Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)

Bottle 0.33 l. Amber hazy colour, strong gigantic white head. Very yeasty and hoppy aroma & palate with notes of bananas, oranges, apples and spices.

33cl bottle poured into a Chimay Trappist glass. Cloudy copper with two finger creamy off-white head. Aroma is bubblegum and alcohol. Flavor is predominantly bitter hops and alcohol with slight bubblegum. High carbonation. Finish is warming alcohol. Pretty good but not the best example of a tripel by far.

pours cloudy amber red with a thick lacy head. aroma is somewhat citrusy and spicy. flavor is malty and heavy on alcohol, with some brown fruit notes. aftertaste has a whiskey-like burn. not bad, but the red and especially the blue Chimay is better.

Bottle. Perfectly nice tripel! Yeasty, spicy and fruity (orange) with a light hoppy bitterness in the finish,

Had on draft at the Dilly Deli. This tripel had little or no aroma surpisingly, especially compared with the Tripel Karmeliet I had the night before. It was smooth, easy drinking tripel with some spicy dryness, fruity, malty sweetness and some yeast. A tad on the cloudy side, this is a good tripel, but not as good as Tripel Karmeliet.

Draft at Mr. Dunderbaks. Poured a light amber color with a frothy off-white head. Nose is caramel, yeast, banana, spice and some phenols. Medium bodied, somewhat soft carbonation. Flavor is caramel malt with notes of fruit and spice with a mild bitterness. Finishes dry.

750 mL bottle. Hazy golden pour with a thick frothy head. Aroma of hops, pepper and yeast. Great taste of yeast, bananas, spices, bread with a slightly sharp bitter hoppy finish.

In my opinion Chimay’s finest. Soft complexity of flavours in the nose, and taste, wonderful aroma. No overwhelming alcohol. Aroma is citrusy, some orange peels. Taste is soft orange, a bit of barley. Great mouthfeel. Great marriage of everything. You can drink tihs forever, and it’s easily available. Great stuff.