Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as tripoli.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) Same as tripoli.

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  • noun A kind of strong pale ale from the Low Countries.
  • noun mineralogy, uncountable tripoli

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Examples

  • Straffe Hendrik belongs to a subcategory called the Bruges tripel, a little darker and fuller-bodied than the standard triple, with a spicy hop note to the finish.

    Beer: Brew at the Zoo and Belgians, too 2010

  • A triple also spelled “tripel” is a strong, golden-colored Belgian abbey-style ale.

    Beer: More (or less) about nanobrewing Greg Kitsock 2010

  • I don't need a Weihenstephaner tripel, but maybe their dunkel with a tripel-like kick would taste really nice.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • And while it calls specifically for a Belgian beer, preferably a tripel, you could easily use anything that would cook well, like a pilsner, bock, pale ale, or probably go darker to impart a little bit of color in the sauce with a brown or porter or even a stout might be interesting.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • And while it calls specifically for a Belgian beer, preferably a tripel, you could easily use anything that would cook well, like a pilsner, bock, pale ale, or probably go darker to impart a little bit of color in the sauce with a brown or porter or even a stout might be interesting.

    Cooking With Beer - Waterzooi 2009

  • I don't need a Weihenstephaner tripel, but maybe their dunkel with a tripel-like kick would taste really nice.

    America v Germany 2009

  • Tihs bees kwite an akkomplyshmint: tripel purrsohnalitee!

    Owlcat, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Ohai Gma, it berry hawt heer tdai, fink itl be inna tripel dijits, hundrit elebenty… Aim melting

    Cat Blanchett - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • As with most true Belgians this beer doesn't really fit into a style; it isn't a blonde, it's not really a tripel, or a quad, or a dubbel - it is sort of a mish mash of all of the above.

    Ale Asylum Mercy Grand Cru 2008

  • As with most true Belgians this beer doesn't really fit into a style; it isn't a blonde, it's not really a tripel, or a quad, or a dubbel - it is sort of a mish mash of all of the above.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

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