Thai Tripel

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Spice and light yeast aroma with light citrus. Spice and citrus flavor with yeast and light malt. Medium bodied. Spice and citrus linger with yeast, light malt, and light herbal notes.

Pour is a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is a big ginger and lemongrass. Flavor is again heavy on the ginger with a little Belgian yeast ester coming thru on the back end to let you know this is a Belgian influenced beer. Did not think this would be for me but it turned out to be pretty tasty.

Amber with a medium sized foamy head that left good lacing. Musty with strong ginger, lime, coriander and lemongrass with enough tangy sweetness to offset the intense spices. Very long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Can - I can’t help myself - when I see a new Tripel, I have to try it, even if I think it will be terrible - I was pleasantly surprised by this one - first, it’s sweet, but not overly so, and there is a nice dry spiciness and light bitterness that does a fair job of balancing it out - not like the best examples, but a strong effort - second, it is not overly estery like a lot of American bubble gum bombs of the style - third, although there are adjuncts, they aren’t super heavy - the lemongrass is most notable - coriander second - they all kind of meld into the spiciness of the finish, so they don’t linger long - a pretty strong effort, really.