Orabelle
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.99
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Orabelle is brewed with barley, wheat, oats, and rye. This Belgian-Style Tripel is a golden beauty. Its two yeast strains, orange peel and dash of coriander impart surprising complexity and richness to this delicate ale. Don’t let Orabelle’s demure nature fool you; this is one flavorful pour. Watch out, she’s a charmer – one sip and you’ll be in love.
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Tried
on 23 Jun 2019
at 02:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy blond with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of sweet orange zest and fragrant coriander seed. Tripel meets Witbier.
Tried
on 19 May 2019
at 15:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 03 May 2019
at 19:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/30/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, light banana/bubblegum/clove, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruit/spicy yeast, coriander, orange peel, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, light banana/bubblegum/clove, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast/rye spiciness; herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; and slight wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, coriander, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit/spicy yeast, coriander, orange peel, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 8.3%. Overall this is an awesome Tripel. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit/spicy yeast, coriander, orange peel, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; great soft feel. Perfectly balanced Belgian yeast complexity, spices, and pale/oat/wheat/rye malts. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Obviously not traditional to the style, but it hits all of the right character you would expect. Really big fan.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Apr 2019
at 21:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Frontier Brewing and Taproom.
Pours a cloudy orange yellow, healthy head of foam, nice job with the lacing.
Big nose of esters, cloves, coriander, some bitter notes.
Taste is pretty spot on. Cloves, coriander, citrus zest, very tasty.
Fairly light bodied with adequate carbonation.
Super fresh Tripel that should please fans of the style.
Pours a cloudy orange yellow, healthy head of foam, nice job with the lacing.
Big nose of esters, cloves, coriander, some bitter notes.
Taste is pretty spot on. Cloves, coriander, citrus zest, very tasty.
Fairly light bodied with adequate carbonation.
Super fresh Tripel that should please fans of the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2019
at 23:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Spitfire pizza. Hazy light golden . Lots of Belgian yeast character. Golden slightly sweet malts and a fair bit of fresh citrusy hop. Decent Belgian but not sure it’s a tripel
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2019
at 02:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$2.00 can from Beer Run. Pours hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is yeast, coriander, wheat, dust. Flavor is banana, wheat, coriander, yeast, grass, light lemon, bread, light gum, minor booze. Interesting... is this an imperial hefeweizen more than a tripel?
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2017
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. can. Pours a hazy pale golden color with a very creamy one-finger white head. Heavy carbonation. Subdued aroma of banana notes, wheat, yeast, spice. Taste is wheat. coriander, faint orange zest, sweet fruit, spice, yeast, and white pepper. Not quite a traditional Belgian tripel, but good nevertheless.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2017
at 23:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled on draft this beer poured a cloudy vibrant yellow color with a medium sized foamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was sweetish and yeasty with notes of bubblegum and faint perfume. The flavor was sweetish and yeasty with bubblegum and golden fruits. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2017
at 08:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a semi-hazy/cloudy burnt orange color with a thin finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Mild strewn about lacing wove around the glass nicely.
The aroma had sweet estery banana up front but evens out with some white pepper, coriander, lemon and orange peel and some sweet graininess.
The flavor blends fully the prior noted aromas sweetly and spicy. Graininess smooths into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. Belgian throaty grip feels adequate. ABV feels not quite as high as suggested, but good.
Overall, good tripel for the most part even if the banana seems a bit more pronounced. I’d still have again.
The aroma had sweet estery banana up front but evens out with some white pepper, coriander, lemon and orange peel and some sweet graininess.
The flavor blends fully the prior noted aromas sweetly and spicy. Graininess smooths into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. Belgian throaty grip feels adequate. ABV feels not quite as high as suggested, but good.
Overall, good tripel for the most part even if the banana seems a bit more pronounced. I’d still have again.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2017
at 15:39