t Smisje Tripel

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Abbey Tripel
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden colour with a small white head. Sweet malty spicy aroma. Sweet malty spicy and yeasty flavor. Hints of apples. Sweet malty yeasty finish.

Bottle. Yellow in color with a nice thick white head. Strong and alcoholic. Flowery peppery aroma. Peachy and apricot notes. Yeasty. Fruity peppery flavor. Spicey notes.Dry finish. Full bodied. Well balanced. Very nice. Enjoyable.

Fraught yellow color, much dense one and hazy, optimal fizz; presence of some sediments. Light head, a lot escaping. Extremely alcoholic with clear mildew and winy scent . Decided, solid, warm and overbearing alcoholic taste. Notes of whiskey and nearly grappa. Decidedly sweetish and mellow with a long end. Too many excesses by me.

Bottle. Unclear orange color with large long lasting head (Tulip glass). Flowery and perfumey aroma. Fruit, pepper, chalk, dust, dry finish. Nice tripel.

Bottle@Delirium, Brussels. Quite strong and alcoholic in the nose and flavor. Lots of stewed peary/peachy fruit, with some yeasty bitterness and alcohol burn in the finish. I like it, but its strong and it shows.

Bottled. Hazy nutbrown colour, big foamy off-white head. Aroma is sweet fruits, alcohol and yeast. Yeast pieces also floating around the glass. Flavour is fruity, yeasty, a bit barnyardish and spicy. Spices and alcohol dominate the finish. Wellbalanced, but a bit boring.

Bottle (10.5%, newer label): Cloudy orange coloured with a short white head. A few yeast floaties, even with a careful pour and sitting for a week. Aroma is midly bready and has a strong fresh fruit element. Some light allspice there too. Flavour has fresh fruit, mild light pepper and spice along with a hint of alcohol. Not bad, but not the best tripel I’ve had.

Bottle. Cloudy orange coloured with a huge off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with metallic notes. Sweet fruity flavour with notes of spices and hops. Hoppy finish.