Grimbergen Triple

Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Jumet, Belgium

On tap at the Delirium cafe. Pours fairly clear yellow with a smooth white head. Citrusy spicey aroma. Good crisp tripel with a very floral nose of tropical fruit, coriander, and wheat. Nice beer but has a bit of excess alcohol showing.

Bottle. Large fizzy head that mostly lasted. Clear sparkling body with a yellow color. Good display of lacework. Yeast, coriander, citrus, spice and caramel. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and hint of alcoholic texture. Light to moderated sweet malty flavor with some bitter and acidic notes. Sweet and spicy finish. An average Triple in my book.

bottle from my local indy, pours a golden colour with some cloudiness, large head that quickly settles to something more manageable in the glass. strong sweetness to the aroma which follows onto a fantastically complex taste in the mouth, sweetness, caramel and some fruit too, pineapple maybe?, then ,malt at the end. excellent finish, almost tingly on the tongue, a fine beer

Lys sødlig belgisk øl. Meget lækker fyldig og frugtig i smagen. Belgisk gær kan anes. Duften er kraftig frugtsødme. Meget dejlig øl.

One of the best Grimbergen I have ever had. Very similar to a trappist beer. This one, however, is pale blonde. I will have more of this.

A rich clean brown pour with a light head that disipates quickly. An aroma that at first reminded me of apple juice but then comes across with an almost brown sugar push. A flavor that is sweet malt up front and a hint of fruit and spice followed by an alcohol that is different than warm but not really hot. Just a tad of bitter in the finish. A palate that is almost thick but not quite. Carbonation that is probably ok for the style but a little over the top for me.

Bottle, and understandably the last of the three Grimbergens tried, I had them before but never rated so wanted to go back and revisit. Poured a warm golden colour with a slight haziness to it. The increase in alcohol over the other two Grimbergens was quite evident even just on the aroma, but like the others there was a definate yeast and maltiness detected on the nose. Taste was altogether more complex and interesting that it’s stablemates but the alcohol was always lingering in the background, really good chewyness, and fruitiness to this beer some nice burnt toffee notes maybe, but very nice easily attainable beer.

Bottle 33cl. Golden color, extremely big white head. Very vinous. Sweet fruity, alcohol, belgian yeast. BB 2004, and the age has done this beer more balanced and complex.