River Horse Tripel Horse - River Horse Brewing Co.

horndecker

New Jersey

3.38/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Golden orange, nice color, but no head to speak of. There's carbonation, but nothing foamy, no lace, no icing.

The nose is tangy, grapefruit and tangerines. The alcohol is apparent and lends a spiritous edge to it. The mild hops have a floral bent but also seem a bit medicinal.

The taste is all intense sweet fruit (apricots?), with no room for anything else, kinda one dimensional. This, along with a syrupy, fizz-less mouthfeel makes for an uninteresting and cloying experience.

No go.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2005 22:53:50 | More by horndecker

John_Crozier

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

05-22-2013 20:16:34 | More by John_Crozier

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

05-22-2013 16:24:47 | More by InspectorBob

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