Top 5 Trippels-Goldens

my favorites new Trippels and Golden Strongs from 2008. all time favorites include Westmalle Trippel, Allagash Trippel, Trippel Karmeliet, Delerium Tremens, Duvel

Witches Brew
A well rounded ale, almost more like a golden strong than trippel in that it is less sweet than most. Grainy, biscutty backbone with the estery notes subdued, mostly being apples and pears. Great noble-spicy hop presence, and due to the carbonation quite dry and refreshing, with low to no warmth.

St. Bernardus Trippel
Hoppy, sweet and slightly fruity, a delicious Trappist Ale. All is in balance, it is rich, yet dry and lingering in the finish. The hops are prominent up front, yet it is not too bitter in the finish. This beer is a conundrum of sorts, has little complexity in any one aspect, but is an enjoyable ale.

Stone 888 Vertical Epic
A slightly thin but well balanced trippel, grainy background with notes of banana, pear, and bright citrus from the three varieties of American citrus-hops (Antheum, Amarillio and Summit I'm told). This is a quite quaffable beer, despite its high ABV at almost 9%. Spicy, hoppy and fruity, with a bitter finish.

Urthel Hibernus Quentum Trippel
An incredibly ester laden trippel. Strong pear and apple and slight clove flavors, with bready, biscuitty overtones and strong hop flavors at each end. Sweet and strong, very much how a trippel should be.

Fantome La Dalmatienne
Technically a saison, this beer seems to share more characteristics with a trippel to me, with its very sweet and fruity extremities. Thus I've placed it as one. Granted, an amber trippel at that. Very spicy sweet, with notes of orange, and a slightly lactic/barnyard and dusty character. Very mouth filling, with low hop character and bitterness.