Brother Barnabas Belgian Tripel
Three Notch'd Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.95
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Virginia is home to 1 of only 6 Belgian Monasteries in the country. “Brother Barnabas” is one of the oldest, living monks there. The true champagne of beers, this lightly colored, medium bodied Belgian-style Tripel is crisp, refreshing, and highly carbonated with fruity Belgian esters that give a great pear skin, apple, citrus-like profile.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
a: super hazy bright orange coloured body | thin off-white head
a: pepper | yeast | apricots
f: candy sugar | bananas | bubble gum ending
t: cloying | astringent (still...) | caramelised sugars somehow
o: rich throughout | showing 10 per cent ABV (even after 5+ years!) | sugars...especially fruit-based
12 ounce can | Whole Foods (grocery): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 19-March-2021 | US$2,99 | canned: 22-February-2021 | sampled: 06-July-2026, when the Belgian Team beat my USA in the Round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup - a bit of both (Belgique/USA) to 'celebrate'
a: pepper | yeast | apricots
f: candy sugar | bananas | bubble gum ending
t: cloying | astringent (still...) | caramelised sugars somehow
o: rich throughout | showing 10 per cent ABV (even after 5+ years!) | sugars...especially fruit-based
12 ounce can | Whole Foods (grocery): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 19-March-2021 | US$2,99 | canned: 22-February-2021 | sampled: 06-July-2026, when the Belgian Team beat my USA in the Round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup - a bit of both (Belgique/USA) to 'celebrate'
Tried
from Can
from
Whole Foods Market - Pentagon City
on 06 Jul 2026
at 21:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a nice burnt gold from bottle. Some apples and spices, lemon, sugar. Medium consistent and carb
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Orange pour. Thin foam around the rim. Even lace. Bright fruit nose with a wheat note. Taste banana, berries, vanilla, and hops. Banana and vanilla palate
Tried
on 17 Sep 2019
at 04:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Babyfood peach, pear, banana nose. Hazy amber, medium head. Honey, pear, peach. Bitter grass finish. Full body, moderate carbonation. A bit heavy with bittering hops but otherwise true to style.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2019
at 04:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$3.00 Beer Run bottle. Orange pout, minor haze, small off-white head. Aroma is yeast, dough, dried flowers, light butterscotch. Flavor is yeast, bubblegum, Belgian flavors, light spice. Booze is not in-your-face.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2019
at 19:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
On tap at Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: Belgian yeast, caramel, citrus Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2017
at 20:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft in H-Burg. hazy yellow color, thin white head. Straw aroma. Taste is sweet lemon. Plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2017
at 11:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft pour. Poured a small murky orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was lots of sweet sugar notes. Light sweetness, light spicy Belgian notes. Esters, alcohol. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2017
at 00:42
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz pint at Galaxy Hut pours a lightly hazy straw gold with some cloudy, white head. Nose has a lot of esters, banana, over ripe pineapple, candy, clove, straw, floral. Flavor is a little more restrained, the candy sugar and the yeast is more focused, there’s still hef-y flavors lurking like clove and banana, some straw and a little mandarin too. Full bodied, boozy and sticky finish. Lightly astringent too.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2016
at 09:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Some coriander and some florals. Pours hazy golden with ok head and lacing. Some citrus. Light sweet and tangy finish. Tap at Galaxy Hut.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2016
at 17:26