Keyte Ostêns Belegeringsbier

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ichtegem, Belgium

Yellow color. Lovely aroma. Sweet, rich malt and candy sugar, a little dry - fun on tongue - significant carbonation. Big corked bottle. Tasted at Cracked Kettle tasting in Amsterdam, but picked up in Belgium.

Clear golden beer with a big white head. Hoppy and yeasty aroma. Sweet maltiness, some warming alcohol, quite spicy with coriander. Well-carbonated, full-bodied. Quite good.

Bottle Blond, clear body. White, frothy head. Fresh, vively aroma of vanilla, hops, coriander. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Nice hoppy bitter.

Bright amber color; lively bubbles; giant thick head. Aroma of dry malt, old hops, cabbage. Quite good mouthfeel, some malt and sweetness, but there is also an odd vegetable touch.

Bottled at the Belgian Embassy in Oslo. (As Keyte Tripel Blond) Pours an almost clear, golden-blond body with a white head. Hoppy nose with spices and fruityness, quite pleasant. Spiced flavor with pale malt, some citrus and a good bitterness. Medium to full body, and a fruity finish with apples and canned pears. Pleasant and quaffable, dangerously hiding the 7.7% ABV. Rating: 7-3-7-4-14-3.5. 080410

Bottled. Light golden, almost yellow, with a small white head. Candi-sweetness dominates the aroma but there is malts and hops too. The sweetness dominates the flavor too, and it also has alcohol. Dry, lightly hopped finish. Rating: 6-3-6-3-13-3.1. 060328

Bottle, 33cl. It pours a slightly hazy, golden body under a dense, finger-thick off-white head. Lots of bubbles. Nice, but weak aroma with tropical fruits and white sugar, some spices and yeast notes. A little hint of citrus and banana too. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate, with a bit too much sugar, almost drowning the fruity flavors. A little spiced touch in the background, and a hint of bitterness. There’s some bitterness in the finish, but not much. Enough to bring in a certain amount of balance though. Overall, a nice beer, not outstanding, but very drinkable indeed. And the lacings it leaves in the glass are gorgeous. 091118

Honey color, hazy. Honey aroma with citrusfruit. Creamy, hoppy citric flavor. Hints of detergent, yeast and honey. Thin to medium bodied. Not bad, could be better.

Draft. Gold body. Nose is fruit, flowers and a light spice profile. Touch of yeast in the aroma as well as some maltiness. Taste is malty and sweet, with flowery flavors, and light yeast. Body is medium with a moderate carbonation about it. Finishes with more sweet malt flavors, yeast, fruit and light touch of spiciness.

Draught: Yellow coloured. Unclear. Off white small head. Sweet and quite fruity. Has some spices and floral characters, but not very distinct. Yeast is present. Is medium bodied. Ends on a light citric and spiced note. Find this quite good.