Description: The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 8.0-12.0%   [ ? ]  View the Most Popular: Tripel

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	Name	Brewery	ABV%	rAvg	Revs
	La Fin Du Monde	Unibroue	9.00	4.34	5375
	Golden Monkey	Victory Brewing Company	9.50	3.7	2880
	Chimay Tripel (White)	Bières de Chimay S.A.	8.00	4.13	2586
	Westmalle Trappist Tripel	Brouwerij Westmalle	9.50	4.31	2454
	Tripel Karmeliet	Brouwerij Bosteels	8.40	4.27	1942
	St. Bernardus Tripel	Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV	8.00	4.25	1774
	Trippel Belgian Style Ale	New Belgium Brewing	7.80	3.82	1577
	Allagash Curieux (Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel)	Allagash Brewing Company	11.00	4.28	1544
	Allagash Tripel Ale	Allagash Brewing Company	9.00	4.16	1390
	Merry Monks' Ale	Weyerbacher Brewing Co.	9.30	3.85	1153
	Maredsous 10 - Triple	Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV	10.00	3.9	988
	Long Strange Tripel	Boulevard Brewing Co.	9.20	4.12	721
	Corsendonk Agnus / Abbey Pale Ale	Brouwerij Corsendonk	7.50	3.97	617
	La Trappe Tripel (Koningshoeven / Dominus)	Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.	8.00	3.92	568
	Trade Winds Tripel	The Bruery	8.10	3.95	553
	De Dolle Dulle Teve (Mad Bitch)	Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers	10.00	4.16	548
	Gouden Carolus Tripel	Brouwerij Het Anker	9.00	4.13	538
	Samuel Adams New World Tripel (Barrel Room Collection)	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	10.00	3.93	512
	Bell's Sparkling Ale	Bell's Brewery, Inc.	9.00	3.82	490
	Trappist Achel 8° Blond	Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse	8.00	4.03	473
	Brother David's Triple Abbey Style Ale	Anderson Valley Brewing Company	10.00	3.44	466
	Damnation Batch 23 (Oak Aged)	Russian River Brewing Company	11.00	4.28	462
	Affligem Tripel	Brouwerij De Smedt / Brouwerij Affligem	9.50	3.98	457
	Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale	Dark Horse Brewing Company	9.50	3.66	456
	Augustijn Ale	Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.	8.00	3.87	441
	Bornem Triple	Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.	9.00	3.6	427
	Exit 4	Flying Fish Brewing Company	9.50	3.82	404
	Green Flash Trippel	Green Flash Brewing Co.	9.70	3.73	402
	Stoudt's Triple (Belgian Abbey-Style Ale)	Stoudts Brewing Co.	9.00	3.7	382
	St. Feuillien Triple	Brasserie St. Feuillien	8.50	3.99	352
	River Horse Tripel Horse	River Horse Brewing Co.	10.00	3.7	339
	Fluffy White Rabbits	Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project	8.50	4.07	329
	Eau Benite	Unibroue	7.70	4.02	328
	Watou Tripel	Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV	7.50	4.06	321
	New Holland Black Tulip Trippel Ale	New Holland Brewing Company	9.00	3.85	308
	Golden Delicious	Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.	12.00	3.93	308
	Devil's Backbone	Real Ale Brewing Company	8.10	3.83	292
	Val-Dieu Triple	Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu	9.00	4.12	290
	Dragonmead Final Absolution Trippel	Dragonmead Microbrewery	8.50	4.03	282
	Petrus Gouden Tripel	Brouwerij Bavik	7.50	3.69	281
	Xtra Gold Tripel	Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.	10.00	4.08	272
	Abbey Triple	Sprecher Brewing Company	8.41	3.56	261
	De Ranke Guldenberg	Brouwerij De Ranke	8.50	4.04	259
	The Tide And Its Takers	Anchorage Brewing Company	9.00	4.17	249
	Urthel Hibernus Quentum	De Leyerth Brouwerijen (Urthel)	9.00	4.06	233
	Kasteel Triple	Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.	11.00	3.81	229
	Orabelle	Great Divide Brewing Company	8.30	3.88	222
	Tallgrass Velvet Rooster	Tallgrass Brewing Company	8.50	3.8	211
	La Rullés Triple (Bière De Gaume)	Brasserie Artisanale De Rullés SPRL	8.40	4.04	195
	Avery Anniversary Ale - Nineteen	Avery Brewing Company	8.23	3.83	186
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