Ideaal Tripel
Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.71
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From the Flemish term meaning “quintessential or exemplary”, Ideaal is a classic Belgian-style tripel. Honey gold with a thick cap of mousse-like foam, Ideaal Tripel’s deceptively dry body provides a perfect playground for spicy Belgian yeast character, marrying complexity and approachability.
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6/10
Pours a bright shiny gold with a bit murk from pork barrel draft. V small heas. Sugars, apples some peppery notes
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Port City Brewing Company. Poured a very lightly hazy dark yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was candi sugar, some funky yeast notes. Some light alcohol notes come through on this one. Mild, easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2019
at 06:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle thanks to hershiser2! Hazy orange, large frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of citrus, bread, candi sugar. Taste is bready malt, spice, candi sugar, stone fruits. Medium bodied, well balanced, booze well hidden, a bit of lingering bitterness. 200th tripel!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2019
at 01:17
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft: Honey and pear nose. Cloudy amber, thin head. Stewed pear, strong farmhouse overtones. Full body, easy carbonation, warm. Different take on the style, but I dig it.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2018
at 00:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Port City has always made great beers and I was hoping for the same vibe here - simple but solid. I'm not sure we are quite there with this one though. Florals are strong but also a fair bite of booze and some barrel. Golden pour without much head or lacing. Light sweet finish. Some imbalance in elements here, but not hugely so. Tap at Galaxy Hut.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2018
at 00:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
$2.25 bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours mostly clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is bubblegum, floral hops, sour grass, yeast. Flavor is sweet bubblegum, floral notes, odd rotting grass, envelope glue. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2018
at 21:54