Westmalle Tripel

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

My favorite trappist-ale.

the nicest beer in the world

I figured it was time to revisit this gem, and my old rating was worthless, so off it goes...Pours a brilliant gold with a well sustained pillowy fluffy head. Smells of fruit, dry maly, touches of cookie dough, spice, pepper, a hint of ginger. Tastes of dry malt with a touch of complimentary warming alcohol. Lots of floral hints, notes of grass and hay, touches of spice, a nice earthiness are all present as this one warms. Mouthfeel is tingly and waxy. Finish yields lots of refreshing dryness and a grassy hint. This is the standard by which I compare all other tripels. A true gem of a beer.

Absolutely, my most favorite beer; there’s only one unfortunate drawback: It does contain a minimal amount of alcohol, you’ll notice after a couple of bottles (on your way to the toilet).. It has a full body, thin feel, average carbonation and a long finish.. The beer has a golden colour and there’s supposed to be a white head on it. Most bars in Holland have special glasses for this beer (which look like rather big whine glasses with the Westmalle logo printed on the side). Also, on the bottom of the bottle, there’s supposed to be some residu of the fermentation process (which should have taken place in the bottle after shipment). That’s the reason good quality bars fill the glass for you (so you don’t have to worry about spilling some of that residu out of the bottle, into your glass; you don’t want it, it tastes bitter and gives you a headache, the day after..). They’ll also take care the separation between the white head and the golden liquid is exactly matched with the middle of the logo printed on the special Westmalle glas. Some bars even have little pieces of round paper with a hole in it which have the logo on them and which are put at the bottom of the trunk of the glass, preventing any wet stuff reaching the table top ;-) If you’re preparing the drink yourself (you can buy the beer at supermarkets) and like rituals: Have fun! It’s even better than rolling a joint..

caramel, alcohol, butterscotch, vanilla, golden, clear, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, medium body, sticky, lively,

One of the best beers in the world. A true abbey tripel - great carbonation and long finish, somewhat dry, beautiful straw color in a sniffer....a taste of the good life in every bottle.

UPDATED: FEB 14, 2006 Absolutely flawless beer. Meringue-like Belgian head, apricot/apple/lemon nose, fairly hoppy for Belgian ale, perfect body for a tripel, stunningly drinkable for the ABV. I try to be a critic with every beer, but this is as good as it gets.

I find this the best trippel in Belgium, his taste is full. It’s a very strong beer, not only in percentage but also in taste. This was the first tripel ever brewn, i think it was in 1936 and it’s still the best in my opnion. But i haven’t drank trippels from out of belgium...