Hill Country Beer Club
Allagash Brewing Company
Tripel Reserve
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Club & Brewer Notes:
What in the heck is a Belgian-style brewer doing in Maine? First of all, the town of Allagash is actually 350 miles northwest of Portland, and the Allagash River doesn’t even run anywhere near it. So we have Belgian poserss on the Atlantic coast that think they’re on the border of Quebec? That’s okay because they make great Belgian-style beers, like this golden hued tripel ale. Now, Tripel doesn’t mean three of anything, really… it’s just a sign of strength. A Tripelwas originally a beer brewed by some Trappist abbey in Belgium in 1934, which they first called a “superbeer”. Yes, this is when the world finally started seeing some really great beers. Then, many years later, some guy named Rob Tod (Tod - not Todd, William), opened this brewery in 1995 and made something that tasted good. So there ya go. This strong, yet lively, ale is marked by passion fruit and herbal notes in the aroma, with subtle suggestions of banana and honey surfacing from its deep and complex palate. Enjoy this Tripel's remarkably long and soothing finish, because you’re about to experience an American Quadrupel (yes, as in more than three).