Struise Tsjeeses

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle 33cl, blond beer, triple, orange color, smel nothing on the beer, taste sweet medium, not my favaroite

Clàssic. Només superable per la seva germana gran. Infinits matisos en boca. Cremosa. Carbònic molt integrat i fi, final sec, intensament llarg i com de tabac. Els pinyols de la fruita amb què la maceren li dóna un toc que sembla envellida en bóta. Obra mestra.

bottle in a pint glass - pours murky orange with OK white head and leaves lacing. Nose is fruit, caramel malts and alcohol. Aroma is roasted caramel malts, apricot, yeast, and dry hops. Taste is sweet and ends bitter and dry. oily texture and long finish. medium body and fairly flat. A great beer, but I expected a bigger body.

Bottle 33cl, a cloudy amber-brown beer with good creamy head. Nose is fruity with caramel notes. Again an amazing brew from De Struise, intense fruit body with dry grapes, apple, apricot, lovely creamy, vanilla, sweet, caramel notes, properly hopy, very long bitterness on aftertaste. Excellent, very smooth texture.

From the bottle. Poured a hazy orange with a white head. Smells of fruits, spices, and sweet malts. Taste brings out the fruit and alcohol, complimented by good carbonation. Refreshing.

2010 VIntage. Pours orange, tiny white head. Nose of flowers and caramel, white chocolate. Taste is overwhelming: sweetness and bitterness explosion which is nicely in balance, full bodied. Nice Christmas beer indeed

Light golden brown with a small pale head. Aroma is toffee, spices, hint of apricot. Taste is toffee, dates, caramel, sweet marmalade. Tasty.

Appearance: hazy orange under a pithy head. Swirls with blotchy lace, thicker along the edges.
Nose: stewed spiced orange fruits: mandarin, peaches, and apricots, skins and all. Pink grapefruit. Mango and melons. Dried straw/grass/hay. Hint of sour funk and leather in the back. Lots of skin and pith – citric, melon, and tropical.
Palate: yum. Chewy funked spiced boozed fruit and citric deliciousness. Nutmeg and cumin and powdered ginger. Papaya, guava, and plantains. Mangos and red plums. Dry earthy hay/straw/grass and burlap sacks underneath.
Final Thoughts: with no visible indications of how old the bottle was when I bought it, there was some concern than it would be compromised in some way. Thankfully that was not the case (as far as I can tell) and in result, I enjoyed a tasty Christmas brew in early spring.