Elegant beige-headed bronze-hazed bottle-conditioned Belgian-styled tripel drifts in and out of stylistic deluges with mostly positive results. Thai basil and rice provide lightly spiced Southeast Asian appeal to creamy full body. Polite white-peppered orange peel bittering counters sharp prune-fig souring, chewy banana liqueur illusion, and fleeting clove-coriander-allspice wisp at busy midst. Tertiary honeysuckle, peppercorn, and lemongrass influence intertwines tangy tangerine-peach-pear sweetness. Slight alcohol-burnt finish allows cinnamon cider, burgundy, and white wine illusions to seep in softly.

Well-defined chartreuse-hazed witbier not far removed from Ommegang’s impressive Abbey ales matches herbaceous farmhouse nature to yellow-fruited souring, dark-spiced sweetness, and earthen mineral graining. Sour lemony banana blitz receives candi-sugared apricot glaze and clove-spearmint-green tea tingle reinforced by mild white-peppered hop bittering.

Wavering Belgian-styled amber-hazed tripel remains indecisive, yet strong, to herbal gin-soaked currant-like finish. Initial vanilla-extracted banana liqueur tease and meager red-fruited nosing abruptly tail off as acidic white-peppered caraway-seeded clove-coriander-spicing tingles scruffy apple tartness and green banana triviality pungently disrupted by musty wild yeast fungi and nasty alcohol-burnt harshness.

Appealing sunny-hazed tripel in green 26-ounce wine bottle maintains lightly embittered white ale fruitiness. Prominent citric hop zest brings pink lemonade, red grapefruit, and pineapple tang to candi-sugared vanilla wafer midst. Cork-scented Muscat grape, Granny Smith apple, and brown pear nuances recline towards buttered Chardonnay finish.

Subtly expressive blanched golden Abbey ale segues crisp pineapple-pear-mango tang into mild bubblegum-sugared banana-clove midst. Reservedly bitter floral-hopped honey-glazed lemony orange finish enhances coriander-cinnamon-spiced rosebud-sunflower illusions. Solvent 9% alcohol piquancy may appease stronger ale heads but it’ll burn lighter thirsts.

Well-balanced saffron-hazed Belgian-styled tripel (with hidden 9.2% alcohol volume) counters up-front piney evergreen freshness with acute floral citric penetration. Bittersweet grapefruit-peach-nectarine tang submerges banana bread illusion to grassy-hopped bottom.

Congenial light-bodied (despite 8.5% alcohol heft) Belgian-styled Tripel released ’07 places wispy coriander-daubed curacao orange nicety above soft spiced hops and candi-sugared yeast. Floral peach-banana-quince whim and cotton-candied vanilla din add subdued nuances.

Musty grape-grained odor precludes subdued green apple tartness, corky brut champagne dryness and tangy orange-bruised cherry-grape splat of brettanomyces-soured golden-clouded ale. Subtle butterscotch malting softens lame wheat spine by astringent yeast-endowed white-wined finish. Vinous Sauvignon Blanc illusions wisp by unripe peach-pear undertones. But this is arguably the least defined Belgium-brewed triple attempted yet.

Heavier malted version of Long Trail’s Double Bag boasts woozy 8.2% alcohol buzz, wafting red-wined bourbon-port notes, and creamy liqueur warmth. Sinewy honey-sugared mocha malts enrich fruity bouquet and perfumed spices intensifying lovely slow sipper. Bruised banana-orange sweetness saturates vanilla-doused cinnamon-clove spiciness, usurping leafy bark-twig singe. Tangy peach, tangerine, red grape, and black cherry illusions dovetail white grape sourness, adding further fruitage.

Lusty copper-clouded medium body conveys boozy Belgian yeast dankness above sugary cotton-candied malt thrust. Enlightening banana sweetness invigorates bruised orange tang, cherry pie tartness, lemon meringue piquancy and tannic grape souring as well as tertiary pineapple, pear, and cantaloupe illusions. Wispy peppery hop bitterness usurps imminent earthen barnyard funk and floral clove-spearmint tingle as alcohol-stricken finish flags.

Buttery whiskey malts relax grain subtleties, but inconsequential adjuncts and moderate-bodied character keep this too light for tripel designation.

Keen sour chocolate nose perfectly complements butterscotch mouthfeel before dried prune, powdered cocoa, then transcending mint-y clove freshness, usurp slightly turbid yellow amber Belgian knockoff. Honeyed peach hints dig deep below surface, giving sedately floral finish a fruity sashay.