Wieze
De Brabandere

I've now written a dozen reviews from De Brabandere who, over the years, has had good distribution in Chicagoland. But Wieze seems to have limited distribution in Belgium as I had to find it at the brewery's taproom. Not sure why they release Wieze so infrequently. It is a good tripel... Although it's ABV eventually did sneak up on me.

Poured from De Brabandere's tap, it Looked a decent foam on a pretty orange-ish pale. Smells were fruity, but citrus was in the lead and I tend to prefer tripels with harder fruit. Tastes are well-enough balanced and it didn't show the impact of its 8.5% ABV until the very end. Medium-mouthed in a lively style.

I give very good Overall Hugs to De Brabandere because they are leaders in the BFBA (Belgian Family Brewers Assn.) They also are very accomplished, covering most of Belgium's wide-range and consistently producing award-winning brews.