Keyte Ostêns Belegeringsbier

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ichtegem, Belgium

On KBW in Vichte (B) as Keyte Oostendse Tripel. It ’s a clear yellow colored beer. It has a nice white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and a bit bitterness in the back. Th taste of hops, sweet sunny fruits, with a touch of bitter in the back. A very good beer.

ZBF 2008. Pale brown colour. Black malts dominates the aroma. Light sourish flavour backbone - black malts in excess here as well, as well as chocolate. Low bitterness. Pretty boring.

330 ml bottle. Hazy orange body with a big white head. Slightly spicy aroma dominated by a sweet castor sugar smell. Flavor is sweet and fruity, some apple, sweet malt and sugar with a hint of alcohol. A bit to much on the sweeter side for my liking.

Bottle as Keyte Oosténdse Tripel. Nice snowy white head. Golden colored. Wheaty and fruity aroma, yellow apples and lemon. Some wooden notes and a quite strong scent of earthy hops. Sweet malty and lemony flavor with a nicely balanced bitterness. Feels smooth and mellow in the mouth. Fairly dry, fruity finish.

Bottle: Poured a hazy orange yellow with a bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet with some fruit and a spice. The taste is a sweet malt with some fruit. The finish is dry to the tongue, but very alive.

Sampled from a bottle with the name Keyte Oosténdse Tripel (7,7% ABV). Creamy head. Light hazy, orange body. Sweet hoppy aroma leads the way to a very sweet flavour of late fruits and dry chocolate added a nutty hint. Almost a sugarbomb to my tasting (BBF, Oslo 10.04.2008).

This beer is so vivid, that it has a difference in taste due to the maintenance of the barrels. It tastes different form draught and from the bottle. "Keyte" means "Cuite" in French. The beer was made as a remembrance of a lost siege of Ostend for the English in 1604. It was launched by the local beercombers. Queen Elizabeth may have vanquished the Armada but at the end, after 4 years of siege, the English-Dutch protestant force had to surrender. It is known that as well the Spanish infantry as the English dronk beer and in the vessels a lot of English beer was brought in the harbour. The Keyte is a triple blond beer with a high evolution in the palate, that remembers of nuts and bread.

Hi, This is a wonderful Tripel from brewmaster Marc Strubbe (bry. Strubbe). The balance between hops and malts are just perfect. Blond clear beer with a creamy white long lasting head. Nosing gives great hoppy accents. Tasting gives hops, malts and a nice sweet touch. Quite fruity, and complex. yes, I go for another one....