Tripel D'Anvers
Brouwerij De Koninck NV

On tap. Pours golden with white head. Body is full and crisp. Spices, Belgian yeast, floral hops, bready malt, peaches and appricots fill the mouth. Finish is long and spicy. Nice brew.

This one pours a nice golden blond color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like orange peel, floral tea, banana, clove, and stone fruit.

This has a really nice floral and tea like feel on the back end, soft and creamy, with almost a banana bread sort of feel with the malt and yeast interplay.

This is soft, super drinkable, and pairs really well with some vol-au-vent.

I continue to like tripels more and more as time goes on – it used to be one of my least favorite styles.

 

 

 

Golden colour with a very slight haze. The top closes with a white, high and persistent head. Made up of small bubbles, it clearly coats the glass.
Sweet malty aroma, with very pleasant fruity notes, vanilla and a hint of coriander.Taste dry, the spice bitterness dominates the malty sweetness. It is pronounced and medium long.The alcohol is well hidden. Medium saturation. Full body. Texture pleasantly smooth, soft. Aftertaste medium-long, dry, spicy.

Copenhagen 8/11 2022. 33 cl bottle from Den Belgiske Ølbutik, Jyllingevej, Vanløse. Yellow label with an athlete in front of a futuristic city.

Pours almost clear, pale yellow with a big white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as 1 cm thick layer of fluffy foam covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet fruity odor mingling with a yeasty scent and a whiff of alcohol. Banana and oranges. Hints of caramel and sugar. Moldy cellar.

Quite strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively and tingling texture.

Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish with a notable bitter undertone. Finish is semi-dry with a boozy touch.

Potent, sweet and yeasty - and a bit over-carbonated.

 

 

330 ml bottle, poured at 5-6 degrees celcius in a chalice glass. Usual ingredients and added some Belgian twist/dirt: glucose syrupe and herbs, I have a problem with the first, second can be ok, but tell at least what you use.

Opens with a bit os smoke, nice miro bubble carbonation, 1-2 finger head with poor renetion.
Smell, sweat leather and some rosy notes.
Mouthfeel 9 out of 10, creamy with only a slight offensive after-after taste. Looking more in it, the idiots of DeKonicnk were probably hypid into using organge gest and coriander. Did not for the rochefort triple, for no beer at all, except the
Belgian Wheat/White beers.
Taste: hard to describe. 90% good and enjoaybe. Just a bad harsh edge the vert last sensations of aftertaste.
Decent triple otherwise. Sad they infuse with hierbs, seems not so needed,
Anyway, idiots to spoil a good triple because belgian white was popular some decade ago.
Still a good beer, but the herby aftertaste is horrible and not something you want or like on a triple.

 

Competently made beer but nothing special.

L: Pale to mid yellow, with some head.
S: mild, slight citrus
T: lemon and coriander seeds, some malt, a bit floral
F: smooth but a bit thin.
O: does not justify its substantial alcohol level with taste. It's fine but, to me, nothing special

A clear golden golden color with minimal head. Slightly fruity aroma and taste.

 

 

 

 

Pours a cloudy, golden coloration with a medium, frothy head and slightly visible carbonation. Smells of doughy, biscuity malt and citrus hops, with hints of fruity esters also coming through. Taste is a decent balance of doughy, biscuity malt, slightly floral and citrussy hops, with notes of orange rind and lemongrass, as well as hints of fruity and spicy esters, with notes of apricot, pear and just a hint of clove coming through. Finishes with a light sweetness and some citrus hops and hints of apricot lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and lively carbonation.

While this makes for a decent brew, the ester profile could be more pronounced for the style, which makes the balance seem a little off here, although malts and hops are balanced well-emough, with some sweet'ish malts and zesty hops, although not that much bitterness in the finish, while there is a certain musty touch to this that's not entirely pleasant. Overall, this makes for a decent Tripel, but with the greats being so easily and cheaply available, there is really no good reason to reach for something like this, in my opinion.

330 ml bottle, at Brasserie Monico, Antwerpen. ABV is 8%. Pale golden colour, moderate but lasting head, leaves a nice lacing. Typical triple aroma and flavour, with mild fruity and spicy notes, and pleasant floral notes of the Saaz hops. Maybe not so very special, but highly drinkable and enjoyable. Would willingly buy again.

Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)…
L- Mid gold, poured with a tiny hint of sediment and a 3mm white head that isn't sticking around. I also notice minor sediment left stuck to the bottom of the bottle.
S- Mild, ... maybe just a light smell of wood/timber not sure?
T- I almost get a fruit note, between pear and apple. Also some gentle hoppy-zing + a touch of very gentle acidity into the finish.Yep, I am certain I am getting some fruity ester notes here, pear seems about the closest.
F- Handed this blind to my wife, straight off she got Belgian Tripel. The fruit notes eluded her; unusual as she has more acute smell/taste than I usually have. I like it, versatile, summer night-cap, or a winter tipple for a palate that demands some depth and presence.
O- I like it, very drinkable. To me the fruit note is distinct and easy to spot, but it's all discreet enough to stay in balance and not dominate at all. I'd happily drink this again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed!
330ml bottle £4.60 BB: 01-2022 Bought from BelgianBeerCompany, Stoke/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.