Val-Dieu Triple

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Abbey Tripel
Aubel, Belgium

The first few momoents withthis beer led me to believe that I was in for another generic "belgian" "abbey". But after warming up a bit, it became quite assertive and nice, satisfying. Maintained a nice effervescence through out the entire bottle. I am looking forward to trying come other beers form these guys.

Bottled. Clear deep golden. Sweet, malty nose with tones of vanilla. Flavour is malty, quite hoppy with notes of pineapple. ABV is shining through, as it should(?). Somewhat unbalanced sweetness, I believe. Very much like Tripel Karmeliet, but this one has more carbonation.

Cork date 12/05 - presumably best by date. Clear yellow with some rather lively looking yeast colonies swimming about. Nice white head that leaves sheets of wispy lacing behind. The aroma is sweet honey, citrus, and little bit of pepper. Deeper inhaliations bring some definte alcohol notes. The flavor is not nearly as good as the aroma, sweet and alcoholic, very one-dimensional. Medium sticky body. My favorite triple is still brewed by an American, Allagash.

Orange-gold; cream-coloured , huge & dense head. Vanilla, alcohol, white candi sugar in the nose. Very dry, candi-sugar dominated taste, sweet slight citrus fruit. Finish gives a bit more pepper, with just a touch of bitterness. Creamy, even a bit doughy mouthfeel; alcohol obvious and dry. Way too sweet tripel, very unbalanced.

Decent Abbey tripel. Yeasty aroma and flavor. Cluudy body on a gold body with a large white head. Much particulate matter. Sl sweet tast with some balancing bitterness in the finish. Very comparable to Corsendonk.

Pale golden appearance is clear, as the yeast is not poured in the goblet. The head is tall, pillowing, and delicate. It does not stand well to the rigors of sipping. Carbonation is quite subdued for the style. The aroma is perfumey sweet and a bit woody. The taste is also mild by Belgian standards with a bit of sweetened grain taste, and notes of oak, vanilla, apple, and pear. The taste becomes a bit more sharp and spicy after pouring the yeast in the glassware. There is a tinge of hop bitterness in the ending. The alcohol is very well hidden, and only shows up as a mild afterburn. The beer is quite well made, but lacks enough character to run with the big boys. A welcome addition to my portfolio nonetheless

Golden with a thick white head. Aroma of malt and spices. Crisp, clean taste with a nice dry hoppy finish.

Tasted in NYC. Tasted at brewtopia 04. Light consistency, very light yellow straw colour. Thin white wispy head. Aroma is fairly non-descript. Slightly sweet with a slight citrus hint. Sweet and malty flavour with a slight tangy hop finish.