Long Strange Tripel
Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.32
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Belgian Tripel (Smokestack Series)
Bottle conditioned ale. Lately it occurs to us that if, back in 1989, you planned on starting a brewery in the back of your carpentry shop, you'd been wise to seek out someone like Harold “Trip” Hogue. A collector of ancient Volvos, Trip was well qualified for the make-do engineering required to coax recalcitrant equipment out of retirement and into making the first Boulevard beers. Today, he is our longest-tenured employee. We offer this rich, golden Tripel in grateful tribute to dedication, everywhere.
Bottle conditioned ale. Lately it occurs to us that if, back in 1989, you planned on starting a brewery in the back of your carpentry shop, you'd been wise to seek out someone like Harold “Trip” Hogue. A collector of ancient Volvos, Trip was well qualified for the make-do engineering required to coax recalcitrant equipment out of retirement and into making the first Boulevard beers. Today, he is our longest-tenured employee. We offer this rich, golden Tripel in grateful tribute to dedication, everywhere.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml corked and caged bottle. Pours an unclear gold-orange with a medium, frothy, long lasting, white head that laces. Sweet aroma of doughy, grainy malt, caramel, Belgian yeast, red apple, honey, apricot, peach, banana, spice and floral hops. Sweet flavour of doughy, bready malt, caramel, red apple, Belgian yeast, apricot, peach, lemon, coriander, black pepper and floral hops with a dry, mild bitter, alcohol warming finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft to average carbonation. Very nice, an excellent Tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2019
at 04:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
$9.99 bomber, Wine Warehouse. Pours clear golden with a giant off-white head. Aroma is banana, clove, yeast, pear. Flavor is pear, banana, yeast, browning grass, yeast, light citrus, stone fruit, light bubblegum.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2018
at 22:37
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy bright orange color with an enormous foamy orange-white head that lingered forever and left excellent lacing. The aroma was musty and yeasty with citrus, golden fruits, sweet tropical fruits, pez and a bit of banana. The flavor was sweet and yeasty with notes of peach, orange, apricot, pepper, yeast and banana. Long finish of yeast, pepper and golden fruits. Moderately full bodied. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2015
at 11:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a copper color with moderate head. Aromas of dried apples and candied bananas. Flavors of honey, bananas, sweet muddled fruit and light toasted malts. Lots of carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2015
at 21:05
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle into chalice; bottled on 10/29/2014. Pours fairly crystal clear golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big lemon, pear, apple, apricot, banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, candi sugar, herbal, grass, light bubblegum, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, apricot, banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, candi sugar, herbal, grass, light buttlegum, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Good amount of herbal/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, apricot, banana, pepper, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, candi sugar, light bubblegum, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity and balance of bright fruity/spicy yeast and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and slightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible tripel style. All around awesome complexity and balance of bright fruity/spicy yeast and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 23:48
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: bubblegum, floral, Appearance: golden, clear, huge head, Taste: medium sweetness, lightly bitter, Palate: full body, creamy, lively, long finish, Overall: great beer, would recommend
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2015
at 14:30