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Westmalle Tripel

Westmalle Tripel

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle

Malle, Belgium

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13873.81/5.03.81/5.09.5%96.7Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A strong, dry and spicy trappist ale. The product of a secondary fermentation lasting 5 weeks.

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 ketchepillar (277), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20

Jun 20, 2008  
Aroma is much simpler than the taste. Slightly fruity/lemony with a nice simple malt background. This is beer is very flavorful. Tastes very sugary like candied nuts mixed with fruit candy (watermelon, strawberry, and bit of lemon). Some alcohol comes through here. However, the palate is surprisingly dry and crisp and the finish is nice and clean with a good amount of bitterness. Very flavorful and tasty, but it’s almost too much, especially for something so dry and crisp. Carbonation is nice and the body is right on, but again, the palate doesn’t match the beer.

 greenhorn1 (381), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 7, 2008  
750 ml bottle. Aroma is spicy, hints of banana, and yeasty. Pours gold with lively carbonation, small head. Flavor is similiar and sweet. Strong notes of pepper. Alcohol gets stronger with each sip. Medium mouthfeel, long finish. Decent.


swooper (94), 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 (140), Karlstad, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle. Hazy golden/orange color with a nice white head. Aroma is yeasty, very spicy with notes of orange. Flavour is sweet with lots of spices, fruit, citrus, green apples and orange with a slight bitterness at the end. Palate is quite filling with medium carbonation. It’s not that drinkable though, but still a quite nice sipper. Tripels is not one of my favourite styles and I think Chimay White is the best one still. It gets a bit too sweet and alcoholic after a while.


 JonnyDr (107), , South Yorkshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Gorgeous deep amber colour. Slightly overstrong start with honey, caramel and spiced notes. Sweet alcoholic finish. Too strong.


 mjs (576), 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.




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