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Tripel Karmeliet

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Bosteels
Style: Abbey Tripel

Buggenhout, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
13603.91/5.03.9/5.08%99.7Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Blond, robust, smooth, and fruity three grain top fermented beer, refermented in the bottle. Brewed with pride and patience after Karmeliet tradition with wheat, oat and barley. 100% natural. Has been brewed at Van Steenberge for Brewery Bosteels for some time until recently.
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 Diogène (548), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2009  
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.


 daleharshman (186), San Diego, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
May 7, 2009  
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."


 Davros (213), Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
May 5, 2009    Updated: Jun 5, 2009
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....


 ha1ag (419), Maastricht, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 5, 2009  
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.


 grandet (478), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/517/20
May 4, 2009  
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.


40ounce (1), California, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/55/105/520/20
May 4, 2009  
My favorite Tripel so far. Golden color with nice carbonation. Great finish with hint of alcohol. Great mix of flavors.


 MrGGen (225), Italy
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
May 4, 2009  
Il colore è giallo dorato uno sfocato,con una testa bianca compatta e spessa. L’aroma fruttato dolce,di lievito.Gusto dolce e fruttato.Finale un pò amaro con lievito e una lieve punta alcoolica.Eccellente tripel.


 delnoche (222), Germany
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
May 4, 2009  
33cl bottle poured into a Chimay Trappist glass. Nice golden color with about one finger of head. Smells like spiced apples. Tastes spicy and hoppy with a some fruit undertones. Very well balanced beer. Great brew.



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