Bornem Triple

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ertvelde, Belgium

Pours a fairly clear straw gold color, with a small white head. Wasnt digging the nose much at all. Funked out fruits that were out inthe sun too long, with musty malts, and caramel all seemed to mesh together, which didnt really work. The flavor wasnt much better, really musty in its taste. The fruits were drowned out by the malts which gave it almost a rotted flavor. The aftertaste might have been one of the worst Ive had in a while. Almost like spoiled eggs. One of the worst tripels Ive had. Poo poo.

Large white head, good retention and a bit of stringy lace. Hazy blond with a light gold hue, Witish in appearence. Nose is lightly spicey, faint citrus and light doughy notes. Body is lightly medium, full carbonation and lightly oily. Soft fruit flavors, herbally, citrusy with no real peppery notes to speak of. Some light malt notes, light breadyness, and yeast. Lightly sweet malty, spicey finish. Not a bad Tripel at all. Easily drinkable even at 9% ABV. Bottle received in a trade from degarth a loooooong time ago. Thanks Joe, hope all is well.

Presentation: Poured from a 330ml/11.2oz bottle in to a tulip glass. It has a hazy light golden yellow color with an excellent, huge white head. Its head is thick and frothy with stiff rocky peaks that last forever. The aroma is fruity and sweet with a nutty malt character and strong funky yeast. There is even a hint of coconut as well. The flavor starts off dry, with earthy yeast that turns malty, sweet and fruity. There is a slight hazelnut flavor along with tropical fruit notes and even a light coconut flavor as well. Hops add a light bitterness and herbal flavor to the finish. Its alcohol adds a pleasant warmth and sophistication to this smooth textured, medium bodied ale. This is a very good triple that has a standout flavor that I really enjoyed.

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with a big foamy thick head. Aroma is citrus fruit, and some pine, some yeasty pepper spice and a warming etoh.

V - smallish white bubbly head with no lacing. pale yellow color head to natural light, orangey to indoor light. A - yeast and citrus on the nose. lemony, with traces of pine and vinegar. T - wheat comes full out at first and then fades just as fast into a watery IPA-like finish. P - flat with no lingering taste.

Mild, fruit and yeast aroma.No head or carbonation..hmm...mild taste. Watery with no body. Mine has no head, even in the puor. I tried to get one started. Trappist glass.This differs from the other ratings. Kinda bland.

I haven’t gotten the yeast in yet, as with all the van Steenberge beers I’ve tried this one produces a voluminous head with its massive carbonation. This one is light and sudsy. Without the yeast, the beer is crystal clear in the glass, a pale golden color virtually indistinguishable from a pale lager. Aroma is weird and vegetal, with a cooked peas note, along with some herbal and spicy hops. One of these days I’ll get to drink some but it may take upwards of a week for the head to subside. OK, so the yeast is in and the head is down. The aroma has changed somewhat to lightly sulfuric cattiness. Beer is appropriately cloudy. Flavor is actually better than the aroma, with a fluffy sugary sweetness that isn’t overly raw or grainy, although there are elements of that. The finish is somewhat fuselly and phenolic but its mild. The sweetness tends to grow gently the more I drink. Some hoppy bitterness in the finish is just right for balancing.

oh, it is really fizzy!!! when you uncap the bottle should be very careful! enormous white head, fruit sourish aroma, i had my first sip and you know it was undrinkable cause it was so high carbonated, but then after i waited for a while it would be ok with that. White wine- like rather sourish flavour, bitter fruity aftertaste. in spite of its strength it have smooth, unusual flavour! very interesting experience!