Bornem Triple

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Pours a light golden color with about a two finger head that never goes away. Smelled like champagne at first but then all that was in the aroma was yeast and some alcohol. Tastes overcarbonated, buttery, and the alcohol is not very well hidden. Not as good as the Dubbel, which is odd. Overall it’s not a terrible beer but it’s not very good and I probably won’t be having it again any time soon.

Murky gold pour. Sweet aroma with lots of fruity esters and yeast. Flavor of apple juice, yeast, light hops, bread.

Poured slightly hazy golden into goblet with moderate white head settling down to a very fine lace. Aromas of fruit, caramel, yeast. Taste is lightly sweet to start then on to a hoppy dry finish. Carbonation is intense and body is a tad on the thin side.

Alcohol content is well hidden in this brew. For a triple, it taste a little watered down, an excellent beer for those trying this style for the first time. Good overall beer, well balanced, taste is of sweet fruit and spice, bitter finish, does not linger.

This beer is just bad. Its a diacetyl butter and corn mess. It honestly tastes and smells a bit like raw egg whites. I really don’t feel further description is necessary. This beer is wrong.

Slightly hazed golden yellow pour with a white head. Spiced yeast and grassy hop aroma. Prickling carbonation on the tongue. Tartness in the taste with an off aftertaste.

Pours a straw yellow with white head. Smells of spice and yeast. Lots of bubbles -- excellent mouthfeel. Tastes doesn’t live up to the smell, with not as much spice and strength.

This yellow-gold beer smells okay. Taste is quite okay too, but the mouthfeel is way too crazy. Lots and lots of co2 bubbles exploding their way into your stomach. Burping inevitable. Don’t drink this with the family in law.