Posts Tagged: Tripels
Holland: Urthel Hop-It, Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven
Posted by on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in - 19 comments
Holland? Not Belgium??? • Let's review the evidence: the caps says "Leyerth Breweries, Belgium" and the label says "Produced in the Netherlands". Licensed beer. How low.¹ The importer explains that the brews are all made in Holland by those Dutch monks of Koningshoeven/La Trappe but designed by … read more »
Tripels: Black Tulip, New Holland, Michigan
Posted by on Sunday, October 14, 2007 in - 1 comment
What beer to drink with baseball? Triples, of course. Or tripels or, like this one from New Holland, trippels. • Black Tulup comes across as vegetative bubble gum. A bit of a shock after that Tripel Karmeliet [which will not go reviewed] and its echos of Hungarian Tokay - honey, almond, that … read more »
About Oaked Beer: Prophecy, Weyerbacher, Easton, PA, USA
Posted by on Sunday, August 19, 2007 in - leave a comment
One of a number of siblings to the previously reviewed Insanity, the brewer tells us that Prophecy is their tripel, Merry Monk's Ale, aged in bourbon barrel. I liked Merry Monk's ale is Weyerbacher that I tried in a group in early 2006 along with a bunch of their other brews - but I liked their …
Belgium: The Week Of Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Posted by on Sunday, December 3, 2006 in - 4 comments
These five bottles have been sitting around since this time last year when they formed a gift pack offered as part of the LCBO Christmas selection. I trust they have traveled through the last twelve months well as they range from 6.7% to 10.5%. • These beers are made commercially so are "Abbey" …
Belgium: Goliath Triple, Brasserie des Geants, Irchonwelz
Posted by on Saturday, September 9, 2006 in - 3 comments
This beer is slightly famous (if only to me) as it was so good I forgot to take notes last time I picked one up at Finger Lake Beverages. No such issues this time. There is some need to be clear about which beer sits before me as the Brasserie des Geants has two beers called Goliath or Gouyasse …
Belgium: Three From Affligem Brouwerij, Opwijk
Posted by on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
Back in 2000 Heineken bought half of the shares of the brewer, De Smedt, which started operations in 1790. This little brewery was renamed as key to the purchase was De Smedts license to the abbey ales of the monks of Affligem, who trace their history and brewing back to an original founding in …
Belgium: Cinq Cents, Bieres De Chimay, Baileux
Posted by on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 in - 2 comments
I thought I had this one over a year ago. How sad to be colour challenged or at least colour negligent, confusing blue cap for white. That was so 2005. I've grown so much since then. • Anyway, it's better late than never, so here is the triple from the Trappists at Scourmont Abbey in Belgium … read more »
Five More From Weyerbacher, Easton, PA, USA
Posted by on Saturday, January 21, 2006 in - 3 comments
Last fall I reviewed the Weyerbacher Brewing Company's Old Heathen Imperial Stout and the Imperial Pumpkin Ale and when I was last down south I picked up this mix of five more of their brews. Weyerbacher has a new web site which is worth checking out. In their history section they explain some of …
New York: Southern Tier Brewing, Lakewood
Posted by on Friday, August 12, 2005 in - 3 comments
I have written about Southern Tier's porter a couple of times and reviewed the IPA. All but the Hop Sun were in a variety twelve along with the porter that I picked up at the beginning of July - again obeying the golden rule of variety twelves (all ales and four styles please). I have enjoyed …
Allagash Dubbel and Triple Reserves, Portland, Maine, USA
Posted by on Friday, May 6, 2005 in - 1 comment
This string of Maine posts has surprised even me - and I was there - but who knew that by the Maine seacoast there was an excellent Belgian brewer like you find in more obvious spots like Quebec and in the leatherstocking region of New York? I thought I had picked up a 750 ml each of Allagash's …
