Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is De Proef Brouwerij & Cigar
City Brewing Tropical Tripel Belgian Ale Aged on Oak Chips with Coconut and
Peaches.
Commercial description: “On February 18, 2013 Cigar City
Brewers Wayne Wambles and Josh Brengle brought a bit of the Florida tropics to
Lochristi, Belgium in the form of this unique Tropical Tripel recipe brewed in
collaboration with De Proef Brewmaster Dirk Naudts. Tropical Tripel was
brewed with a classic Trappist yeast and the lesser known Brux III strain of
Brettanomyces. During the boil Magnum and Simcoe hops were added along with
Belgian candi sugar and lactose for added mouth feel. The beer is finished with
additions of toasted coconut, dried peaches and medium toasted oak. We
hope you enjoy this collaboration of brewing styles, cultures, and climate.
Cheers!”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
a dark gold with a fluffy off-white head and great lacing.
Aroma: Peaches,
toasted coconut, oak, Belgian yeast, sweet malts, candi sugar and a touch of
pineapple.
Taste: Peaches
and coconut up front, candi sugar, citrus and pineapple, Belgian yeast, oak,
vanilla and sweet bready malt.
Overall: As a
HUGE fan of all beer brewed by Cigar City Brewing I was happy when I saw De
Proef Brouwerij & Cigar City Brewing Tropical Tripel Belgian Ale on the
shelves here locally. I really enjoyed
this 9.5% ABV collaboration. Very
enjoyable!
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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