Dapper gold-hazed tripel counters dry Saaz hop bittering with basking candi-sugared peach, melon and curacao orange luster. Sweet banana-clove-coriander flurry sours to delicately vinous grape finish. Lively floral-spiced herbs caress thin breaded yeast bed.
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MAREDSOUS TRIPLE ALE (10 DEGREES)
Opulent candi-sugared fig entry receives caramel-creamed vanilla resonance, peppery banana-clove recession and orange-soured pineapple tang. Molded bread lurk, wet grass murk and cork-y acridity pick up dried peach-apricot fruiting at musky midst, turning a tad phenolic by citric-tart Chardonnay finish. A re-fermented, alcohol-fueled, ultra-smooth medium body.
UNIBROUE LA FIN DU MONDE ALE
Flamboyant triple fermentation creates cloudy yeast-thickened cluster for venerable Belgian-styled white ale. Orange-peeled clove-coriander spicing invigorates beguiling barleywine subtlety snuggling hazy floral-hopped fungi-molded perfumed yeast. Soft and billowy for light-hearted drinkers, but manly, yes.
WEYERBACHER MERRY MONK’S BELGIAN STYLE GOLDEN ALE
Exquisitely fruited Belgian-styled strong ale is truly ambitious. Creamy caramel malting contrasts charitable peppery hop bittering and fungi yeast funk, beckoning veritable Grand Marnier mouthfeel. Floral aromatics hover above perky seltzer-fizzed coriander-clove seasoning and soured plum-prune visage. Midrange bruised orange tang surpasses dainty banana, nectar, elderberry, and quince quirks.
BLUEGRASS MEPHISTOPHELES METAMORPHOSIS
Nowhere near as complex as its academic-bound moniker, but this strong wheat-backed Belgian-styled ale nicely integrates wafting orange compote entry with dry herbal peppering. Setback apple, peach, nectarine, and plantain illusions receive minor candi-sugared sweetness, but metallic phenol spicing disrupts fruited nature.
GRIMBERGEN TRIPLE AMBER ABBEY ALE
MIDDLE AGES TRIPEL CROWN ALE
URTHEL HIBERNUS QUENTUM
Foremost floral hops lace embittered grapefruit-orange tang of astringent alcohol-stricken white-headed straw-hued medium-bodied tripel. Black pepper speckles clove-coriander-cinnamon spicing, sourdough seduction, and herbaceous whim, but predictable brown sugared finish sags compared to finer Belgians.
CHIMAY PERES TRAPPISTES – CING CENTS TRIPEL ALE
Billowy tan foam crowds spicy dried fruiting of fragrant rust-hued top-fermented ale. Though not as astringently alcoholic as most creamy Belgian tripels, sweet sugarplum surge, mildewed Muscat grape musk, hard cider consistency, prudent sour citrus placement, and overall velvety smooth elegance form dynamic combination. Lively orange-peeled black currant bittering perks peppery hops before sinewy candi-sugared yeast luster enhances moderate honey-glazed malt finish.
HAIR OF THE DOG ROSE
Fizzy bronze-hued bottle-conditioned Belgian-style Triple Ale with round pearly bubbles, suspended micro particles, and cloudy yoke-like viscosity drops earthy vegetative initiation into candied floral yeast sentiment. Honeyed pale malting and orange-bruised coriander-cinnamon zeal inform creamy vanilla register juxtaposing peppery hop bitterness at effervescent finish. Easy drinkin’ fare despite sharp alcohol burn and minor diacetyl souring.
(MIDNIGHT SUN) EPLUCHE-CULOTTE TRIPPEL BELGIAN-STYLE ALE
(VANDENBOSSCHE) PATER LIEVEN TRIPEL ABBEY ALE
Incisive honeyed orange-nectarine-coriander melange enhances minor plum souring and cotton-candied coughdrop sweetness of gooey sediment-filled amber-hazed moderate body. Buttery effervescence penetrates impending fresh cut chaffed wheat and permissive clove-ginger-peppercorn seasoning, but disparaging dirty grain earthiness and watery fizz-hopped finish nullify up-front medicinal promise.