Val-Dieu Triple

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Abbey Tripel
Aubel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

Bottle. Poured a nice orange color with a whippy head and a nice swirl of yeast. Not much of an aroma, but there’s a nice enough spicy flavor with a bit of a sour bite. Quite nice.

On Tap at the Borough Arms, Crewe 03/11/2002 Straw golden coloured and strong in alcohol with some sour fruit aroma. Full hop finish.

Draught: Pours a semi-cloudy almost clear golden with orange tint to it, nice creamy head. Fruity aroma, with a complex fruity taste along with an easy alcohol kick.

(Bottle, best before March 2007) Pours a cloudy orange body with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of peach, orange peel, white pepper, and apple. Flavor of spicy yeast, apple, citrus, and a hint of cinnamon.

Best by May, 2005. 2 to 3 years old. Foggy, dark gold. Frothy, white head. Nose is caramel/toffee malt, must, touch of yeasty sourness and alcohol. Smells grown up. Same flavors with some roastiness. Big alcohol in the finish and aftertaste. Time gave it boost in that department for sure, I’d guess 11 to 12% now. Medium/full body is lighter than expected. Thins out towards the alcoholic finish. Very good.

Hazy gold color with a large head. Strong yeasty aroma with a killer spice profile. Wow... this tastes like liquid bread with the amount of yeast in the flavor. Light on the orange, but it is there. This is s triple i can get behind!

Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy golden with a rich fluffy foam. Mild aroma of honey, oranges, minerals and yeast. Typical triple flavour, oranges, marmelade, coriander with leafy undertones. Oranges, honey and pine-apple candy in the aftertaste.

Keg @ Akkurat, Stockholm
Blond hazy. Generic blonde/wit aroma. Slightly sour. Quite spicy and alco-sweet. A dash of virginia tobacco in the finish.