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LA TRAPPE TRIPEL

Delicately complex puffy-headed tan-foamed tripel with clumped Brussels lace and jasmine-perfumed yeast concentration gains strong alcohol penetration up-front. Creamy caramel malt foundation and cereal grain firmness underlined by dried prune, orange peel, and rotted peach. Relaxing finish brings cotton-candied vanilla  jellybean illusion to the forefront.

STEENBRUGGE TRIPEL BLONDE ALE

Regal billowy-headed blonde (brewed in Belgian Abbey) features Old World herbal gruut influence and rampant clumps of Brussels lace. Sharp grain-malted presence, aromatic creme de cocoa keepsake, and thickened yeast-candied butterscotch resonation bring intial attention. Recoiling barleywine sweetness hides chocolate subtleties until strong whiskey-licked medicinal finish takes over. Creamy texture loses out to overriding fuzzy carbolic fizz, sucking out its essence. Perhaps a spicy kick in the ‘grain’ would increase resiliency.