La Trappe Tripel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Tilburg, Netherlands

HOw cna it be that it has almost the same rating than the Dubbel, anyway it has the right aroma and aftertatse, the apparience is just amazing. Cloudy and sweet and spicy. Like orange peels.

Bottle - December 2005 Pours dark copper, caramelly colour. With a medium not-so-frothy-as-expected white head, that almost completely disappears after a while and sees itself reduced to a white rim, leaving,some lacing as my chalices empties. Aroma is sweet, yeast, pungent but captivating. Taste is strong, sweet, a bit of burnt, but not offending. It reminds me a bit of Leffe blond but on steroids, you can really feel the yeast profile and the candi here, it has a fruity touch to it too. You can clearly feel the 8% and it even tastes stronger. Mouthfeel is full despite its lightness. Aftertaste is spicy and intense. A beatifull triple indeed.

A delicous, light, buttery and banana infused (very banana) tripel. A nice night cap when you are not in the mood for a Quad or something like a barleywine; creme brulee of tripels.

Bottle: Hazy yelow colour, with a nice white head. Aroma of yeast,flowers,citrus. Flavor is almost the same,medium body,and a nice dry yeasty medium finish.

11.2 ounce bottle- poured out a beautiful golden orange with a nice tan head. Aroma had a hint of citrus and apple with a yeast backer. Taste was great, slightly spicy with a very mild hint of orange. The palate was wonderful, smooth and creamy. A winner all the way.

33cl bottle from Total Wine (Jacksonville, FL). Pours a light brown with a tan, creamy head. Aroma is floral in character with notes of a fruit and spice as well. Flavor is complex with notes of a subtle sweetness throughout, hints of honey, raisin, caramel and pepper.

Wow. This was a great beer. i wish had been my first, niot my 3rd beer at Strange Brew bar. Muddy orangey brown sewage color with hardly any head. Sweet taste. Tastes belgian. Slightly loweer rating because it is super expensive.

Nice golden color, verging on amber. Smallish creamy white head with great retention and great lacing, also. Citrus fruits, bananas and caramel. Buttered biscuits. Very floral and fruity. Slightly spicey. Yeast and sweet malts. What you’d expect from the style. Lots of yeast with some spiciness. Light fruit flavors, mostly pears, apples, and peaches. Butterey caramel notes. A touch of oaky vanilla. Despite all this, I find this Tripel to be almost bland (compared to others) in it’s smoothness. Nice, creamy mouthfeel. Feels as a Tripel should. Lots of tiny little bubbles in the carbonation. Very smooth. This wouldn’t be bad to keep on hand as a ’go-to’ beer. Totally easy to drink.