Vicaris Tripel Gueuze - Brouwerij Dilewyns

emerge077

Illinois

3.7/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

After trying Vicardin I was skeptical about a new "tripel gueuze" blend, but this one is a definite improvement.

Saturated golden orange pour, lacy collar of white foam in the glass, a sizable head of foam when poured or swirled.

A bit of dusty candy sweetness in the aroma, slight lambic funkiness, wet hay from Brett yeast.

Pleasantly tart upfront, lemon and vanilla descending into the clove and esters of the base tripel. Finishes dry and thankfully not sweet and boozy like many tripels. Somewhat creamy and zesty feel, moderate carbonation. Still the flavor leaves something to be desired, though the blend is a unique one. Worth trying if the idea appeals to you.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 03:15:42 | More by emerge077

BelgianBeerPope

Belgium

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-21-2013 11:33:35 | More by BelgianBeerPope

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Vicaris Triple Gueuze

LOOK: Golden yellow, with a white head and spotty lacing.

SMELL: Sour smelling beer with some grainy malt and candy sugar.

TASTE: Funky sour, fairly strong and farmhouse like. Notes of lemon rind and wheat. Some soft alcohol works well with a very dry oak. More like a Gueuze than a tripel, which is encouraged.

FEEL: Medium bodied, crisp carbonation, bone dry finish full of oaky tannins.

OVERALL: This is a quality offering. The sour is good and the flavor is long lasting. A pretty good blend of a Gueuze and a triplel.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 21:32:19 | More by Stinkypuss

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-20-2013 04:38:11 | More by Kmat10

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml bottle poured into a Unibroue chalice.

A: Dull, hazy golden color. Three fingers of rocky white head retain nicely. Scraggly and spotty lacing.

S: Soft grainy scent. Green apple skin tartness. Slight must. Doughy. Peppery spice and clove become more predominant as it warms.

T: Acidic sour tastes. Strong lemon. Green apple. Musty. The sour kick softens and subsides as the tripel part of the blend begins to take over. Lots of pear. Pepper and clove phenols. Yeasty. Doughy malt base. Pineapple and tropical esters. The finish is a bit dull and faintly sour with fading tastes of yeast and phenol spice.

M: Medium bodied. Full and very chewy. Moderate scrubbing carbonation. Great texture.

O: More innovation on the Belgian front results in an interesting blend. Nicely drinkable and refreshing. I'm really digging the mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 20:36:39 | More by ryan1788a5

DRBiser

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

04-25-2013 13:21:27 | More by DRBiser

Muhly

Alberta (Canada)

4.06/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 33 cl bottle into a snifter. Best before date of may 2015.

A-deep gold wih yellow highlights. Pours with a ton of white foamy head. Retention isn't spectacular, but skiff sticks around while drinking it down. Lacing is nice and creates jagged lines on the side of the glass.

S-light malts with fruity apple and raisin. A touch of Belgian yeast funk is present.

T-mildly bread-like flavours give way to sweet apples and other fruit esters. Just a suggestion of tart sourness finishes the quaff.

M-effervescent with a goodly amount of carbonation. A medium body.

O-a very good tripel with a touch of added sourness from the gueuze. Probably won't satisfy someone looking for a true sour beer, but it is certainly satisfying in its own right. There are probably better tripels out there for less money, so this may be a one time thing for me.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 01:13:28 | More by Muhly

Peyton5410

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-14-2013 01:35:00 | More by Peyton5410

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -19.1%

04-11-2013 01:08:42 | More by Atomicskis5

ArrogantB

Colorado

3.9/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

When I first saw this I thought "Their tripel must not have been very good if they had to cut it with Girardin. Why buy this when I can just buy the Girardin?" Then I heard it was good and I was intrigued so I plopped down the $16 for a bottle. Golden color with a very creamy head. Aroma is muted gueuze instantly and then a bit of sweetness. It was musty and right away I was expecting good things. Flavor was this weird melange of gueuze and tripel. I'd taste a hint of sour and funk and then a sweet tripel like flavor, dry finish, creamy mouth feel. Overall a very intriguing yet odd beer. I would not buy this again but for a gueuze fan its worth a single bottle. If I were Vicaris I would also make note that the beer contains Girardin gueuze on the label, that is a great selling point.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 18:30:25 | More by ArrogantB

unclekeith

Alaska

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

03-14-2013 16:32:25 | More by unclekeith

sweemzander

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-10-2013 16:54:50 | More by sweemzander

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +21.3%

03-08-2013 09:27:46 | More by schnarr84

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-01-2013 18:42:02 | More by duceswild

marlinsfan4

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

03-01-2013 04:06:02 | More by marlinsfan4

thegerm87

Connecticut

1.75/5  rDev -52.8%

02-27-2013 13:26:54 | More by thegerm87

JoanS

California

3/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Again, looking for a wonderful Belgium tripel or quad experience and I was disappointed. The beertenders don't really post descriptions of the beers on their hi-tech display board--maybe everyone already knows the characteristics before they walk in. I wish I had researched it more before ordering.

The beer was cloudy and colored like a Hefeweizen, smooth but no body.
Very fruity and light tasting.
It was drinkable but not memorable.

I don't think I'll try this one again unless I want something very light in flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2013 07:39:13 | More by JoanS

51mmz0rz

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +7.8%

02-15-2013 04:25:58 | More by 51mmz0rz

claytong

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-13-2013 05:16:25 | More by claytong

3SH33TS

California

4/5  rDev +7.8%

01-27-2013 23:03:05 | More by 3SH33TS

GreenMountainBoy

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

01-27-2013 02:29:02 | More by GreenMountainBoy

MattSweatshirt

Texas

3.65/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A surprise pour at a bottle shop in Brussels.

Clear golden with a humongous white head that leaves some great lacing.
The aroma of the this is a nice mix of the two styles. A very fruity nose. Apple and hay. Sweet. It tastes a little tart. It is light bodied and carbonated. Seems a little thin.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 00:07:22 | More by MattSweatshirt

GRUUMSH

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

01-17-2013 06:32:44 | More by GRUUMSH

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

330ml stubby bottle, my first (I think) blend of these two particular styles.

This beer pours a hazy medium golden straw colour, with three fingers of puffy, thinly foamy off-white head, which leaves some impressively original basalt column lace around the glass as it duly recedes.

It smells of sour, acidic apple and cherry must, grainy, semi-sweet pale malt, a bit of candy sugar, softly funky yeast, and some mild earthy hops. The taste is moderated, tart blended table fruit, more sweet grainy malt, a further weakened wild funkiness, a bit of astringent wood fibre, and some grassy, alfalfa-like notes.

The carbonation is a bit heavy on the frothy and prickly side, the body just on the low side of medium weight, and equitably smooth. It finishes seemingly on the sweet side, that tripel sugary character quickly tempered by some waning tart apple and pear fruitiness, and attendant musty, funky yeast.

A clear mixing of the most obvious elements of these two styles. I believe that the whole is better than the sum of the parts here, as the tripel's sugary essence is softened by the tart funkiness of the gueuze. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 23:54:38 | More by biboergosum

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Blonde and hazy with some honey tones. Rich head laces down the sample glass.

Tart apple and barnyard funk with orange and clove esters. Definitely more of a tripel nose, but with some funkiness. Missing that fat breadiness and booze one would come to expect.

Great tart lambic flavor that outweighs the breadth of a tripel. Lemon rind, orange rind, lactic tartness, mildewy funk, plantain, cider vinegar, and clove spiciness. Finishes more like a tripel, but it's upfront tart and crisp. Apple-y as it warms. Awesome hybrid ale.

Light-medium body and light-medium carbonation. Great puckery feel without it really feeling sour.

Beer #1 of 3 in the Sour Tower Takeover tasting. Not the most boisterous base tripel to use for this blend, but that's probably a good thing.

Serving type: on-tap

12-28-2012 05:12:31 | More by thecheapies