De Graal Tripel

Brewed by De Graal
Style: Abbey Tripel
Brakel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle @ Frigo, Shibuya, Tokyo: Hazy blonde, orange, thick white head, nose of cardamom, spruce, honeycomb, grass, hay, lemon grass. Flavor of sweet malt and spruce, citrus, pepper and more grass. Lovely and complex.

Light hazy deep golden colour with a dense white head. Malty and yeasty aroma with a faint fruityness, a coriander spicyness and some sweet alcohol. Quite yeasty and peppery flavor with notes of fruit. Spicy and dry finish with a light alcohol sweetness.

750mL bottle. Head is initially large, frothy, white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy dark yellow to light amber, bottle conditioned. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (herbs, flowers), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with strong notes of grains of paradise and coriander, notes of alcohol, clove, and pepper. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Clearly and heavily spiced, which I don’t understand...why would you add spices to a tripel? It totally clobbers everything else here, which all but ruins the aroma. That really sucks because it seems like a pretty good beer otherwise. Sad, so sad.

Bottled. So if you’re into soft tripels, this is the one. Really nice soft citrus nose. Amber golden color, white head, good lace. Sweet, light bitter, citrus and pineapple. Full, soft and warming, alcohol well present.

The body was medium gold with a bright white colored head. The aroma has some pears with cinnamon. There is also an almond hint. The taste has some sweet cake donuts. There is also spicy cinnamon. A decent beer, but fairly boring.

Bottle. Hazy golden body with a dense white head. Spicy coriander aroma with fruity notes. Some anise and caramel. The flavour is coriander, anise, fresh fruit and a good malty backbone. Alcohol well hidden.

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, clear yellow pour with 1/4" foam head, aromas are light herbal, flavors are vegetal and herbal such as celery and mint

Bottle. Golden beer with a nice off-white head. Biscuity, yeasty, estery aroma. Nice sweet malt, yeast, and light fruit flavor. Medium body. LIngering yeast, banana, fruity esters, and a bit of earth. Very drinkable.