Tripel Karmeliet
Brouwerij Bosteels
- From:
- Brouwerij Bosteels
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 8.4%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,483 - Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 9.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1,485
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Thursday at 03:22 PM
- Added:
- Apr 27, 2001
- Wants:
- 377
- Gots:
- 1,162
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Tripel Karmeliet is a labour of love. Of patience. Of passion. For over 7 generations we have worked tirelessly, continuously perfecting our craft to create this singular award winning beer.
Brewed using a 3-grain recipe rediscovered from the 1679 Carmelite monastery, Tripel Karmeliet blends nature’s gifts of barley, oats and wheat to produce a multi-layered tripel, refined yet balanced, with soft fruity notes and a surprisingly delicate taste.
This timeless beer is the embodiment of our relentless pursuit of beauty.
3 grains - barley, wheat, oat. Styrian hops.
Brewed using a 3-grain recipe rediscovered from the 1679 Carmelite monastery, Tripel Karmeliet blends nature’s gifts of barley, oats and wheat to produce a multi-layered tripel, refined yet balanced, with soft fruity notes and a surprisingly delicate taste.
This timeless beer is the embodiment of our relentless pursuit of beauty.
3 grains - barley, wheat, oat. Styrian hops.
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Ratings by Aitor:
Rated by Aitor from Spain
4.23/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 08, 2026
4.23/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 08, 2026
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.78/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 21/11 2016. 75 cl bottle from Meny, Østerfælled Torv Kbh Ø. Some rural scene with women farming printed directly on the bottle.
Pours slightly hazy pale yellow with an unstable and bubbly white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma of Belgian yeast, sweet banana and citric fruit with a slightly metallic touch.
Fairly strong carbonation and slightly thick texture. Lightly tingling texture.
Flavor has a sweet lemonade touch followed by a fruity sourness and bitterness. Aftertaste is a little sweet with sour overtones.
Immensely nice tripel.
Apr 26, 2026Pours slightly hazy pale yellow with an unstable and bubbly white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma of Belgian yeast, sweet banana and citric fruit with a slightly metallic touch.
Fairly strong carbonation and slightly thick texture. Lightly tingling texture.
Flavor has a sweet lemonade touch followed by a fruity sourness and bitterness. Aftertaste is a little sweet with sour overtones.
Immensely nice tripel.
Rated by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
4.24/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
*archived rating*
Apr 20, 2026
Reviewed by Ant777uk from England
3.95/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The first time (as a young man) I had this at Belgo in Camden, I remember thinking that this was the best beer ever. And then in subsequent years, I went off it.
Now I am critically reviewing it after many more years of tasty beverage consumption.
Firstly, I love the bottle. Great design, colours, and they even write an English translation..! How thoughtful of them.
Proper head. Almost Duvel like. So much head in fact that it even came out of the top of the bottle before I even poured it. Lots and lots of life and effervescence. Beautiful colour. Head stays in the glass comfortably for about 5 minutes.
The 3 grains give it a complex aroma. Tripel in more ways than one. Banana, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, cinnamon, oaty grain. Really spicy, kind of Christmassy.
Taste is similar to the aroma. Mega creamy, complex malt tastes, wheat is very noticable and the banananeyness dominates with the spices, with a dry hoppy citrus finish. It's a phenonimal beer for sure. Did I spell that right? Maybe ; ) It's not particularly light drinking and it does have a slightly strong banananeyness and the malt is rather heavy in comparison with the hops...and the alcohol has a certain brandyness flavour which I am not a fan of, but this is common in Belgian tripels...but not West Coast IPA's of a similar strength.
It's missing the flavor of competitors, such as Duvel. This has a balanced taste, though simply not as much flavor as Duvel/Chouffe/Tremens/Chimay Blanc.
Needs more fruitiness or bitterness, and less bubbyleyedness and bananayness.
It's great occasionally but I wouldn't want to drink another one now, I'm instead going to choose a pilsner as my taste buds need to chill out a bit ; )
Nov 25, 2025Now I am critically reviewing it after many more years of tasty beverage consumption.
Firstly, I love the bottle. Great design, colours, and they even write an English translation..! How thoughtful of them.
Proper head. Almost Duvel like. So much head in fact that it even came out of the top of the bottle before I even poured it. Lots and lots of life and effervescence. Beautiful colour. Head stays in the glass comfortably for about 5 minutes.
The 3 grains give it a complex aroma. Tripel in more ways than one. Banana, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, cinnamon, oaty grain. Really spicy, kind of Christmassy.
Taste is similar to the aroma. Mega creamy, complex malt tastes, wheat is very noticable and the banananeyness dominates with the spices, with a dry hoppy citrus finish. It's a phenonimal beer for sure. Did I spell that right? Maybe ; ) It's not particularly light drinking and it does have a slightly strong banananeyness and the malt is rather heavy in comparison with the hops...and the alcohol has a certain brandyness flavour which I am not a fan of, but this is common in Belgian tripels...but not West Coast IPA's of a similar strength.
It's missing the flavor of competitors, such as Duvel. This has a balanced taste, though simply not as much flavor as Duvel/Chouffe/Tremens/Chimay Blanc.
Needs more fruitiness or bitterness, and less bubbyleyedness and bananayness.
It's great occasionally but I wouldn't want to drink another one now, I'm instead going to choose a pilsner as my taste buds need to chill out a bit ; )
Rated by jrmills20 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good taste and smell of banana, but a little thinner mouthfeel than I’d like. Overall, a very good tripel.
Nov 12, 2025Rated by Panch from Georgia
5/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
It is world class. Unibroue and westmalle have no business being higher than this.
Nov 06, 2025
Reviewed by ATL6245 from Georgia
4.68/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Appearance: Slightly hazy gold color. Thick, frothy white head with excellent retention.
Aroma: Floral and fruity.
Flavor & Aftertaste: White grapes, apples, semi-sweet, restrained bitterness.
Mouth feel: Medium bodied, effervescent, soft.
Overall: Surprisingly light for a beer made with wheat and oats. Soft mouth feel followed by tickling effervescent carbonation on the tongue. Balance sweetness and bitterness well - call it semi-sweet. Aroma is more floral mixed with light fruitiness. Flavor features white grapes and apples. Medium length finish with a mix of sweetness and bitterness that tails of quickly. This is an excellent Tripel. Elements of malt, hops, and yeast are very well balanced so that neither over takes the other. The 8.4% ABV is super well hidden for a Tripel. Highly recommend, despite it's priciness.
Oct 29, 2025Aroma: Floral and fruity.
Flavor & Aftertaste: White grapes, apples, semi-sweet, restrained bitterness.
Mouth feel: Medium bodied, effervescent, soft.
Overall: Surprisingly light for a beer made with wheat and oats. Soft mouth feel followed by tickling effervescent carbonation on the tongue. Balance sweetness and bitterness well - call it semi-sweet. Aroma is more floral mixed with light fruitiness. Flavor features white grapes and apples. Medium length finish with a mix of sweetness and bitterness that tails of quickly. This is an excellent Tripel. Elements of malt, hops, and yeast are very well balanced so that neither over takes the other. The 8.4% ABV is super well hidden for a Tripel. Highly recommend, despite it's priciness.
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