Westmalle Tripel

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Style: Abbey Tripel
Malle, Belgium

BOTTLE: from Four Firkins (St. Louis Park, MN). Pours a somewhat cloudy, off-orange yellow. Great aroma - fruit and alcohol. Taste is a little dry, plenty of booze, citrus, hops, grass. Good tripel.

Sour, sweet, and acidic flavors limit the appeal. The finish does have some dryness to it. Alcohol is not hidden, and burns in the stomach and mouth. I much prefer the dubbel.

I bought this and the dubbel and was pumped to try them. The dubbel tasted like total ass so I wasnt too hyped to try the tripel. Pours a hazy, orangish-yellow with a huge, bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus and hops. The taste was sour and of citrus and hops. Finish was grassy. Not too bad of a beer.

Dry but fruity. Very flavorful. A little too much carbonation for my taste, but that’s not a huge negative in my book. The alcohol taste was a bit too assertive as it warmed. Nice aroma, complex flavors. Good hop notes complete the package very well. Would buy again, although there are other triples that I enjoy more.

Crisp, dry, fruity and hoppy aroma leads to a huge, dry flavor of honey, lemon/citrus, pine. Big alcohol, great dry finish. Amazing balance and palate. Wow. One of the best. Critics say it used to be better. Wish I had had it then!

En mycket behaglig trappistöl som får snålvattnet att rinna till. Om det är något som ligger ölen i fatet (hmpf!) är det att alkoholsmaken tränger igenom och skapar en vass kant på en i övrigt välsmakande öl.

Pours auburn-brown. Aroma is nice. Hoppy and roasty. Flavor is very nice. Good, strong, balanced. Decently leaning toward hoppiness, but not overwhelming. Near perfection.

Huge pillowy head over a faded orange body. Beautiful look. Hoppy nose, grasses and flowers. Taste of fresh grass and a hint of caramel, very dry, bitter end. Quite spicy. Very fizzy palate, fills the whole mouth. NIce beer but I prefer the more malty trappists.