La Rulles Triple

Brewed by Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles
Style: Abbey Tripel
Rulles, Belgium

La mia Abbey Tripel preferita. Forse un po’ troppo beverina (per chi dopo si deve mettere al volante)

On tap at Delirium, Brussels, 25-07-08 Difficult to determine the colour of this beer in the cave like surroundings of this cellar bar but it looks golden. This is really quite assertively hoppy there is a soft restrained bitterness, nice tanginess and there are slight comparisons with one of the De Ranke products probably XX bitter. The strength is noticeable but never intrusive a lovely beer.

Draft at Monk’s Cafe 7/23/2008

Aroma - Light stone fruit, honey, floral and spicy notes, very inviting aroma

Appearance - Deep gold with large creamy head that was durable with nice lace in a tulip glass.

Flavor - Fruity sweetness balances well with a spicy bitterness.

Unexpectedly rich, medium body with light carbonation, very smooth, and a softly dry palate.

Very drinkable, smooth and quite satisfying. Went well with the muscles steamed with Dupont Saison.

75cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, balanced, hazy, good head, very good brew, the best of the Rulles-range

Bottle from Rivers Bend. Poured hazy orange color with a huge frothy head that lasted with excellent lacing. Complex spicy fruit and yeasty aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium fruity balanced flavor with a medium sweet finish of long duration with a small alcohol bite. This is a good beer.

Aroma of caramel, malt and alcohol. Color is a golden orange with good carbonation and a thin tight head. Taste is sweet and fruity. Starting with a medium body it goes down with a very smooth feel. Finish comes in sweet with an apple taste, a little yeast and a very faint bitterness. After taste is alcohol then a mellow dry feel. Good Belgian Triple, not one of the best, but the apple note makes it unique.

Bottle into chalice. Pours a hazy gold with a big, creamy white head, would be a great looking beer if not for all the floaties in there. Aroma is spicy yeast, over-ripe pears, candy sugar, herbal. Taste begins malty but a bit dry; candy sweetness is subtle rather than prominent, held in check in part by an herbal note. Spicy yeast is there also, coupled with a touch of spicy alcohol on the bittersweet, fruity finish with a definite floral hop presence. Feels slightly restrained, subtle. Mouthfeel is creamy, with a subtle carbonation and full mouthfeel. Interesting, different but well done.

75cl bottle from Habersham Liquors (Savannah, GA). Pours a cloudy golden caramel color with a thick, frothy white head that settles slowly and provides ample lacing on the glass. Aroma is apple, pear, candy sugar, caramel. straw, grass, and wheat. Taste is very sweet with notes of caramel, toffee, apple, banana, and spice. Medium-bodied ale with pear on the finish, but finishes a little too quickly. Overall a respectable tripel ale, definitely drinkable.