Trisser

Dark blond triple of 7,5% ABV

This beer was the first experimental recipe we brewed in large quantity at a commercial brewery.

The name :
"Trisser" is a student who is trying to do the same exams for the third time. This is his final change to get a degree. There is no fourth time possible. One of the brewers has been in this situation once, we are not going to tell who it was, because we want to protect the privacy of our chairman. Of course the number 3 is a nice association with the word triple.

History :
In 2004 this recipe had won a contest of HOP (Heerlijk Objectief Proeven), a local organisation of beerlovers, member of Zythos, the confederation of all local organisations related to tasting beer.
This beer was brewed at Brewery 'De Graal', One half was called 'Content' and was sold to celebrate the 10 years of HOP. The other half was called 'Trisser' and was given to family and friends.
We did not know what to expect of this big brew, and before we knew we were brewing more and more to satify the demand. And we are still brewing it today at the 'Proefbrouwerij' brewery.


Why we brew this beer:
Most triple beers are sold blond. This is only commercial driven. To prove this to the visitors of our brewing demonstrations we made this beer with the colour of an ale.
Has this beer original taste ? Does this beer create a new style ? No, it doesn't. And it does not have to be. We want to convince the lager drinking public there is a better and more tastfull alternative. We do not convince them if we take new, maybe too extreme tastes.
Currently, people do like it ... and keep asking for it. So we keep on brewing.

Ingredients :
Wyeast Belgian Strong Ale
Lagermalt
Viennamalt
East Kent hop
Saaz hop
Tomahawk hop