2013 21:14:16 | More by PorterLambic

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

3.39/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bought as part of a 12 pack variety pack with many other New Belgium beers. Poured from a 12oz bottle into a sniffer glass.

A- Pours a clean light amber/golden with an absolutely wonderful 2 finger white head. It is quite creamy and sticks around a while. Huge carbonation bubble. Terrific lacing. A nice looking beer IMO that has a lot of the characteristics you can expect in a Trippel.

S- Dank yeast, musky, wet closet. Some spice and lots of phenolic notes. There seems to be some clove and citrus here, but you have to dig deep to get it.

T- Upfront bitterness from earthy hops. Followed by spicy flavors. Some coriander and herbal Belgian yeasty notes. Small amount of banana. Fairly smooth. Warm, sweet finish. Quite sweet actually.

M- Light to mid body. Smooth and creamy, but yet still wet feeling. Touch of alcohol in the finish, but pretty well hidden. Lots of carb as expected from this style. Goes down quite easily given the abv.

O- I know i am all over the board here, but it is certainly enough to further my curiosity into this style. I don't love it, but it certainly has me interested to step outside my comfort zone of classic American craft styles. I didn't care for the smell, but the look, taste and feel were all very enjoyable. I tend to be a harsh grader compared to most. And it is a reasonably priced beer at 8% abv.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 03:16:50 | More by Bosoxfan20

JordonHoltzman

New York

3.89/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a snifter, light orange amber color with a thin white head that had bubbles on top that stay.
Smells of spice and floral notes.
Spiciness and Belgian yeast character rule the taste.
Light mouthfeel and well carbonated.
Overall I really like this beer and I am to a big Belgian guy. Very drinkable beer for the high alcohol content.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 01:57:11 | More by JordonHoltzman

BeerWizard

Colorado

4.45/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into a Chimay goblet. Virtually no head, hint of cloudiness, medium-amber liquid with bubbles fizzing up from the bottom of the glass. You can smell the yeast on this thing from like a foot away, and the closer you get, the more floral it gets. Flavor is really nice: sweet, a little spice, and you get the floral and yeast from the nose. Well-hidden alcohol. Mouthfeel is nice too, with good carbonation, slick, and a light shock to the palette from the alcohol in the background. I won't lie to you, this isn't the first time I've had this beer. It's one of my go-to's for a tripel, and probably an easy favorite for me from New Belgium.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 00:12:58 | More by BeerWizard

frankiepop

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

I like, but criticized New Belgium for being a bit shy about pushing the Belgium edges. What makes Belgium beer special is the no holds barred attitude. Anything goes. On this product New Belgium smacks dab right in the middle of what is a good trippel.

Thicker golden beer with a nice white head and that malty sweet tripel aromas rise up with a touch of fruitiness.

Some good maltiness is my first impression with fruity sensations. This is a real live Belgian tripel. No holding back. Fresh. Smooth. starch plantains and faint peach. A breath of alcohol in the finish. The bitterness lingers for a good while into the after taste.

Let's recommend a nice cd by the Japenese renegade Toshimaru Nakamura Aton with Andrea Neumann!

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 05:51:53 | More by frankiepop

Wrigfen

South Carolina

4.43/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

12 once bottle with a recommended date of October 6 2013. Lighter than most Tripels. But for me the taste really suited what I prefer in an amber ale. While not the high alcohol content of your normal Tripels, it is a great beer that can be sipped and savored. A great value for the price. This may not be my top choice in this category of beer it is darn close as it is not as filling if you plan on drinking a few. I did not grasp anything overpowering in a particular flavor or taste. Just a very smooth drinking beer with a little more bang than you think when you see 7.8%. This is my first six pack and I am sure I will be stocking up real soon. I can give a more detailed review then as I am battling a bad cold. I recommend this one highly.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 01:46:28 | More by Wrigfen

bushbeer75

Michigan

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

1pt. 6oz. brown bottle – Best before August 18, 2013

New Belgium Tripple Ale poured a rather clear orange gold with a very bubbly off-white 1-finger head that dissipated quickly to form spotty lacing on the walls of my snifter. The nose is lightly sweet; of light fruit and candy sugar. The flavor is similar to the aroma with yeast and hints of coriander added along with a light banana like flavor finish.

New Belgium Tripple is a good solid triple that is lighter for the style making it quite drinkable. However, it falls short of the “top-shelf” triples. I might add that it is a good value though…

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 16:18:43 | More by bushbeer75

BigBarley

Texas

3.91/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A - Poured hard, yields a finger and a half of white head, that recedes to about a half finger and recedes well. Nice lacing. The beer itself is a bright, clear gold with active yeast sparkling all throughout the body. Very good looking tripel, a surprising clarity.

S - Sweet yeasty smells up front, very bready with a coriander and cinnamon texture. Mild citrus notes, but mainly dominated by a wheaty, sweet yeast character. Very tasty smelling.

T - Bananas, sweet coriander presence, and malted biscuit flavor all up front. Sweeter than sweet, not for someone who isn't prepared for a diabetic coma. It doesn't have the same complexity of some Tripels, but it has all the necessary character. And it's not bad, I just don't feel like I could enjoy this taste far past one serving. Altogether pleasant, just sweet as sugar and hard to handle too much at once.

M - Syrupy, lively, thick. Active carbonation, almost refreshing for the body, but doesn't really gel the same way most Belgian ales do. Great feel, but lacking a very important texture I can't really describe.

O - Enjoyable beer, great representation of the style. I feel like it's missing a certain texture, and I feel like the sweetness murders this beers potential for being an all-day drinker, but it has it's charm.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 12:30:11 | More by BigBarley

JPlo

Maryland

3.74/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Gold color, clear. Diminishing head, but with above avg lacing.

Aroma/Taste: Aroma is sweet and floral. Sweet, floral, biscuity, herbal, spicy. Taste of alcohol in finish. SMooth malts with quite a bitter finish.

Feel: Silky medium body. Finish is average and slightly wet.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 19:36:15 | More by JPlo

Satanic

Texas

1.35/5  rDev -64.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

I like trying all types of beers so I decided to buy a 6 pack of this new beligum trippel. It was without a doubt the most distasteful beer I have ever drank, I would rather have milwaukee's best then this. It has a strong taste of coriander and an alcoholic burn in your stomach from the high alcohol content. I was very highly dissapointed in this beer, so much so I made an account because of all the high ratings it has gotten! It has a floral taste like you are drinking flowers with coriander spice in it, all in all I would never recommend this to anyone! I don't pour it into glasses as I feel it destroys some of the carbonation, so I drank it straight from the bottle- regardless I had to go get another six pack after the first bottle. I do not recommend this to anyone, nor can I imagine why it is even produced and sold at local shops. But if you like your stomach burning and drinking flowers, go for it!

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 00:01:53 | More by Satanic

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

12oz bottle with no date. from the folly pack

look is a amber orange with a small scummy head. smell is light wheat, very light bubblegum, kinda smells like the ymca (faint chlorine, cleaning solution). taste is deep. at first it's cloying, wheat and grass give way to the named coriander, and it finishes like sweet peach incense. the feel is slightly syrupy, cloying only at the beginning.

im not a fan of this style, whatsoever. that being said, this is a flavorful ale with well hidden alcohol. if youre trying to get smashed while drinking good swill, this would be a great choice.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 08:11:48 | More by jimmah120

SportsandJorts

Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Type: 12 oz bottle
Glass: Chalice
Price: ~$9 for a 6-pack
From: Meijer in Ann Arbor

Appearance: darker slightly orangish yellow. Thin foamy white head that faded rather quickly to a lacing on the top and sides

Smell: wheaty, along with small hints of banana, coriander and maybe a few other spices

Taste: like the nose but better. a nice full body of wheat along with banana, coriander, cloves maybe a touch of bitterness at the end

Mouthfeel: fairly light and crisp. a little dry and bitter aftertaste. warming sensation too

Overall: For what it is its quite good. a easy find, low price, delicious and drinkable beer. Also a refreshing american style tripel. I could drink a few of these in a fairly short sitting, which is great for a beer around 8%. Definitely a beer that is worth a try if you haven't had it before.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 22:08:04 | More by SportsandJorts

khensley

Washington

4.53/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sneaky beer. A sipper for sure. Had it a football party with some friends. We are home brewers, and very critical. Amazing smell, earthy, gardenlike, like I just watered my lawn in the July morning. Looks like a typical straw colored lager, but with a bit more pool of foam atop the glass with legs of lace. Taste is slow to hit, until it hits the middle of tongue and I'm hit with banana and a rinse of rye bread. The taste lingers forever, and then transforms' to light bitter apple. I do not notice the peppery flavor others notice at all, but I don't mind. Sipped like a fine bourbon is the best way to experience it. Not a session beer, it is so sneaky. One of the best beers I can find in my neck of the woods!

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 06:19:24 | More by khensley

SometimesIfart

Michigan

3.91/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A - Pours a clear gold with a finger and a half worth of white head. Left no lacing.

S - Hay, bubblegum, pepper. Mostly bubblegum.

T - Basically the same as the nose. Predominantly bubblegum, slight pepper, quite good as very easy drinking.

M - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Quite spicy as well.

O - Overall, surprise. I bought this as a palate washer and it was pretty good for a buck fifty a bottle. Good for a trippel, and very sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 05:52:17 | More by SometimesIfart