De Drie Koningen Caspar Tripel

0.33l - Copper liquid, frothy head, no real nose, not much there on the palate either. Really forgettable.

Copper-amber beer with a slightly yellowish, small head, some UFO’s. Heavy malt nose, some alcohol coming out. Just a hint of solvent. Sweet-bitterish taste, faintly spicy, and a flavour of wet wood. Base is seriously malty, with just a bit of caramel. Not cloying, but some restsugars. Vegetable ending, bit bitterish-metallic. Quite well-bodied, slick. Bread-and-butter tripel, sweet for the style with a lot of restsugars and restrained attenuation. There’s some serious debate over the name with the Alvinne brewery. And furthermore, I wonder how much difference there is with the Keyte Tripel.

Bottled, brewed by Strubbe. Sweet grapefruit, light spicy. Hazy, dark yellow, beige head, very nice lace. Sweet, bitter, spicy, citrus (orange, grapefruit). Nice full body, bit hop dry. Lovely tripel. Not to sweet, not too spicy. Hope they’ll manage to continue this flavor and quality in their own brewery.