Brouwcafe Scheveningse Tripel

Brewed by Brouwcafe
Style: Abbey Tripel
Scheveningen, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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(Completely different label on my bottle) Orange, hazy. Firm yellowish head. Nose: stange - a bit acidic - brettanomyces/'horseblanket'-like; at the same time very fresh smelling, fresh hops and stale hops, citrussy. Something metallic, as well. Taste: virtually nothing from the above. First a taste as if biting in a licorice stick, without yet tasting the sweetnes. Then it 'flowers' into a hopbite, as from hopoil with a metallic tang. This tang intensifies until it gets really harsh. There is some malty sweetness underneath as well as some fruity, probably citrussy flavour, but all is overwhelmed in seconds by the metallic sensation, as going with the tongue over the opened lid of a tin can. Only the licorice aroma keeps struggling with it. It's not bad, but not pleasant either. The mouthfel is completely dominated by it. Well, I'd like to give it more credit. But this darned tin-can taste - from a 75cl bottle - is just too much.

Draught at Het Brouwcafé, Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
Hazy yellow colour with small white head. Fruity pineapple aroma with Belgian yeast. Fruit, pineapple candies (Fazer Ananas), grain, malt and mild alcohol in flavour. Thinnish.

Hazy yellow body, big white head. Aroma of noble hops and plastic at first, some citrus and pineapple. Some sweet maltiness , alcohol and spicea in flavour.

On tap at the brouwcafe. Hazy blond colour. Decent head. An ok triple.

{thoughts} Minted iced tea by nose, caramel apples by taste; this beer seems an odd combination of sensations. A sharp spiciness pays some homage to Tripel, and a lively mouthfeel speeds everything along.

{elements} Hazy peach hue; small, white ring of foam. Strange aroma of equal parts iced tea and mint, and lesser amounts of white pepper and musky apricots. Moderately sweet, moderate-heavy acidity, moderate bitterness; tastes of apples in caramel sauce, raisins, black pepper and alcohol. Heavy carbonation, creamy texture, medium body. 75 cl bottle @ GP Tuulensuu, best before 03/2012.

Bottled@Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, some yeast, mild alcohol and very much grass and herbs. Also some mild notes of vegetables Flavour is caramel, nectar, alcohol, fruits and some mild strange herbal notes.

0.75 l bottle at Tuulensuu, Tampere.Hazy peach to gold color. The aromas of herbal orange, honey, peach, pineapple and beetroot. Sweet, acidic and very fruity flavor with toffee, raisins and musty notes reminiscenting beetroot in vinegar. Not drinkable, mustiness is disturbing.

Draught @ Het Brouwcafe, Dr. Lelykade 28, Scheveningen, 2583 CM, Netherlands.
Unclear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, caramel notes, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, orange, orange shell, light to moderate yeasty, toffee, butter notes, alcoholc. Flavor is moderate sweet and orange shell bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090601]

On draught at Het Brouwcafe. A little hazy, golden colored beer, with a white head. The aroma is malty with fruits like citrus and some bitter. The taste is malty fresh with citrus, a little bitterness with some spices, like coriander. The aftertaste is bittersweet with some spices.

On tap at Het Brouwcafé. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Aroma of spices, fruits, slightly sour, a hint of diacetyl. Flavour is soft, spicy, fruity, slightly sour, a bit sweet, with a light bitter finish. A bit less than medium bodied. Nice, but again, infected.

Draft at the brewery. Citric sourish tripel, sweetish, yeasty. It does remind me of la chouffe blond. Not bad.