Beers similar to New Belgium Trippel

New Belgium Brewing Company

Belgian Tripel·United States·8.5% ABV·One of 43 Belgian Tripels in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share New Belgium Trippel's boozy and fruity character. Golden, sweet and pleasantly dry: Trippel opens with spicy Noble hops, Saaz and Hallertau Mittelfrüh, followed by fruity aromas from Belgian yeast and a high note of sweet citrus. The finish is dry with a warm, boozy bite at 8.5% ABV. Brewed since 1992 with Pilsner and Munich malts, it took Gold (2018) and Silver (2013) at the U.S. Open Beer Championship and Silver in the Belgian-Style Tripel category at the 2026 Great American Beer Festival.

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10 beers like New Belgium Trippel

1

Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8%

ALTERNATIVE

75%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with New Belgium, same dryness and citrus notes; adds herbal notes, no spicy-hop notes.

What carries overdrycitrusyfruityhoneyboozy

Structure: very close

Compared to New Belgiumbitterherbalorangespicy-hopsweet

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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2

Affligem Tripel

Brouwerij De Smedt

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8.8%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside New Belgium on sweetness and dryness: adds fullness, noticeably less bitter, drops spicy-hop notes.

What carries overfruitydryboozysweetmalty

Structure: less bitter

Compared to New Belgiumfull-bodiedbananasmoothspicy-hopcitrusy

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter

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3

Tre Fontane - Tripel

Abbazia delle Tre Fontane

Italy · Belgian Tripel · 8.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares sweetness and malt character with New Belgium; adds herbal notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops dryness.

What carries overfruityboozysweetmaltyspicy

Structure: less bitter

Compared to New Belgiumherbalsmoothbitterdryspicy-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter

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4

Monkish Brewing Co.

United States · Belgian Tripel · 9.4%

70%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and citrus notes like New Belgium, adds yeast character, noticeably less bitter, drops spicy-hop notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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5

St. Bernardus Tripel

Brouwerij St. Bernardus

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8%

70%

MATCH

A touch more floral notes, lighter-bodied, no spicy-hop notes — dryness and citrus notes as with New Belgium.

Structure: a touch lighter, less bitter

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6

Thai Thai – Spicy Tripel

Oedipus Brewing

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 8%

70%

MATCH

Like New Belgium on citrus notes and sweetness — adds herbal notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the dryness.

Structure: less bitter

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7

The Heavy Wait II

Pittsburgh Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Tripel · 9%

70%

MATCH

Mirrors New Belgium's sweetness and citrus notes — plus orange notes, noticeably less bitter, minus dryness.

Structure: less bitter

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8

Big Island Brewhaus

United States · Belgian Abbey Ale · 8.5%

69%

MATCH

Same sweetness and dryness as New Belgium, adds yeast character, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: very close

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9

Calavera Belgian Tripel

Cerveza Calavera

Mexico · Belgian Tripel · 9%

69%

MATCH

Less bitter — same sweetness and dryness as New Belgium, adds yeast character, noticeably less bitter, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: less bitter

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10

Bières de Chimay

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8%

69%

MATCH

Less bitter — same sweetness and malt character as New Belgium, adds yeast character, noticeably less bitter, but without the dryness.

Structure: less bitter

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