Triple d’Anvers

Brewed by Brouwerij De Koninck (Duvel-Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Antwerpen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Golden yellow with bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet with traces of fruits. Taste is too sweet for a tripel, but not bad. Some fruits. Short aftertaste, not bad, but not the best. (Velp 201112)

Bottle. Clear deep golden with medium white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast and hops. Flavour is malt, fruit,m yeast, medium sweet, hops, high carbonation, little bitter with notes of alcohol.

Bottled: Aroma of alcohol, wine, sherry, fruits, candy and hops. Flavor is quite grainy, light winey, bit fruity and alcoholic. Flat and quite dissapointing.

Curieuse bière que cette triple d’Anvers par De Koninck.. On ne peut dire que la bière ne soit pas belle, quoique un peu ambrée pour une triple, mais le problème est ailleurs : dans le goût. En fait, De Koninck est capable de faire des bières magnifiques à 5% (la bière ambrée de base) ou 6% (la blonde basique), et ici on se pose des questions sur cette triple. Celle-ci, à mon sens, n’en est pas une, même si elle affiche 8%. Plusieurs raisons, et en premier sa couleur. Les arômes de base sont jolis, la prise de bouche est agréable, mais le problème est dans la longueur et la finale. Pas assez de complexité dans la finale pour un bel accessit, malgré sa belle qualité et de l’amertume de grande classe en houblon. Donc on reste sur sa faim, diraient certains, je dirais plutôt sur sa soif...

17/V/2012 - 33cl bottle @ de Bridge (Gent) - BB: I/13 (2012-510)

Clear amber coloured beer, big creamy head, pretty stable, adhesive. Aroma: sweet malts, grains, little grassy, overripe fruits, dry. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sweet, sugary, grassy bitterness, some citrus, mainly sweet. Aftertaste: citrus, slightly bitter, overripe fruits.

Clear, yellow golden colour, firm fluffy white head. Aroma of malts, light fruity hops, candy sugar, quite spicy. Malty sweet flavour, light apple. Dry, fruity finish, slighlty sweet.
Decent tripel, though not the most outspoken tripel around.
(Draught @ Bar Deco, Antwerpen)

Bottle 33 cl from Willems - Grobbendonk (B). Golden Triple effervescent with a thick white foam lacing the glass. Soft fruity aromas, malt, complex, notes of orange, lemon and spices. THe taste is soft and round, without being too sweet, flavors of orange, spices and yest. There is also hints of alcohol and acidulity.

Erm, thought I’d rated this?? Bottle from under the stairs. Clear orange-gold with a fine white collar. Pleasantly soapy, perfumed aroma with coriander, orange jelly, almond, apricot and orange rind hints. Alcohol heat and pepperiness apparent; more orange rind tang, overripe pear, biscuity pale malt base; some rubbery, palinka-like booze. Ordinary, a little bit hot and industrial, but not without merit. Thinking man’s trampagne.

Small head, medium golden color. Aroma is fruity but not necessarily enticing. Flat taste not extremely flavourful. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle 33cl @ Het Zand, Antwerp. Blond, amber colour, little white head, not lasting. Sugary/candy, yeast, alcohol/chemical aroma. Fruits, yeast, some alcohol in the finish and medium carbonation. Medium bodied.