Bornem Triple

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ertvelde, Belgium

This beer is quite well carbonated, it starts to form a head as soon as I pop the cap off this 330ml bottle. The head is a pale cream color and is fairly thick and long lasting. The beer is a lightly hazy orange-gold color. Interesting the aroma is quite pungent, it is a mix of interesting notes that I can’t quite peg; musty, herbal, citrusy, grassy, notes of pear and apple, almost like a pungent wild flower that has some sweet nectar notes and a strong, almost funky, slightly sharp, piquant thing going on. The nose is quite complex, and I am not entirely sure if I really like it, or if it bothers me.

The taste is quite frothy, the carbonation fizzes up as the beer hits my tongue. That same interesting note that is in the aroma is found in the taste as well. The beer is sharp, and a bit herbal with notes of vanilla, a hint of bergamot, . The beer is quite light on the palate but has a sort of lingering, not quite astringent finish to it. There is a bit of hot alcohol in the finish (and the nose too), that starts to assert itself a bit more as the beer warms up. There are lots of interesting flavors and aromas in this beer, but it just does not quite seem to mesh for me.

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33cL bottle. Poured like ginger ale. Much clearer than I was expecting. Monster head at first, but it settled down quickly. At first whiff, you can tell this is a van Steenberge brew. Yeasty and spicey (corriander) with a little metal in the background. First sip ... ok, who switched my beer with a glass of metal filings?!? Very metallic at first. And very dry. The metallic taste subsides as it warms as the spices and banana take over. The dryness remains throughout. There’s really nothing to separate this from the other triples on the market.

Bottle from Degarth,thanks. Begian yeast filled the air combined with a sunny lemon. Filled the glass, nice golden with a super huge white foamy head. Taste was good, lemony and light with usual yeast accompaniment. Palate was enjoyable and smooth. Overall I liked this very much, more so than their dbl. An excellent first beer of the day.

Bottled (BB 03/2006)
Hazy yellow, good creamy off-white head. Lemony, yeasty, alcoholic aroma. Carbonated, smooth mouthfeel. Flavor has mango, molasses, yeast ... hops are there too underlying. Quite sweet trippel.

Smells of resin, yoghurt and alcohol. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Has a bitter and sweet flavor. Slightly citric. Quite fresh. Candice. Lively carbonation. Medium bodied. Nice fruity-bitter finish that is kind of funghi in the end.

Massive fizzy head with reasonable retention. Breaks down like a porous rock. Quite light in colour, a cloudy lemon - orange. Thick nose with heavy malts, candy aromas and some spice. Surprisingly crips mouthful....quite zippy with some hops and a fair amount of fizz. Biggish malts kick in on the back palate with some slightly hard alcohol notes and some nice nut traits. Finishes quite light.

Draught. Hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma and flavors were sweet and yeasty with banana and a touch of spice and lemon. Light and easy to drink. Hides the alcohol very well.

Cloudy orange, finely carbonated, off-white head. melon-y, sweet, slightly peppery nose. Orange Juice and Honeydew melon flavors dominate, with a slightly medicinal finish. Very Sweet, seems to lack any bite like I usually like in a triple.