Haletrut

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle 75cl.
[ As Haletrut Tripel (Br de Smedt) ]. Unclear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, raisin, date, vintage malt notes, light to moderate yeasty, fruity - berry notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081129]

Bottle, 8.5%. Yeasty aroma, seems a little old. Hazy golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is sweet and spicy, grainy and citric. Some old yeast, clove notes, quite peppery.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a hazy golden with a small off-white head. Unclean aroma of overripe fruit and caramel. Quite full-bodied with notes of overripe fruit and an oxidized edge. Dry and bitter finish. 291108

Bottled. A dark golden beer with a thin off white head. The aroma is very sweet with stong notes pebermint, dusty hops, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes pebermint, straw , and some spicy. The finish is dry.

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a diminished white head. dry wineous and slight oxidised aroma. Smooth caramel malty and slight yeasty flavoured. Smooth dry malty and somewhat bitter spiced flavoured into the finish. Lasting dry impression with a mellow yeasty note. A bit over the top.