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Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

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RATINGS: 954   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
"A special and strong Trappist ale. The use of coriander gives it a spicy character. Golden in colour with a fruity, bittersweet taste.
Ingredients: Water; Barley malt; Hops; Yeast; Coriander


4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
mgermani (932) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 24, 2009
Pours a lovely rose-gold with a one-finger head with decent retention and some minimal lacing. Aroma is ripe peaches and sweet, almost tangy malt. Tastes fantastic - buttery and warm with well-balanced yet sweet malting, sharp hops without overwhelming, complex with plenty of caramel and raisin-tart. Good carbonation and slightly creamy body. This is easily my favourite tripel - more like their quad in terms of sweetness and complexity. I like! Many thanks to Robin for the trade!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
CapnCascade (116) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 24, 2009
Pours deep copper, dense white head with excellent retention. Subtle aromas of sweet biscuits, apples, honey, flowers and yeast. Flavour is likewise fairly subtle, malty with some alcoholic warmth and no bitterness, hint of sweet fruit. Mouthfeel bespeaks high gravity, quite rich with a good bit of carbo. One of the better tripels I’ve had recently.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
probstk (1911) - Nepean, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 11, 2009
750 ml bottle from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. DE19/08.

App.: Clear amber with a decent rocky white head. Aroma: Sweet and fruity, quite yeasty, apples, white grapes, other tree fruits, floral honey, a bit of citrusy coriander, toast and biscuit, a few light herbal notes. Palate: Medium+ body, fairly full effervescence. Flav.: Lots of apples and other tree fruits, some alcohol, floral honey, some yeast, bread and biscuits, a touch of citrus and I think some acetone (pear drop); sweet with some biting alcohol, not really bitter with light biscuit and yeast to finish.

Far from stunning, but I’m far from a Tripel fan!

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Meatmallet (126) - Salem, Illinois, USA - FEB 10, 2009
Pours to be an amber reddish color with a thick white head.Smells bready and sweet.Taste is very malty with a great alcohol feel. Malty and caramely aftertaste remains but not for long.Has a slick texture with lively carbonaion. It is a good beer but not as stand out as I was hoping.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
lithy (2913) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 9, 2009
Dark red-orange with a thin light tan cover. Very fruity aroma, light spice, alcohol. Taste is pears, fruity, more malty spices and a drying alcohol finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
sdriessen (318) - Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND - FEB 2, 2009
Slightly off aroma of chlorine.. Weak nose of clove, herbs and a floral hop. ’Dusty’ flavours - orange citrus. Unfortunately (considering I love Trappist products) this one reminds me of river water. Some mild yeast and sweet malt. No finish... maybe too cold? My comment is harsh, yet the numbers are quite generous. This is simply because Trappist products have a reputation for being ’special’ and particularly well-brewed. This tripel is certainly not a bad beer, but I think it could be so much better.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
swooper (1091) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - JAN 29, 2009
alcohol, bread, golden, brown, hazy, white foam, with swimming yeasts,medium bitterness, medium sweetness, full body, bitter, long finish,

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MennoO (148) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 18, 2009
bottle, nice triple, not great though. the taste is fruity and spicy, and stays in your mouth for some time, but becomes a lot thinner than the initial taste.


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