justinthehull
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He first tripel I ever tasted was new belgium's and I absolutely hated it. I tried a second, Golden Monkey by Victory, to see if it was the style of beer I didn't like. Although it wasn't as bad, there was a similar taste unique to these two brews that made it undrinkable to me. I'd like to understand where tripels get this distinct flavor from so that I can avoid it. It'd be great to know if it's a certain variety of hop, because that would be a big waste of 5 gallons for me. New belgium uses Saaz, Liberty, and Target hops, and also coriander. I first thought it was the coriander, as this was an unusual ingredient, but I haven't been able to find anything saying it's a commonly used in this style.