Het Kapittel Watou Abt

Brewed by Van Eecke
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

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Bottle (33 cl) from The Cracked Kettle. Clear golden, large fluffy white head. Bready almond aroma with some bubble gum, floral hops, and alcohol. Mediumto full bodied, medium carbonation. Semi dry to dry medium bitterness. Very well done except for that slightly disturbing alcoholic note.

Aróma lehce nakvašeného meruňkového kompotu říznutého denaturákem. Nebrat.

Bottle from Pivonka. Fruity smell, spices aroma,nice copper color and pretty strong taste, short palate. Pretty unusual beer.

I’m a big fan of the Abt style, and this is another winner. Nice amber blonde colour, scent of sweet maltiness and sweet spices. Some raisins, grains and kandi sugar. Taste is medium bitterness. Well balanced and covers the alcohol really good.

330ml bottle from Binny’s. Dirty dark yellow color with white head. Cloudy appearance. Spicy, fruity and hoppy aroma. Full bodied. Flavor starts with sweet tones and some spices, ends with dry and mildly alcoholic tones. Rich aroma and flavor just not balanced with the spices.

Bottle served in a tulip. Pours murky orange-brown with a large soapy foam. Shortish retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is fruit, sweet malt, caramel, and spice. Sweet caramel toffee flavor. Medium body, creamy-thin texture, soft carbonation, and a short and sweet finish. I like the other Kapittel better.

Very nice pour, about a 2-inch white foam head. It pours a cloudy, murky reddish and brown. Very nice looking beer with the aroma of fruits. The taste is a true Belgium Very nice balance. The abv is 10%, yet the alcohol is not in your face with most 10% beers. Probably tastes more around 7-8%, but you can feel the 10% abv. I’m ready for another!

11.2 oz. bottle- Pours cloudy yellowish orange with a huge pillowy white head. Aroma is spicy, banana bread, yeast. The flavor is very Belgian, yeast, banana, spicy coriander, very good. There is an alcoholic bite that isn’t overbearing, but is still there. The body is full, carbonation is extremely high. Overall this might be my favorite of the Kapittle variety 4 pack.

11.2 oz bottle. It pours a murky red/orange/brown with a huge white head. The head looks perfect, but the color could be a bit brighter. The head sticks and sticks and sticks with a nice fluffy mound on top and then it finally recedes with some nice lacing. The smell is rather intriguing. It has a classic honey-like malt scent with some candied fruits. The x factor is coming from the yeast, there is an unusual but enticing aroma, slightly spicy, almost root-like. The taste is pretty good as well. The yeast is just dominating here, tons of fruity esters, some spiciness, and it melds nicely with the sweet graham crackery malt. It is a full-bodied, full-flavored tripel, a nice suprise. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-04-2010 07:30:05

Hazy amber/gold color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of caramel malt, yeast, & hops; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, caramel, hops, citrus (notably orange), some fruit, & spice; The alcohol is fairly well hidden; Nicely balanced; Overall, a bit sweet - but quite decent.