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3 great Belgian tripels brewed in the Boston area

By Steve Greenlee

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 19, 2012

Americans have gotten really good at brewing Belgian tripels. There are very good US-made dubbels and quads, too, but the tripel is the abbey ale style in which craft brewers in this country have distinguished themselves. It is the only abbey style, in fact, in which the Americans have matched the Belgians in quality. And they keep coming. The Boston area is suddenly wash in excellent tripels, and they’re all so different from one another. Here are three worth trying.

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