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De Koninck Tripel
Brouwerij De Koninck NV
- From:
- Brouwerij De Koninck NV
- Belgium
- Style:
- Tripel
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 10.2%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 13, 2005
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Stephen63:
Reviewed by Stephen63 from Scotland
3.67/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Orangey almost brown colour, much lighter than other tripels I've had. Strong head that stayed on.
S: Fruity and pleasantly malty.
T: Hops and a degree of sourness which was unexpected. Sweet fruits also detected.
M: Light carbonation very pleasing.
D: Tripels are very drinkable but only 1 or 2 at a time.
A decent enough beer but I have tasted tripels which are stunning and this was not. Found myself hankering for one of those, but I still enjoyed this one.
Oct 13, 2007S: Fruity and pleasantly malty.
T: Hops and a degree of sourness which was unexpected. Sweet fruits also detected.
M: Light carbonation very pleasing.
D: Tripels are very drinkable but only 1 or 2 at a time.
A decent enough beer but I have tasted tripels which are stunning and this was not. Found myself hankering for one of those, but I still enjoyed this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by drtth from Pennsylvania
3.54/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
As served the beer is a clear golden color with a 1/2" white head that soon recedes but leaves some lacing on the sides of the glass.
The aroma is mostly malt and a touch of orchard fruits.
The flavors are first about the malt sweetness with some fruity character.
The mouth feel is medium bodied and fairly smooth with the low level of carbonation.
Overall a respectable beer but not one that is particularly outstanding in any way. I'll pass on repeat.
Jun 13, 2014The aroma is mostly malt and a touch of orchard fruits.
The flavors are first about the malt sweetness with some fruity character.
The mouth feel is medium bodied and fairly smooth with the low level of carbonation.
Overall a respectable beer but not one that is particularly outstanding in any way. I'll pass on repeat.
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.92/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a shiny gold colour, light mild haze in the body and nice strong stream of carbonation which does nothing to revive a flagging head - more a thin film - of off-white foam. Lacing cradles the glass very nicely. Decent tripel, really.
Nose is quite pungenetly boozey, but it's part and parcel of a marmaladey sweetness. Plenty of nice Belgian phenols with hints of banana, peach and pear. Some light clovey and peppery spice and a touch of gooey caramel. Great tripley character, all in good proportions.
Taste is a little disappointing. Doesn't have the blossoming potency of the nose. Quite musty overall, but starts with an almost treacly sweetness, fortified wine as well I guess that turns quickly fruity, giving off fresh bananas and pear notes. Gives way halfway through to a phenolic spice that leaps and bounds for a long finish. Notes of white pepper, coriander seeds and a eucalptus edge that has a very nice tamed quality allowing it not to overwhelm the palate.
Dryness on the back is inevitable from the style and strength, but mouthfeel overall is nicely weighted, with a decent texture.
Balance is well-struck here and the strength is only faintly noticeable. A good beer, but not a truly great one. Pretty much run-of-the-mill tripel. But then, I like tripels.
Dec 20, 2010Nose is quite pungenetly boozey, but it's part and parcel of a marmaladey sweetness. Plenty of nice Belgian phenols with hints of banana, peach and pear. Some light clovey and peppery spice and a touch of gooey caramel. Great tripley character, all in good proportions.
Taste is a little disappointing. Doesn't have the blossoming potency of the nose. Quite musty overall, but starts with an almost treacly sweetness, fortified wine as well I guess that turns quickly fruity, giving off fresh bananas and pear notes. Gives way halfway through to a phenolic spice that leaps and bounds for a long finish. Notes of white pepper, coriander seeds and a eucalptus edge that has a very nice tamed quality allowing it not to overwhelm the palate.
Dryness on the back is inevitable from the style and strength, but mouthfeel overall is nicely weighted, with a decent texture.
Balance is well-struck here and the strength is only faintly noticeable. A good beer, but not a truly great one. Pretty much run-of-the-mill tripel. But then, I like tripels.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.28/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.28/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: The pour is a light amber color with a mild cream colored head on top.
S: The nose is quite light. I don't pick up too much, but there are some aromas of yeast, sweet malt, and spice.
T: The flavor is similar to the nose, but a bit better. There is a bit of yeast, some citrus, spice (clove, coriander), and a some sweetness.
M: The body is medium with a low to moderate carbonation.
D: I wasn't really a fan of this one. The flavor is decent, but nothing really stood about this one.
Apr 07, 2010S: The nose is quite light. I don't pick up too much, but there are some aromas of yeast, sweet malt, and spice.
T: The flavor is similar to the nose, but a bit better. There is a bit of yeast, some citrus, spice (clove, coriander), and a some sweetness.
M: The body is medium with a low to moderate carbonation.
D: I wasn't really a fan of this one. The flavor is decent, but nothing really stood about this one.
De Koninck Tripel from Brouwerij De Koninck NV
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
52 ratings
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