Steenbrugge Tripel

Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Abbey Tripel
Steenhuffel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Fantastic nose leads to a great collar of tight bubbles that lace the glass after every delicious taste!

Signalons d’abord que cette triple a maintenant une nouvelle étiquette de couleur bleu roi, superbe, avec Saint Arnould en portait sur vitrail (voir le modèle sur l’étiquette de la blonde). Le degré abv est toujours à 8,7, ce qui la place assez haut dans les triple. La couleur est un superbe doré brillant. La clarté est pure. Les bulles sont ultra fines et par milliers. La mousse est blanche, et très épaisse comme un blanc d’oeuf battu en neige. Les arômes sont de houblon mêlé aux fameuses épices du "gruut", mélange spécial propre à la bonne ville de Bruges. Passons sans tarder à la dégustation gustative... Le volume est soyeux à travers cette mousse de belle facture. Le premier goût est dominé par les herbes et épices, avec une amertume prononcée mais d’un houblon fin. En deuxième goût, on trouve déjà l’équilibre houblon/épices. En troisième, le malt apparait dessous. La longueur tient la route. La levure est très lisse. La finale revient sur l’amertume d’un très beau houblon, accompagné d’herbes vertes. L’alcool n’est pas excessif, et s’intègre bien à cette finale. Une belle triple, qui est sous-évaluée sur notre site...

Bottle 330m from King&Godfree. Great, yeasty beer. Aromas of bread, caramel, grain, and some citrus. Taste is sweet, with sour and bitter notes, and long length. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Yellow, with a big frothy head.

Very beautiful whirling pearls, very lively beer. Full head, thick. Strong hints of yeast and alcohol. Full body. Wait-a-minute-let-me-knock-you-down-kind-of beer. Nice.

Very sparkling, cloudy yellow golden colour. Small white head. Very bitter and yet sugary aroma. Fruity taste and a very versatile palate with hints of caramel, roast, a mild bitterness and pear. Definitely worth its (high) price.

750 ml bottle. Very sparkly, the aroma is stingy fruity, the taste is bold, fruity, a bit sour, with a mild finish.

(Bottle 33 cl) My original version was from "De Gouden Boom" in Bruges. Orangey golden with a fine head. I get very vinous associations here - like a very good Chardonnay. Spicy with a late bitterness. Extremely, rich, aromatic and complex - the kind of beer that slowly unfolds in your mouth. Great stuff indeed. 151197

Draft with impromptu dinner at the Dutch last night. Bright golden yellow in the glass. Sparkles. Steady active carbonation yields a lasting white head Strong nose of unspecific herbs and grass. Low rolling body of sweet malts and solid presence of herbs thru-out mouthfeel. Finish is so gentle and slow you don’t notice it. Fantastic with chicken.

Yummy! Sweet and one of the easiest to drink tripels on planet earth. No harsh alcohol taste, which is unusual for 8.5%. Deserves more credit than it gets.

11.2oz bottle with cool and intricate label. Best Before date of 12 04 04. Poured into an Orval Belgian glass. Pours a cloudy blonde color, interestingly the same color of my oak table on which it sits. Nice head with good retention and some lacing. Smells...doughy green apples with a hint of cloves. Rather odd, I must say. Taste is quite good, though a bit different from anything I've had before. It's very complex. I'm at a loss to discribe much, though, but I'm trying. Definately some strong fruit esters with a hint of green apple. Cloves are apparent as is the malt. There's a lot going on here. The alcohol does make its presence known in the taste. Mouthfeel is very full and carbonated, but not overly so; it's definately not all foam and no thickness. This has some meat to it. Drinkability is good, but I want another to contemplate the flavors more and not because I can't wait to have another. A great Tripel and definately one worth seeking out.