Well-rounded Belgian-styled tripel maintains traditional strong pale ale integrity as dewy cellar-mildewed yeast funk absorbs white-peppered herbage for candi-sugared fruit esters. Spicy orange tang, lemon custard tartness, banana daiquiri cocktail punch, honeyed peach sweetness and rummy dried fruiting contrast dry botanical hop phenols. ‘Invigorating.’
On tap at Ambulance, dryer-than-usual Trappist-styled tripel brings peppery herbal-spiced Noble hop lemon zesting and mild orange-banana-pineapple tropicalia to candi-sugared crystal malting in winning fashion.
Unconventional tripel retains richly textured expansive flavor profile. Creamy vanilla-daubed dried fruiting gains Chardonnay-buttered Vermouth respite and herbal white-peppered chamomile swipe as banana bread, bruised orange, lemon meringue, candied peach and pineapple lollipop dollops kick back cider souring.
Daring bourbon barrel-aged Belgian golden ale almost fully integrates cold-brewed coffee nuttiness into tripel-like honey-spiced dried fruiting for offbeat hybrid. Milk-sugared java continuance gains caramelized dark rum sweetness, almond-pecan whims, chocolate eclair nips and bourbon vanilla snips, losing some flare by the finish.
Well-rounded tripel guides herbal black-peppered lemon zesting thru pervasive cellared fungi mustiness, serene juniper-nipped floral herbage and peachy vanilla creaming above honeyed pale malts. Fizzy citric spritz prickles crisply clean finish underscored by sage-dried lavender, mandarin orange, clove-spiced banana, apricot and pineapple illusions .
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, dryer-than-expected tripel-dubbel blend relegates the best aspects of two popular Belgian styles. Musky green grape esters outdo tripel’s candi-sugared fig spicing and dubbel’s lighter dried fruiting and musty fungi-like cellar funk, placing acrid spelt-oats graining in dubious position.
On tap at Ambulance, sparkling raspberry ale with enough lactic Belgian Framboise thrust, sour cherry tartness and sulfuric green grape esters to denounce its teasing tripel tag. Subtle champagne spritz, delicate Chardonnay buttering and dry rosé wining detail its multi-berry midst. An elegant sweetly soured Framboise with ample raspberry-pureed fruit juicing securing savory affluence.
On tap at Plank Pizza, opulently updated Belgian tripel (2018) with earthen white truffle-perfumed flavor back-ending candi-sugared fruit mélange. Rum-spiced banana liqueur, lemon meringue, botanical gin, vanilla vodka, butterscotch schnapps and citron illusions reinforce loud 10.6% ABV.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, superb Belgian candi-sugared strong ale (well hidden 10% ABV) retains vanilla-creamed fruitfulness and funky herbal bittering. Honeyed peach, fig and raisin luster gains rummy banana daiquiri sweetness along with dried cherry, red grape, orange marmalade, honeydew and white-peppered Chardonnay illusions. A fruitily caramelized tripel with chewy viscosity and whiskey-stained alcohol finish that’s perfect as a rich dessert treat.
Sweet honey creaming drapes Seville orange peel tang, herbal-spiced white peppering and musty Belgian yeast cellar funk of respectable hybridized tripel. In the midst, candied pineapple, peach, tangerine and tangelo fruiting engages honeyed orange theme.
Understatedly tranquil for its style, despite blistering 10% ABV. Demure candi-sugared fruiting, mildly creamed vanilla-banana-clove influence, sedate Chardonnay buttering and sweet caramel malting contrast musty cellared fungi dirge. Just below the fragile surface lies cling peach, sugarplum, lemon meringue, red cherry, fig, apricot and peach tones as well as latent curacao and mandarin orange tanginess.
Heady tripel aged on apricots gains salty fungi-like Belgian yeast herbage to contrast ancillary candi-sugared banana, peach, fig and raisin illusions. At the busy finish, sweet orange-peeled lemon zest and green grape esters fortify lustily dried, soured and sweet apricot overtones. On tap at Plank Pizza, deliriously ‘harmonious’ Belgian-styled 3rd anniversary celebrator blends saison-like orange-pureed lemon meringue tartness with rummy peach, pineapple, banana and nectar syruping as well as zesty yellow grapefruit, pineapple and mango tang. Moderate hop astringency adds proper bittering.
