Tripel Horse
River Horse Brewing Company in Ewing, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.71
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This is our take on a classic style, the Belgian Tripel. We’ve kept the recipe simple and true to style to not overwhelm the complex flavors imparted by our Belgian trappist ale yeast strain, which is sourced from a Belgian monastery. We brew this beer to finish lower in gravity, which allows for a drier finish. We also add real coriander, crushed the day of brew, adding citrus spice notes to round out the light clove and bubble gum notes imparted by the yeast.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Draught) Didn’t resemble a "normal" Belgian tripel at all but it didn’t matter as this beer was pleasing to drink. Poured amber and hazy. Head was medium sized, white and lasted long. Strong hoppiy aroma was also fruity. Medium bodied palate with medium carbonation. Malts, hops, grass, sweetness, pine and bitterness could be found from the taste. Bitter and malty aftertaste.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2009
at 12:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Location: 12 oz bottle from State Line, 9/21/09
Aroma: Some yeast/dough in the nose, a bit of fruit, sweet and sugary, caramel, a touch of vanilla
Appearance: Pours a hazy dark orange color with a thick and puffy white head and lots of lace
Flavor: Relatively sweet and malty, quite a bit of yeasty flavor with just a hint of funk and another hint of hop bitterness
Palate: Has a pretty full bodied feel, well hidden ABV, and the right amount of carbonation
Overall Impression: I found this to be a pretty solid tripel. It is a nice looking beer for sure. Overall, I would describe this as a good beer. I enjoyed this one quite a bit, and found it to be a solid American take on the Belgian style, if not completely traditional for the style.
Aroma: Some yeast/dough in the nose, a bit of fruit, sweet and sugary, caramel, a touch of vanilla
Appearance: Pours a hazy dark orange color with a thick and puffy white head and lots of lace
Flavor: Relatively sweet and malty, quite a bit of yeasty flavor with just a hint of funk and another hint of hop bitterness
Palate: Has a pretty full bodied feel, well hidden ABV, and the right amount of carbonation
Overall Impression: I found this to be a pretty solid tripel. It is a nice looking beer for sure. Overall, I would describe this as a good beer. I enjoyed this one quite a bit, and found it to be a solid American take on the Belgian style, if not completely traditional for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2009
at 21:06
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear amber coloured body with a super-thin off-white head. Aroma of pit fruit, raisins, curacao and strong tobacco. Medium-bodied; Sharp taste of alcohol and malt with more tobacco and pit fruits coming through. Aftertaste bittering & strong - long lasting and potent. Overall, a strong offering, but good to try. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 28-May-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2009
at 23:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very little head. Clear coppery color, darker than most tripels I remember. Really fruity aroma. Pretty spicy/peppery taste. Rather fruity. It doesn’t have that dryness most other tripels have, which is maybe why I liked it more than many other reviewers here. Pretty sweet taste. High alcohol is unnoticeable. Feels pretty light in the mouth.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2008
at 17:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Kramer17801. Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Rather fruity nose. Very full body with sweet - very sweet - fruit notes. Rather unclean and unbalanced with a whiff of butter. Basically no bitterness. 080707
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2007
at 11:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Sweet malty aroma with a caramel and minor whiff of dried fruit. Sweet, slight fruity and spiced flavour. Vanilla providing some smoothness to the palate. Malty, slight yeasty and very sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2007
at 13:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light amber color; huge head. Very strong aroma, typically Belgian, Belgian yeast, dry malt and a strong spicy character (coriander); sweet; traces of cloves; complex. Medium-weak mouthfeel (not too thick), some malt flavor, some vegetables (tomato), coriander, average bitterness. Pleasant but not impressive.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2007
at 06:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Ten percent! I expected this to taste like death, but was supprised that it didn’t have an overpowering alcohol taste that usually comes about due to large amounts of alcohol. Virtually no head, and a copper color body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2006
at 16:10
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A slightly hazy yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet spicy - especially basel (basillikum) is coming thru, and mixes with light notes of yeast. The flavor is very sweet with lots of lemon (a somewhat artificial lemon note), coriander, and basel. The end is dry with light wheaty notes.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2006
at 13:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-copper color with a trace of a khaki head. The Aroma is sweet with strong ripe fruits. The flavor is very sweet and sugary with plum and other ripe fruits. There is a tangy malt finish. Something just does not quite click with this beer. Some nice elements but the whole leaves you a bit disappointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2006
at 21:45