This is a beer featured in the packs previously, though way back in December 2017. That was shortly after the Citra hop version had been voted the beer-drinking public’s favourite of the six different hop versions that had been made between 2010-2015.
But I’m sure many (most) of our members might not have had the opportunity to taste this beer, so here it is again. And I’ll let you know that the beer is just as delicious as I remember it over five years ago.
The premise of the Duvel Tripel Hop series was that a single additional hop was used to dry hop the original Duvel beer. Over the years, the additional hop was changed. But the Citra version really was the best.
It is a wonderful beer, with an aroma bursting with a big tropical fruit aroma sitting over the grainy malt and orange citrus of the original beer.
To taste, this beer is so light and crisp. A lovely light malt body, with flavours of grapefruit, orange, peach and pineapple work in perfect harmony. Toward the finish, there is a reasonable hop bitterness, and this lovely white pepper tingle that lives long in the aftertaste.
Defying the ABV this beer is effortless to drink. Often sequels don’t live up to the original, but this beer really delivers on its promise to pimp an already world class beer.
A second version of this beer, with a dominant display from the Morpheus yeast supported by Cascade and Chinook hops
A Belgian IPA with Challenger, Smaragd and Citra hops, finished with a Belgian saison yeast
Hop bitterness, with dry spicing and just a hint of wild earthy funk
A bigger, hoppier version of the Noblesse Belgian Pale Ale
A Belgian classic - Duvel - with a current hop-driven twist
The classical Belgian Strong Blond Ale, jazzed up with an extra hop that changes each year
The 2015 special edition Duvel Tripel Hop features the Equinox hop
The 2016 version of Duvel's Tripel Hop, featuring an experimental hop from the Yakima Valley
This is now the permanent feature in the Duvel range, with the Citra version being voted the favourite of all the Duvel Tripel Hop varieties
The 'other' Duvel Tripel Hop in the range shows of Cashmere hops
Five old-world hops are used in this fresh grassy Belgian IPA
The original Belgian IPA, from one of the three breweries in the 'Brewers Town' of Watou.
A seasonal batch of Hopus brewed in Spring, which is dry-hopped with Citra
by Brasserie d'Achouffe (Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat)
Best described as an extremely hoppy Belgian tripel style
A Belgian IPA with a strong citrus character and nice earthy bitterness
A Belgian IPA using Mapuche hops grown exclusively for Leffe on the plains of Patagonia
Another riff of the Troubadour Magma, this one is a more sessionable, last of the summer sun type of beer
The 2016 variation of Troubadour's flagship beer Magma features Maris Otter premium malt
The 2017 variant of Magma sees a change in malt and hop quantities, resulting in a fruity, earthy and dry IPA
The 2019 variant of Troubadour's Magma is a beer that has been made more sessional, with the addition of El Dorado and Nelson Sauvin hops
A perfectly balanced Belgian IPA, deceptively drinkable for the 9.5% ABV.
Not really fitting in to a style category - inviting sweet malt backbone with a good dose of hop bitterness.
Ella hops from Australia provide a tropical fruit character to this crisp and refreshing Belgian IPA
A Belgian style IPA, taking a step back to an older style IPA recipe
The second incarnation of this beer, featuring Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial hops
by
An Anglo-Belgian style IPA, with a big malt body and balanced hop character
Duvel is the iconic Belgian Strong Golden Ale all others are compared to
The 'Devil's' little brother, made to the same recipe but without secondary fermentation in the bottle
A Belgian classic - Duvel - with a current hop-driven twist
The classical Belgian Strong Blond Ale, jazzed up with an extra hop that changes each year
The 2015 special edition Duvel Tripel Hop features the Equinox hop
The 2016 version of Duvel's Tripel Hop, featuring an experimental hop from the Yakima Valley
This is now the permanent feature in the Duvel range, with the Citra version being voted the favourite of all the Duvel Tripel Hop varieties
The 'other' Duvel Tripel Hop in the range shows of Cashmere hops
A big Belgian Tripel from one of Belgium's big family brewer groups in Duvel-Moortgat
A typically taste Belgian Dubbel or Brune/Bruin with a sweet fruity and malty body, balanced by an earthy, spicy and slightly citrus hop bite
