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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Fort Lapin Tripel if you want bright, forward fruit and spice punch;
La Trappe Tripel if you want rounded, malty depth.
Both hit 8% ABV and 30 IBU, so the fight isn't about strength—it's about character. Fort Lapin leans Belgian yeast expressiveness. La Trappe leans into the grain.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 0
Sweetness
Δ 3
Bitterness
Situations
In words
Fort Lapin Tripel
Fort Lapin grabs you immediately with estery fruit—pear, banana, a whisper of clove. The alcohol is there but doesn't announce itself; instead it lifts those esters higher. There's a crisp, almost herbal finish that keeps it from feeling heavy despite the ABV. Drinks faster than you'd expect.
La Trappe Tripel
La Trappe is more composed, almost measured. You get honeyed malt backbone first, then the yeast comes in underneath like a duet rather than a solo. There's a faint pepperiness and subtle candied fruit that emerges on the mid-palate. The finish is clean but lingers with warmth—feels more like a contemplation beer.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 38 vs 38 · Δ 0
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 5
Only Fort Lapin Tripel
Shared character
Only La Trappe Tripel