Tripel Karmeliet
Brouwerij Bosteels

Tripel KarmelietTripel Karmeliet
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From:
Brouwerij Bosteels
 
Belgium
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #4
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,372
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 9.79%
Reviews:
1,462
Ratings:
4,564
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 16, 2024
Added:
Apr 27, 2001
Wants:
  372
Gots:
  1,148
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.
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Ratings by losdizzel:
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Rated by losdizzel from Oklahoma

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

Oct 23, 2013
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Reviewed by nblake5199 from North Carolina

4.8/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Look and smell is like a bud light.....thats where the similarities stop. This is possibly the BEST beer I've ever had. Taste and feel are unlike others. Definitely worth the price....WOW!

I've have drank a lot of beer.....THIS IS THE BEST OF THE BEST
Feb 16, 2024
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Reviewed by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Medium thin foam. Pale piss like colour
S: Sweet smell with a bit of apple sourness
T: Grain, sweet, not too malty, a bit of green apple hint towards the end. A bit boring but nice, a hint of green apple saves it and makes complex, unique.
F: Thin body, very easy smooth drinking for that alcohol content!
O: a very good trippel. So smooth for alcohol content and not too sweet. It's also complext. I guess I am ot a huge fan of the style. But if I have to go with a tripel, this one is a perfect choice.
Feb 04, 2024
 
Rated: 3.98 by Supper1

Jan 30, 2024
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Reviewed by solok from California

4.28/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Light yellowish gold color. Brief but large head. Very gentle hop smell. Herbaceous flavor. Hardly bitter, but hop flavor is prominent, blended with the malt. Gentle, tasty. No spice. Gentle effervescence.
Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 4.87 by Hazey92 from New York

Jan 27, 2024
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Rated by jneedham

4.85/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Amazing beer had in Bruges, Belgium! A must beer!
Jan 17, 2024
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Reviewed by Saluki from Florida

4.55/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Beautiful color, quite foamy but that may be my pour issue. Delicious crisp Belgium ale flavors, a very nice slight bitterness. Not quite an ABT 12 but close in a different taste/feel way.

My only complaint with these ales is the 11 ounce bottles. The bigger 750m are not always available.

As to price, compared to the average craft price of $7-8, you may get more beer down the street, but the quality taste of this far surpasses the best in our area. They all try some type of Belgium but cant touch the real things.

Would love to buy another four pack asap.
Jan 15, 2024
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4.49/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours out golden from a 75 cL green bottle, with a dense white head that fades slowly to a thin cap. Lacing is present, with scattered white bubbles across the glass.

S - A punchy funk is present on the open, but once poured, the nose is more subtle, honeyed malt and spun sugar over some floral and grassy highlights, apple fruitiness, and just a bit of grape skin tannic notes beneath.

T - The front is bright, sweet, honey and malty lushness, apple juice through the middle, banana and stone fruit against a hint of peppery spiciness, turning to a tea-like bitterness over the continued honey notes in the finish.

M - Soft, with decent carbonation over a slightly slick feel on the tongue. The alcohol is well-hidden, but present in warmth as the beer trails to a clean close.

O - Hard to beat a Tripel as good as this - a big, bright malty pillow on which lies a variety of yeast-based flavor notes. I love this one, and will certainly pick up more for the future.
Jan 15, 2024
 
Rated: 4.6 by SeanP99 from North Carolina

Jan 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.1 by smi69 from New York

Jan 06, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by PprBurke from Virginia

Jan 05, 2024
 
Rated: 4.19 by a_pal0 from Italy

Jan 02, 2024
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Rated by Hayesbro from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a cloudy gold with a creamy head. Aroma and taste are all about malt, some wheatiness and sweetness. Medium bodied.
Dec 31, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.52/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
33 cL bottle, poured into a brand spanking new Tripel Karmeliet glass (Yay! Christmas present!) in Toulouse, France.
Just a supurb presentation. Big fluffy foam, solid blonde gold brew with active volcanic bubbles rising.
On the nose, it’s malty and peach, banana, malt, white pepper, an exotic orangey lemon hop note. (Is that Dubble Bubble way down in there?!?)
Oh yeah - it tastes like all that too. Rides from nose to brain to mouth. Oats bring a dreamy creamy texture that kinda melts its way down. Slovenian Styrian hops pack tight aromatic goodness. Subtle chant of alcohol cleans it all up in a short, crisp finish. Let’s go again.,.
Mouthfeel is just short of Full. It has complimentary medium carbonation.
Overall, World Class concept and execution. Beautiful gentle giant of an ale.,.
Dec 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Dec 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
330 ml bottle, brown glass, 8,4% abv, poured at around 6 degrees celcius in a LeFort tripel glass.
Pours with high carbonations and a 4 fingers white head, long retention.
SLightly opaque yellow golden colour,
Smells flowery,little bit of vinilla,
Taste follows smell, some tanginess of the yeast, mild on the sweet notes, pleasint herby bitterness.
Very drinkable for 8,4%.
Amongst all tripples IO have tried, probably my favorite.
Dec 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

4.28/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Best before May, 2024 - enjoyed on November 10th, 2023. Poured from a caged-and-corked 750mL bottle into my Westvleteren chalice.

Lightly cloudy (initially) Naples yellow body supports a dense cosmic latte cap. Fine sticky lacing; excellent retention. Clarity improves as the beer warms/settles.

Yeast-forward aromatics - bread dough, pear, coriander/anise, and orange blossom. Spicy, floral, and inviting.

Flavors follow the nose but are much more potent. Sweet, malty, with a mild but lasting grassy bitterness. Complex and faintly tart with a medium-dry finish with hints of pear brandy.

Sticky, medium-bodied, with full carbonation. Alcohol forward, but not excessive.

Rating to style, this remains one of the best commercial examples.
Nov 10, 2023
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Reviewed by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)

4.58/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 330ml bottle.
A beautiful pour with a awesome fresh baked French Baguette nose.
Complex flavors of banana, cloves & vanilla. The 3 traditional grains used these guys nailed it.
Oct 09, 2023
Tripel Karmeliet from Brouwerij Bosteels
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 4564 ratings