Jacque was an intrepid boy. He was always exploring. One day he fell into a Trappe. A dirty trappe. A dirty Jacque’s Trappe.
This may be as close to elegant as you’re ever going to get out of us. This Belgian Trippel was made with a huge load of pilsener malt and a generous helping of candi sugar fermented thoroughly by a Belgian Trappist yeast strain. The result is a crisp, clean flavor with just enough candy sweetness to tickle the palate without being cloying and a variety of fruity flavors from the yeast. The alcoholic burn is also ever so slightly present. Post fermentation, we aged this beer on French oak to further dry the perception and to add the spicy, vanilla notes characteristic of that wood. Please, try on our Jacque’s Trappe. We cleaned it. (Description provided by company)
Comments
Strong Flavors
Against The Grain's Jacque's Trappe tripel came to me at the bar a pretty clear gold with a thin ring around the glass.
This smells a lot like a glass of a pinot grigio; very fruity and boozy.
I don't know if the glass sitting out warmed up too much or what, but the flavor seemed cranked up to 11. I taste light and dark fruits, some sugar sweetness, and a slight punch of alcohol on the end.
Jacque's Trappe is medium bodied, but the heft of flavor made this a definite sipper. It was quite a punch to the face when I attempted to gulp some.
Tripels are one of my go-to beer styles. It seems to be fairly common, but Against the Grain has created a tripel that stands out from all of the other "straight" tripels (sure, I've had some punchy "tripel brewed with..." beers). This tripel refuses to just be a "house beer", your guests will inquire about what this is if you serve it.