Watou Tripel

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Tripel
Watou, Belgium

Pours a murky, coppery-golden color with notable sediment and a gusher of a head which is massive, rocky, very creamy, and white; once it settles a lasting, creamy, frothy layer remains and leaves lots of Belgian lace. Nose is full of yeast with lots of doughy notes and some banana esters, sweet light candi sugar and honey, faint herbal bitterness, faint lemon, and faint peppery phenols. A slight warmth notes as well and only at 7.5%. Flavor is similar with similar warmth, very sweet with lots of light candi sugar, honey, and sweet breads from the yeast; yeast also brings light esters and bitterness is only noted at the tail end. Palate is mildly warm, moderately full, nearly lively, chewy, and lightly drying. Finishes lightly warm with a bit of pepper, faint herbal bitterness, and lingering sweet yeast notes and a touch of lemon. A very sweet Golden Belgian with lots of yeast and a warm undertone. It’s borderline whether I think this one is even a tripel but wither way it is pretty nice. Palate is a perfect match for the beer.

Bottled at Take One in Mestreech. Nice murky amber color, small head, almost no lacing. Fruity nose, Aroma has yeast, and sour fruits. Carbonation is a bit too high for a tripel but very pleasant. Sour aftertaste with some acidic hints.

750 ml bottle. A hazy deep golden beer with a huge, creamy and persistent white head. The aroma is quite powerful and malty. There are light hoppy notes, a good fruitiness (tropical fruits), some bubblegum and spices. Enjoyable aroma. The flavour has a medium sweetness and a light acidity. Quite well balanced, fruity, malty and not overspiced. Medium body and not much more, lively carbonation, long finish with almost medium bitterness. I find this more refines and complex than St. Bernardus Tripel. Not mindblowing, but very enjoyable.

Bottle at home. Golden body with large, lasting head. Sweet, fruity nose. Some honey and fruits in the taste. Hoppy papalte. Bitter finish. Nice.

Bottle best before 15 09 08, so am i several months late? Pours light golden, hazy, with white head with great longevity. You can hear it fizzing. Medium body, fruit/bubblegum aroma. Smooooth body. This is a somewhat mellow tripel, of oranges and honey, lightly hopped of course. Probably would be better appreciated if it didn’t cost so much here in the States. Classy Belgian.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy light amber with a nice medium tight white head. Nose is a bit sweet, overripe raisins, apricots just a tease of alcohol. Taste is a sweet and a bit spiced, a soft caramel as well. Finish is lingering pleasant bitter. Very nice.

330 mL. Pours a hazy bright yellow with a thin white head that has good retention and lacing. Yeasty, fruity, and malty aroma. Taste is very malty for a tripel with the addition of citrus, marzipan, some spice, and vanilla. Nice, dry finish. A little disappointing but I’m glad I found it in the States. Not as fruity or as strong as other tripels but still excellent.

Bottle. Sweetish, banana aroma, sems like a cross between a tripel and a wheat beeer. a touch of almond or marzipan in there too.