'Tripel' with refermentation in the bottle, brewed with love by the brewmasters at Bavikhove cum licentia Dioccesis Brugensis;
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (1/27/2008 6:03:11 AM)
"Bottled. Nice yellowish golden colour with big fluffy white mediumsized head. Aroma is fruits, some sourness, earthyness and parfume. Also some mild toffee lurking in the background. Flavour is toffeeish, fruity, nectary and some mild spicyness. Finish turns a bit sour and more spicy, but still is wellbalanced. Aftertaste is fruity nectar along with some spices and yeasty notes. biting carbonation. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by aabrewer318 from Beaverton, Oregon, Djibouti who has tried this beer once. (5/9/2007 4:18:05 AM)
"i dont know what a hypocrite has to do with biting pillars but ill agree, this is moreso just belgian ale than tripel.....pours gold with a stiff white head. Aroma like green tea and grassy meadows. A frothy mouthfeel....Fruity hayish tones, not as sweet as the aroma might suggest. Some interesting yeasty notes, a hint spicy, a subtle earthiness...Its on the light side in the finish, and i wish there were more flavor"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $2.69 Unit Cost: $3.86 per Pint
[3] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (6/5/2006 2:42:58 PM)
"Blond colour with fizzy white head. yeasty and sweet aroma of oranges, apple-peels and anise. Yeasty and quite thin flavour of oranges, honey and pear. Short papery finish. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by jonmoore from United Kingdom who has tried this beer once. (12/7/2005 5:19:49 PM)
"Bottle. Dark brown colour with a huge light brown , rocky head. Aroma is sweet and sour with roasted malts. Taste has brown sugar, caramel, toasted malts, dark fruits. Quite light, medium carbonation. Tasty stuff.
No way this is a triple; it's a Belgian Ale."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer once. (7/21/2005 11:57:47 PM)
"One of two 33cL Pilaarbijter beers that I picked up a few days ago, from the recently expanded selection at Keg&Bottle. I was a bit nervous about sampling this particular beer (after reading the rather indifferent reviews). And then I noticed that both of the beers that I purchased said they were "Tripels". After some research, turns out that this is more of quasi-Belgian Strong Pale Ale/Abbey Tripel, and the other 7%ABV "Tripel" is actually a mislabled Flemish Bruin. But first things first -- onto the beer in-hand.
I for one didn't have nearly the excessively carbonation issues that other folks seem to have noticed with this beer. Lively in the foam production and head retention, but not distracting or gushing....
A bit nuetral in the aroma, with only basic earthy-spicy notes showing up in the nose.
Where this beer picks up speed though, is where it most counts IMO. That is to say, the actual flavor profile is rather appealing, IMO. Like the aroma profile, this seems to split itself length-wise, with an appealing farmhouse "earthiness" co-mingling with the more traditional spicy Abbey Ale-like textures.
Nice "full but not heavy" mouthfeel here, which tends to help the overall drinkability, IMHO.
A little out-of-step, as far as more mainstream Abbey beers go, but overall, not terrible at all. And at $4.99 a 33cL, a little too pricey for day-today purchasing. But still, interesting enough to be worth investigating once and a while, me'thinks.
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $7.16 per Pint
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(3.4)
