Samuel Adams New World Tripel (Barrel Room Collection) - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Haybeerman

Colorado

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Straw gold color. Poured a 2 finger white head that dissipated to an even skim. Lacing sheeted down the glass.

S: Sweet malts and light-colored fruits. Citrus and yeast esters. Light spices.

T: Sweet malt and light-colored fruits, tropical fruits and bananas. Warm alcohol and yeast esters. Peppery bitter spice.

M: Medium body. High carbonationouth. Drym warm finish with lingering friut flavors.

D: Disguised ABV fairly well. Full and fruity.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2010 16:13:27 | More by Haybeerman

selecter70

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A nice grey wet wintry day easy sipper that warms but would be a bit tacky on a warmer day. The pour is a hazy orange brown but not too heavy looking, leading to a thin soon-to-dissipate white head and a wee bit of lace. The aroma is full of fruity spice and candy, and the taste lives up to this with cloves, banana a bit of citrus hop, funky yeast and sad to say, a hit of orange Ssips drink. A bit sweet but as a sipper, nice, although it could be easy to drink more quickly, withs its clean body and bubbly carbonation. It is restrained by a nice creamy quality however. I look forward to the next, hopefully a bit less sweet batch.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2010 20:44:00 | More by selecter70

Liverpool08

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy bright orange with a nice white head that thins out but leaves nice lacing thruout. Aroma is a nice funky combo of spice, banana, cloves, pears. Follows with a nice flavor of spice, pears, candied fruit and that nice Belgian yeasty funk. It also has a hidden something in the aftertaste. I think it might be the oak, but its not really very strong. It just makes it a little different than most Tripels.
The mouthfeel is very nice and creamy, a little too carbonated. The alchohol is very well hidden so watch out as this one could creep up on you as its a very easy drinker.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2010 01:18:09 | More by Liverpool08

number1bum

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Many thanks to krisandajt for bringing this back from Boston for me on his trip to EBF. Poured out of an extremely goofy shaped bottle, it's a very murky looking musty golden color, not a terribly attractive one frankly, with a creamy inch and a half of ivory head. Head keeps quite well, with a bubbly but full lace and some nice webbing on the sides.

Smell is very fruity, with some nice candi sugar sweetness as well. It's a somewhat boozy nose, with just a hint of oak as it warms. Good amount of spicing too, with some black pepper in particular.

Taste has a nice sweetness to it, with some candi sugar and maybe some honey too. Not quite as fruity as the nose although there is some very sweet apple and pear. Oak character is subtle as it was on the nose. Yeast character is also pretty modest. This is, however, very spicy, with lots of black pepper in particular, especially in the finish where it lingers on the palate. There is some alcohol evident but it's not hot or bothersome, and I wouldn't really call this boozy. It's actually quite smooth.

Mouhtfeel is very creamy and smooth. It's full bodied and really smooth. Carbonation is on the light side which amplifies the creamy feel. Very nice.

This is quite good and very drinkable for a barrel aged tripel. It's not the most complex tripel out there, and the oak is very subtle, but they did a really nice job making this a very drinkable, flavorful beer. Nice job BBC.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2010 03:02:11 | More by number1bum

palphen

New Hampshire

4.22/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a tulip glass.
Served at Sunset Grill and Tap.

Slight haze, thin lacey head. Good color.
Served a bit too cold. Once the beer warmed a bit the flavors came through. Sweet malty taste, hints of banana. Hides the alcohol pretty well, but does pack a potent punch.

I would def have this one again.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2010 18:28:18 | More by palphen

Pittsburgh

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This is a very complex beer. I took it out of the fridge at 7pm, let is sit for a while, maybe like a half hour or 45 minutes, and the beer was still cold right up until the last sip. Heavy carbonation, again, lasting the entire 2 glasses this was poured into, pretty impressive.

From a quality standpoint, I loved this beer. It was just a little too fruity and sweet for my taste. If you like that sort of thing, this is the beer for you.

Great color, body, pour, and taste you want from a beer in this price range, I just need them to make a nice dark brown ale and I'd be rating this higher.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2010 02:32:33 | More by Pittsburgh

taez555

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

#0050

This beer pours an opaque orange body with a fluffy white head. It's a bright brownish/orange that's so cloudy you can't see through to the other site. Very nice though.

Nose is very present with a mix of yeast, wheat, tropical and ripe fruit, and mixture of some mild spices. Very traditional triple meets belgian golden smell. At first smell you'd be hard pressed to know this wasn't a real Belgian.

Taste is medium to full bodied with a big natural carbonation. Very wheaty and yeasty with a lot of strong citrus and astringent cleaner flavors. Very strong alcohol that takes over pretty quickly. Lots of spice, yet it's not so much a spice flavor as it is more of earthy bitter hop flavor. Hops are definitely part of this beer and give it a nice backbone. There's a slight funk and sourness that almost give it a saison type flavor. Ends with an odd lingering numbing flavor..

Ok Samuel Adams, I've tried all three of you're Barrel Room beers ($36 later) and this is hands down the best of the three. Not completely a true triple, but pretty damn close. I'm sorry I bad mouthed the Kriek and only ok'd the Red. This is excellent.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2010 00:00:17 | More by taez555

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.63/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Impressive tight-bubbled head that leaves extensive lace. Very cloudy with a orange-gold color--it glows in front of a bright light.

Lots of wheat and wild grains in the aroma. Very little Belgian yeast aroma, surprisingly. Blindfolded, I would think Wit.

Similar tastes to the smell, except for a notable alcohol presence. This is deceptively potent. Lots of carbonation with a moderate body--makes it seem thinner than it is truly is. The aftertaste is slightly sour with more of the distinctive wheat.

This could be describe as an extreme Wit. It does not remind me of a Tripel, which is far more malty and sweet.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2010 23:55:38 | More by smcolw

riored4v

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Reviewed 2/12/10

Poured into a tulip. Hazy, straw colored body. White, 2 finger head that faded to a thin layer.

Smell was sweet, malty accompanied by fruity/estery aromas. Some hints of spice. Very hefe-like.

Taste was sweet maltiness. Fruity on the tropical side with stronger hints of banana. Warm fermentation type esters. Some hints of spice as well.

Mouthfeel was highly carbonated, medium body w/ a dry finish that had some lingering stickiness.

Drinkability had no signs of ABV. Good drinkability and fully of fruity, pleasant flavors.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2010 03:24:50 | More by riored4v

albern

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had heretofore lost faith in SA, but alas they make a beer that is very good. Hands down, this is the best SA I've had thus far. This is a really nice, smooth, clean, and refreshing Belgian Tripel. The 10% ABV is about as well hidden as you'll find. It lacks some of the punch of the more genuine product, but this is eminently drinkable. It pours a slighlty cloudy pale golden color with plenty of carbonation, and nice thick frothy head that laces very nicely. The head retention is very good. The nose is Belgian candied sugars, a nice yeastiness, plenty of clove, coriander, sweet malt, and florals. This is a very nice Belgian aroma. Nothing overly pungent, but very respectable.

The taste is very nice. There is a clean feel to the beer. It doesn't have the prickly mouthfeel, or the syrupy heaviness and full bodied-ness of a more typical Belgian. It is decidedly lighter. There is plenty of sweet malts, candied sugars, clove and florals in the beer. There isn't much in the way of spices or a strong coriander and star anise flavor, but it is a solid beer. The aftertaste is very smooth and light. The 10% ABV is extremely deceiving although some warming booziness does emerge as things settle. This is worth seeking out. L'Chaim.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2010 23:15:12 | More by albern

phantomwyse

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a slightly cloudy light honey-lemon color with a dense, frothy, pure white head of about two fingers. Light lacing.

S: Room filling aroma, a dry yeast presence. Light fruits, apples, lemon, tropical citrus, maybe even some papaya.

T: Apple, pear, touch of lemon, dry hay, tea biscuits. The taste isn't entirely complex, but it is rather flavorful and not in the least boring. Leaves a nice tart funk at the end.

M: Crisp, slightly viscous, medium to light bodied.

D: Not bad, Sam, not bad.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2010 01:30:57 | More by phantomwyse

jneiswender

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured out of a special edition bottle into a Belgian Tulip glass.

A-golden body with a marshmallow sponge head.

S-spice, cotton candy, passion fruit

T-cloves, cotton candy and some bubblegum flavor.

M-light, well carbonated.

D-not a bad beer. Not a bad amount of complexity. Well crafted and good representation of the style. I would drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 18:50:52 | More by jneiswender

bilyboy65

Colorado

4.08/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: A little cloudy with a slight white head. The head dissipates quickly and leaves no trace on the glass.

S: Spices, fruits, oak and malty yeast nose. Smells like Kiwi/coconut a mix of spices i wish i could decipher. Oak, malt and yeast mix to make a nice crust to finish off the nose.

T: Almost perfect. A slight alcohol taste pulls away from the mix of flavors. Deep oak flavor with a heavy yeast flavor. That mixed with the spices and fruits make this a great tasting beer.

M: A full bodied beer with a little bit of carbonation.

D: A very easy beer to drink. Bottle was gone before i finished this review.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2010 00:53:44 | More by bilyboy65

aquatonex

New York

3.43/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a pleasant semi-cloudy honey color with a thin lacing, lightly carbonated. It maintains an island of foam in the middle as many tripels do. Nose is rather light, a bit astringency feeds in but not much else. Taste is light but good, light malty sweets with a backdrop of alcohols that isn't too prevalent but enough to know you're drinking a rather high octane beer. Goes down easy, not much lingering except for a little bit of yeastiness. Overall, a good tripel option if you're going for tripel but don't want it to be as heavy.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2010 01:20:33 | More by aquatonex

kingcrowing

Vermont

3.48/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

750ml corked & caged bottle poured into an 8oz tulip.

Pours a crisp sparkling light golden color with a big fluffy whit head. Nose is very spicy with a log of belgian character and a hint of booze.

This tastes a heck of a lot like La Fin Du Monde, It's got that Belgian yeastiness that Unibroue has in their beers, with a bit of an alcoholic burn. Mouthfeel is big and full due to high carbonation, reminiscent of Westmalle Tripel. It's a decent beer, so far I like the Stoney Brook Red more.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2009 23:33:52 | More by kingcrowing

hwck40

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bought this beer at Atlas Liquors, I little pricey but I wanted something special for the holidays.

When I first poured it I looked as if it would be just another ale but it had a very foamy head with hints of fruit.

10 percent alcohol was not as strong as it could have been but was covered up nicely with its rich taste.

Tastes similar to Allegash triple ale.

If it were in the five dollar range I would most likely continue to buy it occasionally.

I would give it a B overall,

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2009 18:56:17 | More by hwck40

Ineedabeerhere

Connecticut

3.13/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Jlindros for the chance to try these. Split with a few friends the other night.

Pours a hazy orange-amber color with a small white head. Excellent retention and lacing. What else would you expect from a Sam Adams beer?

Smells faintly of fruits - wild berries probably. Estery yeast presence and light floral notes. Nothing really aggressive or outstanding here, but alcohol is noticeable. Sugary fruits in the taste with some booze. Yeast character is substantial lending some spiciness and peppercorn. Sweet overall, but yet again, fairly conservative.

Carbonation levels seem a bit high to me, But this helps with the alcohol presence. Medium bodied and somewhat coating mouthfeel. Not extremely drinkable for 10%, but tolerable.

This is a solid effort in the first of a real limited edition series for Sam Adams. It is clearly a conservative offering, aiming to appeal to more wide audiences while still exploring a new territory. Although I am not a giant fan of this style, I still find this brew to be lacking an assertiveness that would incite me to purchase it again. Still, I am glad to have had the chance to try it.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2009 00:17:53 | More by Ineedabeerhere

wenkalman

Massachusetts

2.93/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a bottle into a standard pint glass, temperature at consumption was the recommended 50 degrees.

Appearance - Poured a golden color with a nice white head that settled quickly leaving good, lasting lacing.

Smell - Strong spice notes with a hint of fruit.

Taste - Strong spice taste upon initial taste, with a flat ending. Seems to be missing something at the end. Also has a lot of apple, almost cidery taste. I don't really taste the oak which is disappointing since this is a "barrel series" beer. The alcohol content is well hidden behind the fruit and spice taste.

Mouthfeel - High carbonation makes it tingly in the mouth, which is nice since it is a more fruity beer.

Drinkability - This is not a beer I would want to drink a lot of. For me, its apply taste is too sweet and strong. A hoppy end would have been nice to counter the sweetness. Being a fan of Belgian Tripels, it is good; but their are others that are better.

Its not bad, but I wouldn't recommend it unless it was to someone like me, who is looking to try all types of different beers.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2009 21:34:39 | More by wenkalman

McDiddyPop

Florida

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Received via trade from Shaggy9356. Thanks, Matt! Poured into a Chimay goblet and shared after Thanksgiving dinner.

New World Tripel pours a bright golden color with light yellow/orange tones. Perfect clarity with a fizzy one-finger head that recedes to a thin cap with some spotty lacing.

The smell is very fruity. Some nice pear and apple aromas come through, with just a hint of the barrel. A bit peppery, with a pleasant sweetness from the alcohol. No phenolic burn, which is nice in such a light beer with such a high ABV.

Tastes nice and delicate. Nice fruity esters from the Belgian yeast. A bit of the apple and pear come through again with some spicy notes and a touch of oak. Very dry in the finish.

The mouthfeel is nice and crisp with a drying finish that makes this beer extremely drinkable. The 10% ABV is nowhere to be found. I am very glad to have the other SABRC beers to try, because this one was quite a treat.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2009 00:53:52 | More by McDiddyPop

jamie2dope

Massachusetts

2.83/5  rDev -28%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Grabbed a bottle of this for the pre Thanksgiving onslaught of drinking. Poured in to a Duvel glass, New World Tripel is a mildly hazy orange color, with a very large three fingers of white heading. Head fades quickly enough. From the smell I detect some dry champagne qualities, some hops, a dusty, cellar like presence, and a tiny hint of fruit. Taste is again, dry, with some pear and apple skin in the finish. Taste can be somewhat soapy at times, but leaves a pretty tasty aftertaste. Body is about medium, and right on target for the style as far as carbonation goes. This beer scores some extra points for the way in which the alcohol is hidden. You really cannot taste that ten percent, though you can feel it after a few pulls. Overall I am a little disappointed considering this came from their barrel room. There is nothing off putting about it, I just find it a little bit boring. It is well balanced, but nothing really jumps out at me that would make me buy it again. Cheers to Sam Adams for this series, but I cannot give this beer a recommendation.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2009 00:27:35 | More by jamie2dope

PBoegel

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle poured into sam adams imperial series snifter. Straw golden with orange highlights, pours with a thick cream white head.

Aromas are pineapple, peach and mango. Very little in the way of heavy oak, very faint woody notes. Vanilla, orange and light tangerine as it warms. Nice peppery and floral notes from the belgian yeast.

Flavor profile is heavily tropical fruit and white rum. Pineapple, bananna, clove, with hints of maple and rose. The alcohol character provides the bulk of the drying sensation in the palate with finishing notes od honey suckle and jasmine.

The mouthfeel is medium lite with a dry finish, no astringency very clean and smooth.

Extremely drinkable and balanced, an absolute homerun from SA.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2009 03:43:37 | More by PBoegel

argock

Virginia

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 24oz brown bomber into a clear glass tumbler. No freshness date. Purchased at Samuel Adams Brewery (Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA) for $9.99.

A: Soft hazy golden-blonde with fizzy short 1-finger ivory head with below-average retention but nice lacing.

S: Strong in apple, pear, and orange blossom esters with accents of pepper and honey. The alcohol is cherry-like and prominent. Hops are lightly herbal but not much else.

T: The malting of this brew is significant and robust. Crisp light fruit flavors including apple and pear merge with a dash of pepper and some herbal, spiced hops. The alcohol lends a cherry/berry sweetness that is pleasant but is pretty boozy. There are some light vanilla tones also. All in all, very flavorful tripel from SA.

M: The prodigious malting delivers a huge, big-bodied feel. Carbonation is relatively low but adequate and the aftertaste is mildly alcoholic but otherwise filled with light fruitiness and zesty hops.

D: The lush mouthfeel and crisp fruit flavors produce a big beer with good approachability. I think it will be even better in 2-3 years with some age to even out the alcoholic qualities. I didn't have big expectations for this brew -- but maybe I should have.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2009 19:13:57 | More by argock

JimmieFrisbee

Rhode Island

4.75/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Bottle purchased today from the Samuel Adams brewery in Boston. Served somewhat chilled in my Sam Adams perfect pint glass. Bottle #2889.

Body is a nice golden-yellow. A little bit foggy, but almost clear. Some bubbles rise to the top. Head is perfectly white, big but airy, dissipates rather quickly.

Smells of sweet fruit, maybe pineapple; a little bit of "spice" that is typically given from the Belgian yeast stains; and just a bit of alcohol gently coming through. The aroma is strong enough that it could be smelled the moment it was poured into the glass, but it has a lightness or delicateness to it as well. Very nice.

Sweetness hits first up-front, not overly hard, but just a nice passing pleasantness. The 'spiciness' interrupts the sweetness -- that is, it doesn't wait until the sweetness leaves before joining in. It doesn't muscle the sweet away, they are actually pretty harmonious together. Finishes with just a slight warmth from the alcohol that gently brushes over the palate. The more I drink it, the less I get that warming sensation from the alcohol. Just a little sweetness lingers on the tongue. Everything is in such balance. Wonderful.

Body is moderate to light. Carbonation is on the low side, but probably moderate for style. Definitely feels like an easy-sipper. Drinkability is outstanding, as well. Could probably finish the bottle myself given a reasonable amount of time, as long as I had nowhere to drive.

Oh, brave new world with such beer in it!!! Would go back for more, easily. I'm no expert on this style, but this beer was absolutely outstanding for me. Probably the best I've had of its kind, I really can't say what I would want improved upon it.

If you can get your hands on a bottle, I recommend it.
Strongly.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2009 00:42:16 | More by JimmieFrisbee