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Belgian Style Tripel

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Known to locals as The Tow Truck, this Belgian-style tripel opens with a fruity, floral aroma, then delivers flavors of peaches, pears and apples alongside light malt. It is strong at 9.0% ABV and 16 IBU. Garage Brewing Co. in Murrieta, California, offers it year-round.

ABV
9%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter16 IBU
Herbal, floral bitterness
SRM
golden5
PaceSipper
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
peachfruityfloral
peach
fruity
floral
malty
honey
spicy
Aroma
The nose opens with pronounced stone fruit esters—ripe peach and pear dominate—layered with delicate floral notes and a subtle honeyed sweetness.
not found:hoppy,caramel,clean,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Belgian Style Tripel

◎ Appearance

Pale golden hue with excellent clarity and a bright, white head that displays fine and persistent lacing. The carbonation appears lively and well-integrated, with a continuous stream of fine bubbles rising through the glass. The beer presents a luminous, inviting appearance typical of the Belgian Tripel style.

pale goldenclearfine lacingwell-carbonated

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with pronounced stone fruit esters—ripe peach and pear dominate—layered with delicate floral notes and a subtle honeyed sweetness. Beneath these, a light malty backbone emerges, providing gentle grain support without dominating the aromatic profile. A whisper of alcohol warmth is present, appropriate to the beer's 9% ABV but restrained and well-integrated.

peach, pear estersfloral, delicatehoney-sweetsubtle alcohol

◐ Taste

The palate opens with bright, fruity flavors of peach and apple, supported by a light, clean malty foundation that avoids heaviness. A gentle spice character emerges in the mid-palate, providing complexity without aggression. The 16 IBU contribute a soft, understated bitterness that balances the fruit sweetness without asserting dominance, leaving the finish refreshing and crisp.

stone fruit forwardlight maltsubtle spicesoft bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is medium-length and clean, with the fruity esters lingering alongside a gentle warmth from the alcohol. The aftertaste remains dry and malty, with residual honey notes fading gracefully without clinging.

dry finishlingering fruitwarming alcohol
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
85
Taste
82
Appearance
80
Finish
78
Serve at 9–12°C

Serve at 10–13°C in a goblet. The yeast character and carbonation are the stars — cold would suppress both.

Goblet

The wide mouth and heavy base promote head formation and channel rich aromatics toward the nose. Traditional for Belgian strong ales.

Drink within 2 years. Some complexity develops with age but the yeast character is best relatively fresh.

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About Belgian Tripel

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Belgian Tripel?

Tripels are strong Belgian ales with 8–10% ABV. Deceptively pale, they offer fruit esters, spicy yeast, sweet malt and a warming finish.

Finding a similar Belgian Tripel

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same peach, fruity, floral character as Belgian Style Tripel will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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