Abbaye dAulne Triple Blonde Sur Lie

Brewed by Brasserie Val De Sambre
Style: Abbey Tripel
Gozée, Belgium

Bottle. Nice big head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Taste is yeast and fruit.

Good but simply stuff. Bottle. Blond golden color. Little spicy, bitter taste.

Good triple ! Hazy blond golden color. Solid Triple; dry, spicy; strong bitterness, good malt structure, quite sweet after some oxydation, some cork.

A yellow beer with a thin off-white head. Both the aroma and the flavor are sweet with primary notes of malt and alcohol. A very simple beer.

As i mentioned in my places review of Friar Tuck’s in Peoria, Il, this place has a number of dated brews, but I usually don’t worry about the dates on belgian brews, as they are more like guideline (a pirate’s code type thing). Just saw the date of 09/06/00. Nearly cloudy golden liquid. Tall heavy cream colored head. Nice lace line the glass. Stewed brandy raisins overpower the nose. A hint of herbs including wintergreen in the background. Sweet heavy malt flavors, with sugary caramel along with some mild spice. Allspice really seems to cover the spice, but a touch of saffron seems to be in there as well. A very dry malt finish and linger that after the sweet start are welcome. While a fresher bottle may have some different qualities, this was still quite interesting and may have dried out a touch with the age.

Bottle, at London gathering, November 2005. Bought from OnlyFineBeer. Gold colour. A poor quality tripel in my view. Way too sweet, so the fruit tends towards a jammy feel and there’s not enough hop presence to provide balance.

Bottle. Really sweet triple, with a lactic acidity, and sticky sweetness. Yeasty and spicy characters you associate with triples. This was too sweet/sticky though.

Bottle at London Gathering, Nov 05. Lots of vanilla, toffee and rich unexpected aromas. Sweet malt leading to cloying unbalanced body.