De Graal Quest

Brewed by De Graal
Style: Abbey Tripel
Brakel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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UPDATED: FEB 19, 2012 Blond beer with frothy white head. Banana, hay, dough, some bitterness. Long, great aftertaste, with some sourness. Nice bottle as well. Definitely worth trying. (Bottle 33cl) (Rating re-indexed)

Fully hazy yellow color with a medium, firm head. Medium body, fine carbonation. Pale malt aroma, some acidity, fruity notes. Pale-malty flavour, alcoholic sweetens with a grassy bitterness. Bitter and sweet finish. B@H

Hazy yellow witbier colour, rough head. Smell is hard to describe. Tastes fresh, bit sweet, bit yeasty - but overall pretty good. Great carbo, full body.

UPDATED: APR 13, 2012 Botella de 330ml. Copa Cáliz Charles Quint. Saboreada en oct´11. Color Amarillo pálido y apariencia turbia. Espuma blanca de burbuja pequeña. Corona cremosa y consistente con una excelente retención. Copiosos anillos y collares de encaje. En nariz frutas y caramelos. Entrada dulce envuelta en especias con notas de plátano. Paladar aterciopelado con un lígerisimo toque cítrico. Cuerpo pleno y carbonatación media. Gentil calidez alcoholica. Final astringente suave. Citricos y pomelos en el retrogusto. ABV bien escondido en una sabrosa cerveza. 330ml bottle. Charles Quint Chalice glass. Enjoyed on oct´11.Pale yellow in color, foggy appearance. White, small size bubbled froth. Crown is creamy, consistent with an excellent retention. Copious rings & collars. Fruits & candies to the nose. Sweet upfront involved in spices with banana notes. Velvet, slightly citric, palate. Full body, medium carbonation. Gentle warming sensation. Smooth astringent finish. Citrics & grapefruits on the aftertaste. ABV is well hidden in such a flavorful beer.

Bottled (from beerplanet.eu). Hazy pale nutbrown/orange colour with huge foamy longlasting slightly off-white head that leaves good lace. Aroma is fruity, spicy, a bit yeasty as well. Also a slight salted liquoriceish tone to it as it’s been in the glass for a while. Flavour is fruity, spicy, yeasty, a bit toffeeish with a slight alcoholic burn in the finish. Gets quite peppery once it warms up a bit. Rather wellbalanced and imho a very pleasant Tripel (even though I lately have said Tripel is a rather useless beer style...).

Flaske: Lysegul klar øl med et stort fluffy skumhoved. En god del proteinklumper skal dog undgås i bunden af flasken. Dejlig duft af gær og malt. Smagen er en del mere tilbagetrukket og mangler lidt for at blive fuldbyrdet. Rigtig god mundfylde. Farlig øl der lynhurtigt ryger ned og først derefter lader sin alkohol mærke..

A clear golden colored beer, with a thick foamy white head. The aroma of malts with fruits like citrus and orange. There are some spices. The taste is bitter with some sweet of fruits. There are some spices. The aftertaste is bittersweet with spices.

De Graal did it again. After the infamous Graal Gember they produced yet again one of those dangerously subtle beers that seem like you could spend an evening drinking them but after three or four you are completely smashed. Despite the 9% alcohol it tastes fresh and fruity with just the right amount of sweetness to go with the taste. It pours a rather bland blond but with a lacy head reminiscent in smell of a bouquet of flowers or a selection of dried fruit. The alcohol is present but way less than one might expect. It’s not a beer for people who like dry and bitter, though

Bottle @ home shared with DutchDrebus. Hazy pale yellow color, rough average sized white head. Don’t smell much more then moderate sweetness. Taste a little sweet, lightly bitter. Pretty nice tripel. Nice carbonation, full body.

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of coriander and over ripe fruits as well as malt. The flavor is very sweet and very fruity combined with notes of spices, alcohol, and malt, leading to a dry finish, where the alcohol is felt in the throat.