Fort Lapin 8
Fort Lapin

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From:
Fort Lapin
 
Belgium
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #158
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,112
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 15.71%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
20
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 10, 2023
Added:
Jun 27, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  13
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Ratings by uturn:
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Rated by uturn from Florida

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%

Sep 05, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.94 by steverx8 from England

Sep 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.58 by desint from Belgium

Apr 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.85 by myterpsr1 from Maryland

Apr 10, 2023
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.73/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Pale gold, notably cloudy, pours with a thick white foam cap. ps @ +10mins holds well.
S- It has 'that Belgian' aromatic/timber/+perhaps vague spices aspect.
T- The smell follows over directly, it's a kind of timber smell when you lean inside an antique cedar chest. I don't know what this is called, I have had it several times before with Belgian beer, and it's not the 'Belgium yeast/esters/trappist/spice and usually fruit notes' thing...
F- It seems to the dryer side. The ABV% feels about 4.8% though might be hidden into the somewhat timbery/dry finish.
O- It's very nice, well balanced, drinkable, seems a bit light though vs it's quite complex flavour. Would happily drink again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! --> Just Wow! This is 8%ABV, well good gawd it hid that entirely! I didn't get a hint of it, incredible. This might be the beer that has most masked it's ABV% I've had...
330ml bottle BB: 09/02/2024 Euro3.10 Bought from BeerMania/Belgium as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
May 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.81 by Eltrandos from France

Aug 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

Apr 28, 2018
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Rated by yaron73 from Israel

4.65/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
A bottle at "La Gondola" restaurant in Brugge.
Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by samEBC from Belgium

Jan 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by Ivixor from Greece

Jul 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by DanielCseklye from Belgium

Apr 23, 2015
 
Rated: 2.03 by bobwire from Netherlands

Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by dcmchew from Romania

Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by AlexRea from Russian Federation

Nov 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Karo from Belgium

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.15 by mattfancett from England

Aug 27, 2014
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Reviewed by boddhitree from Germany

4.55/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Got the bottle in bottle in Brussels 2 months ago, just now drinking it in Germany at home.

Appearance: Cloudy yellowish with orange tints over a nice white head, which dissipated quickly, leaving what looks like a thin, almost Wit-like looking beer.

Aroma: Citrus jumps out at you, a thin, wheat-like smell with hints of floral, too, mixed in with a spiciness like pepper or coriander in the nose, along with a Belgian-yeast note going in and out through all these aromas.

Flavor:
Up front: Heavy dose of citrus, almost like lemonade but not, spiciness, tart, slightly bitterness present but just enough. In the front it comes across like a Wit.

Middle: Here's a lot less citrus, but it's got lots more tartness, bitterness, more a Wheat and sweet Pils malt on top of that. You can taste the alcohol here, but it's not a burning, hot flavor, rather, a heady, intoxicating rush of a note on the tongue.

Back: Here the alcohol is much more pronounced, but it's accompanied by even more sweet Pils and More Wheat like flavors. You still get lots of citrus, lemonade almost, sweet but still tart and nice layer of hop bitterness over it. Add to that a hint of bubblegum and hazelnut to intrigue and yeastiness to boot.

Aftertaste: Both sweet, citrus tartness and some bitter linger a long time after the swallow.

Mouthfeel: Here's where I feel the wheat influence most. It's somewhat thin and has the feeling you'd get in a Wit, making it very smooth going down, but it's not too thin - still hearty enough to be a warm, creamy feeling going down.

Overall, I can't say I've had a beer like this before. It's really refreshing on a hot summer day like today It's kinda a combo of a Wit, yet without coriander, but lots of citrus and thin wheat-like flavors and aroma. It's got lot of citrus, nice and hoppy in a Noble hop way, but also strong on the alcohol side, making it a Trippel. I like this beer. It's got its Noble hop bitterness reward, but super refreshing citrus and lemon flavors, but also a complex mix of tart, bitter, sweet Pils malts and punch of alcohol to give it a heady rush. It's not at all like your average, thick, brown and sweet Trippel, nothing like a Trappist or Abbey Trippel. Rather, it's an interesting blend of Wit blended with a Noble hopped Pils and almost like a citrus IV drip all intermingling in flavors. Not bad at all. I have to give it a 4.5.
Jul 20, 2014
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.67/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A 330ml bottle with a BB of July 2013. Picked up from de Bierboom in Bruges last year and stored in my garage since.

Poured into a Delirium chalice. Bottle conditioned. A hazy golden-amber hue with a column of bountiful carbonation rising through its centre. Produces a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before reducing to a thick surface layer. Aroma of fruity yeast with hints of banana, mild bubblegum, coriander, pepper, faint clove and earthiness. Slightly sweet, with a twinge of warming booze in the background.

Tastes of fruity yeast esters with a dry finish. Notes of banana, mild bubblegum, coriander, pepper, clove, earthy yeast and stewed hops. Highly attenuated and slightly sweet, accompanied by a touch of warming alcohol in the background and a mild bitterness upon swallowing. A subtle nuttiness lingers on the palate. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with pleasant carbonation and good body. Rather astringent, with an aftertaste of fruity yeast esters, spice and faint booze.

Pretty good - a well-crafted tripel. Perhaps not a world-beater but it slides down easily enough. Looks the part, crazy carbonation included, and the aroma/flavour are yeasty, spiced and balanced. Nice body for the style. I'd have it again if it crossed my path - worth sampling if you have the chance.
Jul 23, 2013
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

2.83/5  rDev -25.9%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
17 Dec 2012: in Daisey's, Bruggge.

Hazy light yellow with a small covering of white bubbles for a head: looked like the sort of thing you don't want see in a urinal after using it.

Too citrusy for me: toilet duck lemon flavoured brew that didn't improve as it warmed in the glass.

Can't say I really enjoyed this, but I've tried to score objectively.
Jun 27, 2013
Fort Lapin 8 from Fort Lapin
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 20 ratings