Urthel Hibernus Quentum - De Leyerth Brouwerijen (Urthel)

Bugsey

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Overall a great beer to sip, enjoy, and ponder.

Great color, head, and smell, but it is the tast that really got me. Creamy toasted malt, with faint banana and carmel. Good alcohol burn that gets your attention, but is not overpowering. I found it heavier than other tripels, that thought it may be a quad.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2007 14:57:40 | More by Bugsey

jaxon53

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-16-2013 19:57:05 | More by jaxon53

micromaniac129

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured into my firestone tulip and what i got was burnished amber color beer, hazy since I poured in the sediment too. The head is tall and dense and quite white. Definitly well carb'd leaving an abundance of tattered lacing.
The beer is quite dark to me as far as tripels go, but the color contrast is very nice.
Aroma has sutle hints of vinagar and sour notes, lemon juice tart, malty sweet and some candied sugar.
In the taste, I think it drinks more towards a dubbel then a tripel probably because of the sugar content. I say that because it drinks heavy on the palate and velvetty smooth. The taste has a sweet candied fruit vibe with some yeasty esters and malts.
It does hide the alcohol well. At 9%, you would never know it.
A very good beer but too sweet. Worthy.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 11:46:20 | More by micromaniac129

thehappybelgian

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-08-2013 04:25:28 | More by thehappybelgian

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

05-08-2013 03:50:20 | More by dalepryor

smakawhat

Maryland

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from the bottle into a tulip glass. A minor pop off the cork.

A nice honey amber orange color, somewhat cloudy with a mix of small cola bubbles that then dissapears to show off lots of tall streaming pin head bubbles all along the side of the glass that crawl slowly. Head is really small, barely manages a finger, very soapy, and settles to a small collar maybe 3mm thick, with a little bit of a white top.

Nose is interesting. Classic Belgian sweetness, lots of interesting caramel and spicy notes, and good white wine grape like dryness.

On the palate this has a real nice wine like crispness. Density of malts is totally missing, but does let the flavors come out. Sweet candy and malts in the mid palate, with a floral crisp finish and hints of sweet apple. Nicely carbonated, almost effervescent and playful if hinting towards wet territory. The lighter body seems to match the flavor profile on this nicely even though I probably would want something thicker.

Overall kind of a light tripel, but a good one to know about, it would make a good wine like pairing for food on top of it.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 20:01:42 | More by smakawhat

Kerrie

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-28-2013 23:07:55 | More by Kerrie

brheuer

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-24-2013 21:47:10 | More by brheuer

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.5%

03-11-2013 04:42:40 | More by spycow

djrn2

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-28-2013 22:21:47 | More by djrn2

uturn

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-16-2013 02:03:11 | More by uturn

TWStandley

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

12-30-2012 23:09:26 | More by TWStandley

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

11-16-2012 00:34:15 | More by t0rin0

WynnO

Florida

5/5  rDev +23.2%

10-01-2012 06:01:07 | More by WynnO

beerpadawan

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

08-27-2012 19:00:16 | More by beerpadawan

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Retired?!? How long has this been in my cellar? A stamp on the back label reads "03JA". Is that "best by' or "produced on"? Let's hope for the latter.

Lots of lees evident in the bottom of the bottle, calling for a gentle pour. No head as a result and color was a deep golden-yellow, of a shade to make King Midas and Croesus jealous, with NE-quality clarity and a good bit of carbonation in evidence. Nose had an interesting musty honey-like scent. Mouthfeel was medium and it tasted strongly of honey in the mouth. Wow, but this really held up nicely. Finish was extremely dry with hints of anise to accompany the honey taste. I have bad news for the PETY (People for the Ethical Treatment of Yeast), but LOTS of little yeasties died in the production of this beer. A moment of silence will follow.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 18:13:47 | More by woodychandler

superspak

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into chalice, 07/08 dating on the cork. Pours a very cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Thin wisps of lacing on the glass, with slight carbonation streaming up from the bottom. Aromas of big apricot, lemon, bread, pear, pepper, earth, herbal, grape, apple, honey, floral, and white wine funkiness. Some pretty nice aromas with good strength and balance. Taste of big grape, apple, apricot, pepper, herbal, earth, bread, orange, grass, candi sugar, honey, and slight white wine tanginess. Very nice balance of flavors, with good complexity. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly slick and creamy mouthfeel as expected. Alcohol is very well hidden at 9% with only a slight warming after the finish. Very easy to sip on. Overall this is a very nice Tripel! Age definitely took some of the traditional peppery flavor from this; but it was still nicely balanced and very smooth. Too bad they discontinued this one, I would really like to try this fresh.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 04:53:18 | More by superspak

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

2.73/5  rDev -32.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

330ml bottle. Trappist glass.Enjoyed on may´11.Bronze color.Toasted beige crown.Brief lasting.Hop & dark fruit aromas.Spiced notes.Green dark fruit flavor with added sweetness.Hints of spices.Full body,medium carbonation. ABV heat.Not a well balanced beer as expected from a Tripel one.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 01:02:38 | More by GONZALOYANNA

Vylo

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +17%

03-11-2012 15:30:00 | More by Vylo

zonker17

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

02-26-2012 00:27:28 | More by zonker17

samEBC

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

01-21-2012 21:15:19 | More by samEBC

parchedjay

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Good lord. Every sip is heavenly with this Urthel. Soft belgium with honey and phenols. It's no longer made so stock up if you find it. Very, very well worth it. Leaves my mouth wanting more. That good. Haven't aged it, a bottle is in the cellar. A follow up in the works. Head...spinning...so...good...

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 04:44:21 | More by parchedjay

AndrewMichael

Virginia

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-14-2012 15:29:19 | More by AndrewMichael

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

01-05-2012 07:45:42 | More by ygtbsm94

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served in an Urthel tulip glass.

I was told this stuff has aged very well, so I had to see it for myself. It pours a clear sunset amber topped by over a finger of dusty cream foam The nose comprises toffee, dark fruits, light maple syrup, figs, raisins, orange zest, pumpernickel spices, rye bread, and a touch of sweet flowers. The taste consists of a blast of dark-fruited sweetness, with veins of vanilla and maple syrup rolling through the proceedings. It reminds me of a yeasty, hoppy madeira or some sort of PX-based sherry with a much lighter body. It's unlike any tripel I've ever tasted, but it's not actually bad, just unnervingly irreverent (I guess that's a nice, poetic, and pointless way of putting it, right?). The body is a straight medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. Overall, a strange, surprising brew, one that I could see both enjoying and tearing down for being different from my expectations at the same time.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2012 05:09:15 | More by TMoney2591