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| Item: New Belgium Brewing Trippel |
SKU: nbb_trippel |
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Price: $1.65
12 oz bottle
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Trippel Belgian Style Ale, perhaps the most intriguing of New Belgium’s beers, has alluring golden color that only hints at this beer’s complexity. European Saaz hops and an authentic Belgian yeast strain produce an earthy floral bouquet, citrus bite and woody overtones, all of which are balanced with silky malt flavors.
Belgian monks produce singles, dubbels (like our Abbey) and trippels to support their monasteries. The terms predate widespread literacy and mark strength, which can be a factor of length and number of fermentations. Back in the day, wooden casks would be marked with one “X”, two “XX”s or three “XXX”s to denote strength. The trick is in making this beer relatively strong in alcohol yet delicate in its flavor profile.
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ORIGIN: Fort Collins, Colorado. The Story begins in
Belgium not so long ago with their protagonist- a young American electrical engineer
and homebrewer- biking his way across Europe. Inspired by Belgian brewers' impressive
pallet of ingredients (everything from lime leaves to raspberries are fair game)
Jeff Lebesch returned to Colorado and began knocking out batches of Belgian-style
homebrew. His first two creations- a brown dubbel named Abbey and a remarkably
well-balanced amber he named Fat Tire in honor of his trip- scored high marks
with friends and relatives. People loved the earthy undertones and estery nose
of Abbey. They reveled in Fat Tire's biscuity balance. In fact, folks loved everything
about that beer- except the name."'Fat Tire'?" they wondered aloud,
"that's just goofy." Jeff smiled politely and carried on.
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