Westmalle Tripel

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Style: Abbey Tripel
Malle, Belgium

A good consistent dry blonde Trappist ale. Full of spices and an interesting bitter lime kick. Always enjoyable. Poured from 33cl bottle to my own Westmalle glass on NYE. I think these are better fresh rather than aged.

( 330ml bottle bb 1/27/11) pours cloudy orange with huge lastin head and some yeast particles in the head. Nose of bread, Belgian yeast, white fruits. Taste of white pepper, alcohol, white grapes, and quite bready. Finishes very carbonated, peppery and creamy. A great tripel.

From a 330ml bottle on 30/12/2009. Massive beer which should be enjoyed slowly. Typical strong Belgian ale aroma. The taste is predominantly fruity and spicy, with a honeyed sweetness developing as it warms. Quite syrupy, with a touch of bitterness and a dry finish - almost a little champagne-like. A rewarding drop, but definitely a winter warmer rather than something to quench one’s thirst on a hot day.

Pours slightly hazy gold with a huge foamy white head. Aroma- yeast, wheat, clove, Belgian sugar, lemony citrus. Taste is sweet caramel and light citrus with alcohol warming the nose. Very rich carbonation with a slightly bitter finish

Very delicious beer. Nice creamy head. Fruit, yeasty notes. Nice carbonation level tries to balance the beer but might be just a bit much. Otherwise everything comes together nicely with this beer.

25-DEC-2009, bottle @home. Lovely golden/orange color with huge white lasting head. Very yeasty nose and the alcohol can certainly be smelled, but then comes hay, fruity notes with earthy. Very creamy, high carbonation, long aftertaste. In my book it is a perfect 5 in appearance and palate. I did not really think I would end up rating it above 4, but that’s where it endend, and really worthy. This is a high class beer. Just very well made and enjoyable.

Golden yellow color, with compact and quite persistent froth. Perfume surprisingly rich and complex, with hints of vanilla, fruit and tobacco aroma. Strong impact in the mouth but pleasant, with the vigorous aspects of malt are balanced with the power of alcohol and dry hops. Beer that opens into the mouth with a unique alternation of flavors and a soft finish, honey bitter, incredibly pleasant and persistent.

330mL bottle. Pours a cloudy gold with suspended sediment, and a frothy white head that quickly settles. Subtle herbacious and slightly savoury aroma. The flavour has a definite vinous tartness, with some grassy and citrus flavours, and also a mild spiciness and earthiness. Medium-full bodied, creamy on the palate courtesy of the carbonation. The finish is refreshing, mildly sour and bitter, with more lingering earthy notes. Quite an impressive tripel.