Kasteelbier Tripel Blonde 11%

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Abbey Tripel
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Clear golden with well lacing white head. Spicy, almost peppery aroma with wheat and coriander. The initial flavor is sweet malty with sugar candy feel. Very chewing peppery, hoppy mouthfeel with heavy dry finish. Nice Tripel, but not significant.

bottle indicates a date of 071104, i doubt the bottle was from 2004. Pours golden straw with thick white head. Aroma and taste, lots of yeast, some estery notes and hops sugary palate with a mild honey presence and white grapes.

bottle - Pours hazy yellow with a big, fuzzy white head. It smells of yeast, bananas, spice, and malt. The taste is sweet malt, yeast, light citrus, and alcohol. There’s a medium body and a dry, somewhat alcoholic finish. Good quaff, but it’s a bit strong on the alcohol for the flavor profile.

33cl bottle poured into a Rochefort Trappist glass. Nice golden color with two fingers of white frothy head. Smells of citrus and a lot of hops. Tastes very hoppy and kind of fruity. The alcohol is almost overpowering. Coming in at 11%, this is a potent brew. Too strong and not enough flavor to make up for it.

750 ML from my super secret local beer shop. Super nice cloudy golden pour. Almost looks like a wit. Nice floral fruity nose, and a crisp, light mouthfeel. Totally tasty and very drinkable.

I don’t really love tripels because to me there is usually some kind of strange estery taste that detracts from the flavor. This beer is very clean tasting with no off-notes. For something so dry and light it has one heck of a kick.

very little head, high carbonation, tastes a little like champagne, white grape, banana and alcohol, light finish

Poured from big bottle with cork. Rum cake aroma. Cloudy golden, white persistent head. I taste bread, dried fruit, spice, alcohol, a bit of smoke. Heady, alcohol wanders to the sinuses after the swallow. Got a bit heavy at finish. Very good overall.