Beer Review - New Belgium Brewing Trippel

Trippel

Brewery: New Belgium Brewing

Location: Fort Collins, CO

Beer Name: Trippel

Style: Spiced Belgian Style Ale

ABV: 7.8%

IBU: 25

The beer was poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a golden honey with a rocky head that reduces quickly with spotty lacing. The aroma hints of dough, fruity yeast esters, phenols. The flavor starts with a malty sweet biscuit base that follows into a earthy hop bitterness with touches of peppery, clove like spice that eventually lead into a big wallop of coriander spice and a touch of alcohol. Light and crisp.

Overall a good spiced beer. I like the label coloring, not too flashing but attracts the eye. The look of the beer is very nice and enticing. The smell was a bit understated, due to a  big slant towards coriander. I rather enjoyed the taste. A nice biscuity caramel sweet base, typical of New Belgium beers, that had hints of earthy hops, some slight Belgian yeast qualities, before a big helping of coriander. I like coriander, find it refreshing and interesting in taste, but I can see how people wouldn’t care for it. This beer has a lot of coriander and might turn people off, but for me i enjoy it but it was a little strong. There is a touch of alcohol to the beer but it’s not overpowering and gives it a gentle warmth to the beer and tames just a bit of the spice characteristics, perhaps some other flavors too tho. Light and crisp, and very drinkable on a warm sunny day.

Score

Label/Cap	5/10
Appearance	7/10
Aroma	5/10
Flavor	6/10
Overall	6/10
Total	29/50

Judgment Scale
  0-9 Not worth your $
10-19 A OK Beer
20-29 A Good Beer
30-39 A Great Beer
40-44 A All-star Beer
45-50 A Hall of Fame Beer