Sibling Rivalry
Off Color Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Rotating|
Score
7.12
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Belgian Style Tripel
A bright, but strong Belgian Style Tripel with a heavy dose of Sorachi Ace hops brewed with the Chouffe yeast strain producing spicy yeast esters paired with a mandarin orange hop profile.
Malts: Pils
Hops: Nugget, Sorachi Ace
Secret Ingredients: No biting, scratching, kicking, of hair pulling
A bright, but strong Belgian Style Tripel with a heavy dose of Sorachi Ace hops brewed with the Chouffe yeast strain producing spicy yeast esters paired with a mandarin orange hop profile.
Malts: Pils
Hops: Nugget, Sorachi Ace
Secret Ingredients: No biting, scratching, kicking, of hair pulling
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz can into a Tripel Karmeliet glass. Nice flavor, mouthfeel. Sort of odd aroma, a little boozy, flowery. Almost has a honey note to me. A little off center for the style, but enjoyable for what it is.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2025
at 05:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught @ the taproom, Chicago IL (Oct 2024). Faintly cloudy pale yellow with a small frothy off-white head, yeasty aroma medium carbonation, initially sweet malty taste with Belgian yeast characteristics, alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish with some throat burn at the end. Decent tripel.
Tried
from Draft
at
Off Color Brewing Taproom - The Mousetrap
on 11 Jul 2025
at 17:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
8oz. Golden color and small white head. Belgian yeast, some spiceyness in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp, banana, spices. Typical Belgian tripel. Some backing alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
at
Off Color Brewing Taproom - The Mousetrap
on 18 Apr 2025
at 10:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
8 ounce at The Mousetrap - very pale, clear gold - looks like a Pilsner- lovely, soft, dry, moderately bitter, and lightly spicy - a nice departure from the overly-sweet, overly-estery versions you usually get from American brewers.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2025
at 22:32
9/10
Tasty little triple.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:34
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz bottle poured into a 12oz teku glass from Shy Bear Brewing. Just the palest take on a tripel I've ever seen. Yet a big and long lasting head. Very pretty and novel for style. You now, another novel thing, it's not a sweet American tripel. Aroma is a bit of a light herbal liquor with a candi mild sweetness. Very earthy and botanical-like sweet light dough. Very interesting. Mouthfeel is light and felt at the same time. Slightly sticky. Flavor is similar lightly sprinkled candi suggests ar crush with a mild botanical character. Really easy to drink, felt on the cheeks, and a light carbonation to lighten everything. I'm partial to the style but this is a really good US version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2018
at 03:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Dominion Wine and Beer in Falls Church, VA Aroma: Begian yeast, floral, honey, citrus Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2018
at 17:21
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle. Straw gold color. Small pillowy white head. Faint sweet grainy malt nose. Sweet candy-like malt flavor. Fruity notes. Rather light in body for a Belgian-style Tripel. Lacks complexity. No notice of the 8.5% ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2018
at 02:31
6/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2017
at 16:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Salud. Hazy golden color, white head. Aroma of white pepper and stone fruit. Taste is lightly sweet peppery straw and summer fruit. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2017
at 08:39