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Kasteelbier Tripel Blonde 11%

Percentile
85
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Abbey Tripel

Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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4913.45/5.03.44/5.011%72.8Trappist glass, Tulip
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 maeib (4711), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 22, 2004  
Bottled. A hazy copper coloured beer with a large white head which leaves sporadic thick lacing. The aromas are alcohol, spices and sugars, and the flavours are thick alcohol, sugars and a bit of warm stewed banana.


 joeec5 (204), bayonne, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Dec 15, 2004  
golden color with small head which fades into nice lace. Nice belgian yeast aroma, dry with alcoholic finish. Slightly sour aftertaste..good example of the style.


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2004  
This was a 750 mL bottle purchased at Discount in Milwaukee. Huge white head, light gold body. The carbonation moves very quickly through the beer. Aroma is soy sauce, nuts, alcohol. Also some butter, pears and cloves. The taste has a slightly sweet begining with grapes and apples. As you drink more bread comes out with some diacetyl and nuts. The warmth of the alcohol is felt, but not really tasted. Very warming. Taste also has a little spice in the finish. A slightly light body for the style and alcohol content. This is scary drinkable.


 CaptainCougar (5455), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 10, 2004  
Pours a clear golden with a large frothy white head with nice lacing. Semi-dry floral bready Belgian yeasty aroma has a touch of candi sugar and caramel malt. Starts with a pleasant subtle candy toffee sweetness turning more dry and earthy, semi-bitter toward the finish. Has some complexity, but not nearly as much as I would expect from a Belgian beer with this much alcohol. Of course the alcohol is pretty well hidden. Overall a nice Belgian Strong.


 Loddeer (171), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2004  
This one was solid overall, very smooth and almost champagne tasting, hides the alcohol well. Tastes are subtle, with light spice and tart throughout, very different from other belgians I have had in that it had a high degree of crisp flavor. Good stuff.


 heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2004    Updated: Dec 6, 2004
Bottled 9/2003. Brilliant pale golden. Aroma is full of yeasty spice, a touch of flowery hops and a bit of alcohol. Big thick tongue-coating maltiness. Hints of coriander and orange. For 11% the alcohol is quite well hidden. Cloves and pears are coming forward, with a bit of warming alcohol (felt) Perhaps as not as tight and cohesive as some of the better examples of the style, but certainly nice. The longer I spend with it the more cloying it becomes.


Chokehold (20), cape town, South Africa
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/103/518/20
Dec 1, 2004  
Very sweet beer, nice to taste, and nice to look at. Cant have more than one in sitting though. More like an occasion beer, than a get together beer. Will definately buy again and enjoy with a cigar sometime.


 brewblackhole (1372), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 27, 2004  
Surprisingly light color for a tripel, aroma biscuits and banana and also on the light side, but it has that wonderful candy sugar sweetness that the Belgians are famous for with a bigtime sweet banana aftertaste, with a touch of alcohol finishing it out. subtle



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