Tripel Karmeliet

MERCI AUX GENS CONCERNES A LA SAQ! 3,70$ for 33cl bottle. Rich, sweet and fruity citrus taste. Some spices in the taste but is this added or a result of those 3 grains? Anyway, it is very tasteful, probably the best tripel I had. A reference.

Lovely beer from the first sip! The head stays quiet a long time before dissapearing. golden colour. The aroma smells overwhelming: a lot of wheat and floral hops and a bit of orange. Taste is almost the same as the smell: whea and fruity and very sparkling. My favourite triple? Perhaps?

Bière d’un jaune clair surmontée d’une fine mousse blanche crèmeuse qui s’estompe rapidement. Arôme de malt, de sucre candy, d’épices, de houblons floraux et herbacés et d’agrumes. Saveur de malt, de blé, d’alcool, de levure, de pomme, de sucrer candy et de houblons herbacés. Gazéificatioin intense composée de très fines bulles.

75CL bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar (Escondido, CA). Had real difficulty getting the cork out of this one. Pours a cloudy yellow/orange with a giant and very white head. Very carbonated and has a rather champagne-like essence. Sweet and slightly musty aroma of yeast. Some spice and fruit in the nose -- apple, banana, and light citrus. Complex flavor of earthy yeast, banana, spices (clove and pepper). A very nice level of sweetness that never turns cloying. Alcohol is completely hidden -- be careful. Light mouthfeel with a great level of carbonation. A really fantastic tripel. This is the main one that turned my ex-girlfriend from a wine lover into a beer lover, too. Forget Miller -- this is the real "Champagne of Beers."

Orange/amber pour with good clarity. Half-inch persistent head. A lot of wheat on the aroma, as well a perfumy orange blossom, soft alcohol, some spicy and floral hops and a bit of lemon. Flavour is quite similar, but with the expected doughy belgian yeast coming through. Highly effervescent, very prickly. Some alcohol warming on the palate. The wheat put a spin on things, but otherwise this is just a typical belgian tripel, albeit quite a tasty one....

Bottled, tnx to Viktor! Color is hazy yellow, with thick creamy slightly off-white head. Nice lacing. Nose is fruity and slightly alcoholic. Aroma has fruits, malt. Flavour is dominated by sweet hops and alcohol. Carbonation gives it a pleasant mouthfeel and hops take care of the aftertaste. Nicely brewed triple, but I can’t see the many 4+’s. Alcohol is too much dominant for that.

Bottle from jessup plaza. poured a nice reddish yellow color with a huge fluffy white head. Aroma was nice and spicy with lots of sweet malt and some clove. Taste was nice and refreshing with lots of sweet malt and clove. Very drinkable and good.

My favorite Tripel so far. Golden color with nice carbonation. Great finish with hint of alcohol. Great mix of flavors.