#145 | The story of the Tripel Alliance

A great beer from a revered and respected brewery is always a pleasure.

But when you bring together three such outfits, creative forces that are admired across the UK, Europe and beyond then you know you’re in for a treat.

 And last week – a collaboration that took place in Lewes, in sunny East Sussex – is proving to be just that. Before Covid came crashing into people’s lives, Mark Tranter of Burning Sky Brewery and Yvan De Baets of Brasserie de la Senne were in Lewes and a visit to Harvey’s and its head brewer Miles Jenner was on the cards.

 Over some glasses of beer in the brewery’s sample room, the trio mooted the idea of working together on a beer of their own. The plan was simple, to make a beer that was entirely distinctive from anything they produced individually.

And now, some four or so years since that initial conversation, the beer has become a reality. 

 Tripel Alliance was mashed in at the Bridge Wharf Brewery last Friday – the 19th July. It was brewed with Pale and Munich malts, together with Spelt and Oats. 

 These provided the base for a range of different German hops that encompassed a range of traditional and new varieties, all introduced at five separate stages. And of course, the beer was brewed with Harvey’s spring water and yeast.

 It will launch at the upcoming Tripel Alliance beer festival, which is taking place on Friday 9th & Saturday 10th August across three Sessions in Harvey’s Brewery Rear Yard. But to tide us over until then, let’s hear from Mark, Miles and Yvan about this special collaboration in a conversation recorded on-site with us perched atop the many bags of malt housed in their grain store.