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Westmalle Tripel

Westmalle Tripel - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Style: Abbey Tripel

Malle, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
16263.81/5.03.81/5.09.5%98.2Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
A strong, dry and spicy trappist ale. The product of a secondary fermentation lasting 5 weeks.
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 swooper (420), Kladno, Czech Republic
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 5, 2008  
banana, bread, citrus aroma, golden, hazy, frothy, rocky head, medium bitterness, medium sweetness, full body, thick feel, fizzy, long finish, bitter,


 Ljunkan (380), Karlstad, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008    Updated: Apr 30, 2009
Bottle. Hazy golden/orange color with a nice white head. Aroma is spicey, lightly yeasty with notes of orange, mandarine and green apples - there’s also some hops there. Flavour is fruity and acidic with spices, orange, apples, mandarine, banana and some light hops. Nicely dry and a bit warming with a bitter finish. Filling on the palate, mediumbodied, high carbonation. Overall a quite nice tripel, but I can’t say it’s a favourite of mine, it’s a bit boozy.


 JonnyDr (132), , South Yorkshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2008    Updated: Oct 16, 2008
Gorgeous deep amber colour. Slightly bitter start with honey, caramel and spiced notes. Sweet and bitter alcoholic finish. Improves with time and after a few sips.


 mjs (1446), Helsinki, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 28, 2008  
(Bottle, 0.75 l bottled 240408, at Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki, on 2008-09-27) Orange. Cloudy. Medium sized quickly disappearing white head. Citric aromas, yeast and some tiny hints of banana in very fruity nose. Medium bodied palate with quite lot of carbonation. Fruitiness, bitterness, grapefruit, malts and some salty liquorice. Long lasting fruity aftertaste.


 afireinside96 (817), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/514/20
Sep 27, 2008  
330ml bottle served i a Trappist glass. Bottle erupted with foam when opened, hope it isn’t infected. Lots of sediment floating around in yellow-gold liquid topped by a lasting white head. Sugary nose with some spicy esters. Tastes of candi sugar, pepper, caramel. Very active carbonation, frothy mouthfeel, some warmth, drying effect. Very solid, but standard tripel.


 Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 27, 2008  
330ml bottle. Golden, orange body with a big, creamy white head. Aroma is sweet like castor sugar, a bit spicy and alcohol. Flavor is sweet, spicy and a bit too alcoholic. I actually know a few better versions of tripel, maybe it used to be better?


 dolemite77 (184), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Pours hazy gold, with a fluffy head that won’t quit. lots of lacing as well. Aroma is yeasty and spicy. The flavors are peppery with alcohol being more dominant in the flavor than any beer I can remember off the top of my head.


 Dredd (484), Ormond, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Good beer, but there is a whole lot of heat going on here. nice muted sweetness in the aroma and a whole world of head in this light amber beer. Overall though, the beer is a nice blend of banana and some spice elements. Good, but not classic.



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