De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

Definite must for any Belgium fan, very distictive in every way. To me it smells and taste much more like a Saison than a triple. Obnoxiously huge stiff head, hazy yellow color. Funky barnyard smell and taste. Overall impression was standing between a bakery and a cattle farm and inhaling. Glad to try it, but I might pass next time. Don’t know the age.

My favorite of the De Dolle beers that I’ve tried. Amber/brown color with medium white head. Aroma is of yeast, bananas, brown sugar, and citrus. Tastes of brown sugar, caramel apples, and cookies. Slightly sour, bitter, and dry finish.

Bottle: Contents were very eager to make an appearance, cap off & foam flowith over. Cloudy golden w/ an off-white two finger head. Crazy flaky sediment through out: including the lacing, which is nice by the way. Aroma is citrusy clove w/ alcohol present in the background. Also sweet candy sugar. Flavor has a candied sugar sweetness w/ a malty backbone & some major alcohol warmth. Slightly bitter finish. Leaves a syrupy sweetness behind, pretty good.

Bottled sample. Gold in colour with a bit of haze and string carbonation. Aromas of pilsner malt, riesling grapes, peach, and a bit of booze. Flavor wise, it’s got that typical tripel pale malt+sugar+citrus going on, along with a nice floral component, yeast, and honey. A touch of bitterness rounds out a honey-sweet mouthfeel. Very classy.

0.33l bottle, trappist glass, amber pour, off-white foamy head. Smell peach, hops, alcohol. Taste hops, fruit and sweet, some spiciness with a bitter finish with quite a lot of alcohol. The sweetness is a bit unsual in a good way, all in all very enjoyable.