Bornem Triple

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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11.2 oz. / 330 ml. stubbie brown Belgian bottle. Part of a six pack of Belgian ales I bought at Rips. No freshness date seen, but none needed at 9% ABV either. Very fresh product here. Loud ppfffttt when opened. Almost like a bottle of fresh Coca-Cola. Poured out a pale golden yellow color, with a humongous white head at first. It slid back to lumpy islands of yeast floating on a sea of beer. Aromas are pretty much non-existent. Smells a little soapy to me. Other than that, I can’t smell much. Slight maltiness about it, but nothing overpowering. Flavors are of fresh malts, slight horse blanket, and citrus. No alcohol aromas or flavors, same goes for the hops. Maybe a slight tang of Hallertau hops, but other than that, it’s not much. Slight dry biscuit flavors at the end. Very effervescent, almost champagne like. Constant bubbles rise from the bottom of my Chimay chalice, feeding the small but steady head. Finishes somewhat dry, but not overly so. A top notch triple in my book.

Draft, poured a clear light golden color. Soft creamy texture. Aroma has belgium yeast and candy, banana. Med light sweetness. Ave carbonation. Drier finish. Good stuff.

Bottle at Cafe de la Gare. Clear golden pour with a medium white head. Aroma of citrus, fruit, yeast and bread. Flavour is sweet, citrus and yeasty. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Tasted this in the Delirium Cafe, Brussels in April 2012, label has it as Old Buccaneer Reserve. 33cl bottle. Pours a golden amber in colour with a hick foam white head. Juicy mango fruit with golden syrup notes in the long aroma. Slick oily mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a juicy tropical fruit medlay with mango, peach and honeydew melon to the fore. Floral citrus notes present in the fruity aftertaste which compliment the malt well. Finish has a warming alcohol edge to it with sweet golden syrup flavours full in the mouth. A decent Abbey Tripel.

330ml bottle from Bierzwerg. Hazy orange colour with enourmous head. Fruity, yeasty aroma. Flavour is yeast, fruits, citrus.

Sampled in Damme under the name Maerlant Damse Triple. Golden blonde with a little fizz and a frothy head, in own long glass. Could pass as Duvel at first taste, tastes and still very familiar. Yeasty, dry and bitter. Good yeasty aroma, malt goes well with it.

whoa, this is an active one. golden hue large foamy white head with tons of retention. crockery sweetness, clove, and hint of alcohol in the nose. taste is well rounded sweet crackery, slight biscuit. light clove and pepper, this style is not terribly drinkable, but this is a nice sipper on a chilly damp night.

Bouteille de 33cl. Couleur blonde, légèrement trouble, mousse abondante de tenue correcte. Arômes fruités : banane, pomme, assez sucrée. Bonne carbonnation. Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert

Pours clear golden with small white fizzy head. Smells crisp fruity, as triples do, with some malt and hop flavors underneath, hints of bread and earthy notes. Taste is a lot more like a sweet white wine, fruity, very mild bitterness and not much malt characteristic, but hints of bread. Full-bodied with a slick texture and lots of mouth-carbonation, Bornem Triple finishes with a faint dryness.

cheese, bubblegum, cooked vegetables, rotten eggs, vanilla, golden, sparkling, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, umami, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish,

Bottle..... It pours clear golden with a long lasting fluffy off white head.... the aroma is malts, bread, hops, sweet and some yeast.... The flavor is sweet, alcohol, hops and fruits.......Medium body nice oily texture... nice ....