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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Farmhouse Tripel if you want a brighter, more experimental take on the style,
La Trappe Tripel if you want the classical Belgian reference point.
Both hit 8–8.5% ABV and 30 IBU, so they're built on the same blueprint—but Calverley's leans into contemporary yeast expression while de Koningshoeven anchors itself in monastic tradition. The half-point ABV difference is negligible; the brewing philosophy is everything.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 2
Sweetness
Δ 6
Situations
In words
Farmhouse Tripel
Calverley's Farmhouse Tripel opens with a snap of citrus peel and a funky, almost cider-like edge that catches you immediately. There's a spicy phenolic warmth underneath—clove, white pepper—that feels deliberate rather than accidental. The body is lean and elegant, not heavy, which lets the yeast character breathe. It finishes dry with a lingering herbal note that suggests they're not afraid to let farmhouse character dominate.
La Trappe Tripel
La Trappe Tripel presents itself with restraint. Golden, clean, almost austere on first sip—you get honey, a whisper of banana, and that classic Belgian orchard fruit quality without any rough edges. The carbonation is tighter, more refined. It drinks smoother, warmer, more like sipping in a monastery refectory than standing in a casual taproom. The finish is balanced and measured, designed to let you have another sip without fatigue.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 38 vs 38 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 2
Only Farmhouse Tripel
Shared character
Only La Trappe Tripel