River Horse Tripel Horse - River Horse Brewing Co.

flagmantho

Washington

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

Poured from 12oz bottle into my Unibroue tulip.

Appearance: dark brown-orange with tons of haze. Head is practically nothing, which is unfortunate. The color indicates that this is going to be a big malty tripel, rather than a light fruity tripel. Let's find out!

Smell: big malty it is! Sweet, nicely malty aroma, although not particularly strong or complex. This is a great base, a great starting point, but it really needs some more character to go over the top.

Taste: quite nice. The label says this brew is made with nutmeg and coriander, which I find complement the malt-forward character of this beer quite well. There's also a tiny hint of tartness (a flaw? who knows) and a little alcohol bite (which punches below its weight, considering the 10% heft of this brew). I like it; it could function well as a winter warmer, too.

Mouthfeel: pretty thick body with a decent but unspectacular creaminess. The body and alcohol provide some texture, but better carbonation would do this beer absolute wonders.

Overall: this beer is far from perfect, but I find the spicing welcoming. Summer is turning into fall here, so maybe the clouds and drizzle are making me appreciate it more. In any case, this is a tripel I'd have again.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2011 15:15:18 | More by flagmantho

civicm87

New York

4/5  rDev +8.1%

05-15-2013 23:08:03 | More by civicm87

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

05-15-2013 17:08:08 | More by twenty5

Bustersuess

New York

3/5  rDev -18.9%

05-14-2013 18:34:43 | More by Bustersuess

vfgccp

New York

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

05-11-2013 01:12:08 | More by vfgccp

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -18.9%

05-04-2013 22:07:03 | More by DIPAFAN

YieldToNothing

New York

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

04-08-2013 03:55:27 | More by YieldToNothing

BrianScottK

New York

3.99/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Smells of brown sugar and bananas. Sweet and malty on the fore with no lingering kick from the high ABV. Silky smooth mouth-feel. Loved my first experience with Tripel Horse, but will have to try it again to dive in a little deeper.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 19:16:52 | More by BrianScottK

YeastEnthusiast

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

03-31-2013 23:33:04 | More by YeastEnthusiast

Kuromaru

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

03-28-2013 18:27:19 | More by Kuromaru

brheuer

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

03-24-2013 21:50:23 | More by brheuer

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

03-20-2013 23:38:48 | More by bluerabbit

Goobastic

New York

4/5  rDev +8.1%

03-16-2013 00:53:01 | More by Goobastic

beans923

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

03-02-2013 02:19:26 | More by beans923

CHILLINDYLAN

Washington

3.79/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Picked up from the brewery during a trip to NJ.

Hazy unfiltered apricot. Nice white fluffy head. Not much staying power. Small wet driplets of lace fall back into the glass.

Lightly floral and sweet. Fruity banana and other yeast esters. Corriander, lemon, clove. Light toastiness, wheat and pilsner malt.

Sweet light lemony wheat and pilsen. medium corriander. light floral bitterness. fruity yeast esters, banana and clove dominate, phenols. Little booze kick.

Medium body. decent carbonation. light stickiness.

Tasty and strong American-style version of a tripel that isn't quite a tripel. But its still a decent brew.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2013 00:50:46 | More by CHILLINDYLAN

JMS1512

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

02-22-2013 13:56:12 | More by JMS1512

Durge

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

02-17-2013 06:36:01 | More by Durge

GFD400

New York

3/5  rDev -18.9%

02-15-2013 23:30:30 | More by GFD400

rcmcderm

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

02-14-2013 07:30:35 | More by rcmcderm

Snarf103

4.5/5  rDev +21.6%

02-12-2013 04:42:08 | More by Snarf103

BeerlyLegal

California

2.71/5  rDev -26.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Serving-bottle

Citrusy orange/tangerine taste and smell and dry like a cheap champagne.

More along the lines of a Lager than a Belgium. A Tripel seriously?

"Brewed with spices" but hardly tastes like it ~ hardly worth explaining let alone trying or even finishing

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 00:43:11 | More by BeerlyLegal

Huffs

New York

2.86/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass and little head developed. Came and went fast, no lacing (10%ABV). Appearance is cloudy and dark yellow to orange in color. Aroma has some grain and citrus notes, not very potent aroma. Taste was gummy with citrus notes (orange). Also a taste of alcohol. Mouthfeel is heavy, but not creamy, just heavy. Aftertaste of alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 01:12:28 | More by Huffs

TKepiro

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

02-05-2013 10:35:54 | More by TKepiro

PaulMcQ

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

02-01-2013 02:25:23 | More by PaulMcQ

dbattey

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

01-19-2013 22:16:10 | More by dbattey