Tripel Karmeliet

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Belgium
ABV: 8.4%
Serving Type: On Tap @ BXL Cafe

Look: 9.5
Bright golden/orange color, cloudy, fluffy white head with very good retention & lacing

Smell: 9
Sweet malt, honey, orange, spices

Taste: 9
Up Front: Malt forward, honey. Finish: Citrus, spices

Mouthfeel: 9.5
Medium body & effervescent

Drinkability: 9.5
Super quaffaliscious

Overall Score: 9.3

Value: 7.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $9.00

Overall Impression:
It was my 3rd beer of the night, and my favorite of the three. I had 3 of them - YUMMY!!!!

Chimay Cinq Cents

Reviewed By: Herr Rick & Herr Mike
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Serving Type: 11.2 oz Bottle


Look: 9.5
Bright golden/orange color, cloudy, fluffy white head with uber good retention & lacing

Smell: 9
Banana, clove, sweet malt, bubblegum, black pepper


Taste: 9
Up Front: Apple, malt
Finish: Malt, spices, pepper - VERY complex!

Mouthfeel: 9
Medium body & carbonation, dry finish.

Drinkability: 8.5
At this point we had already drank quite a few, so it may have been a 9.5 - heehee!!!

Overall Score: 9

Value: 7.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $5.05

Overall Impression:
A unique, yet Classic Belgian Tripel. Not my favorite, but it is still a very special ale! Add it to your "Must Try" list

St Bernardus Tripel

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Serving Type: 11.2 oz Bottle

Look: 9.5
Golden/orange color, cloudy, massive head with uber good retention & lacing

Smell: 9
Banana, toffee, apricot

Taste: 10
Up Front: Apricot, banana, toffee. Finish: Caramel, toasted malt, spices

Mouthfeel: 9.5
Medium body and well carbonated.

Drinkability: 9.5
Crisp, creamy & smooth

Overall Score: 9.5

Value: 7.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $4.57

Overall Impression:
One of the best Tripels out there. Even ReRe liked this one!!! I'll be drinking this one quite often!

Flying Fish Exit 4

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: New Jersey
ABV: 9.5%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 9
Dark golden color, not much head , light lacing

Smell: 9
Banana, apple, cloves, bubble gum

Taste: 9.5
Up Front: Grape, apple, banana, spice.  Finish: Fruity with a hoppy alcohol kick

Mouthfeel: 9
Light, clean and dry

Drinkability: 8.5
This beer kicks it with the 9.5 ABV.  I could do another 1 or 2, but mortalz should proceed with caution!

Overall Score: 9

Value: 8.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $2.14

Overall Impression:
True to American form, this tasty brew is more hoppy than ones coming from Belgium, but it's from Brew Jersey, so get over it!  I feel this is the best offering from Flying Fish to date, and I am looking forward upcoming Exit Series releases.  This baby is bottle conditioned (get it?), so it can get better with age!

The Bruery Tradewinds Tripel

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: California
ABV: 8.1%
Serving Type: 750ml Bottle

Look: 9.5
Golden amber color, slightly cloudy, massive head with excellent retention & lacing

Smell: 8
Citrus, clove, basil

Taste: 8.5
Up Front: Orange, lemon, spices. Finish: Pear, apricot, pineapple

Mouthfeel: 9
Medium body with high carbonation typical of the style

Drinkability: 9
Very quaffable and thirst quenching

Overall Score: 8.9

Value: 7
Cost/12 oz serving: $5.05

Overall Impression:
I was unsure how this beer would be, considering the additions of Rice and Thai Basil, but I should be used to it by now with this brewery; they always seem to come up with interesting interpretations of classic styles, and this was no exception. I loved this beer!!! It was sweet, fruity and incredibly flavorful. Yet another winner from The Bruery!

Victory Golden Monkey

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Pennsylvania
ABV: 9.5%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 8.5
Bright golden color, medium head with low retention, and little to no lacing

Smell: 8
Booze, Belgian yeast, citrus

Taste: 7
Up Front: Alcohol, orange and lemon. Finish: Malt, typical spices from Belgian yeast

Mouthfeel: 7.5
Light/Medium body, high carbonation

Drinkability: 7.5
It's Crisp...perhaps too much so. That plus the alcohol bite, makes this just average in this department

Overall Score: 7.7

Value: 8.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.78

Overall Impression:
This is a great starter Tripel for Newbeez, but those already familiar with the style may find it to be average at best. It IS a great value, and it is from one of our local breweries, so give it a shot.

Maredsous Tripel

Reviewed By: Herr Mike
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Belgium
ABV: 10%
Serving Type: 11.2 oz Bottle

Look: 10
Med orange color, big fluffy head, beautiful sticky lacing that won’t quit!

Smell: 9
You can smell the alcohol, banana, cloves, and apple

Taste: 9
Up Front: Spicy, tart, apple, slight hops. Finish: alcohol, pepper and ginger snaps

Mouthfeel: 8.5
A little tingly and dry

Drinkability: 9.5
I love my abbey ales! This one definitely delivers the “Belgium Buzz”

Overall Score: 9.2

Value: 8
Cost/12 oz serving: $3.72

Overall Impression:
Oh! Did I mention I love abbey ales? It’s a little pricey, but worth it! I love the price I paid…..nothing! It was a gift to the God!....just sayin’

Rock Art Golden Tripel

Reviewed By: Herr Mike AND Herr Rick
Style: Tripel
State/Country: Vermont
ABV: 8%
Serving Type: 750ml Bottle

Look: 8.5
Orange amber, cloudy, decent head that dissipated quickly, with decent lacing

Smell: 8
Orange, yeast, ginger

Taste: 7
Up Front: Orange - lots of it, with slight ginger. Finish: Malt, and then a very astringent, bitter ending

Mouthfeel: 8
Medium body, short crisp carbonation, dry finish

Drinkability: 6.5
Unbalanced flavor, and the bitter finish was disappointing

Overall Score: 7.7

Value: 6
Cost/12 oz serving: $2.92

Overall Impression:
There are many much better Tripel's on the market, but this one would do if you can't find anything new to try

Allagash Curieux

Reviewed By: Herr Mike AND Herr Rick
Style: Tripel (Barrel Aged)
State/Country: Maine
ABV: 11%
Serving Type: On Tap @ The Institute

Look: 9
Golden honey color, medium head with decent lacing

Smell: 9.5
Bourbon, vanilla, slight fruit

Taste: 10
It tastes like it smells. The flavor is amazingly complex and well balanced

Mouthfeel: 10
Creamy, and smooth; Perfect!

Drinkability: 9.5
You'd never know this was 11% abv!!! Very easy to drink, but be careful mortalz

Overall Score: 9.6

Value: 8
Cost/12 oz serving: $6.00 - In bottles for home consumption it would be about the same, perhaps a little less.

Overall Impression:
We lovez us some Bourbon! The fact that Allagash was able to blend that flavor perfectly with a delicate style like a Tripel is just amazing. Even Newbeez might love this beer.