Affligem Tripel - Brouwerij De Smedt / Brouwerij Affligem

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rAvg: 3.98
pDev: 10.8%
Reviews: 323
Hads: 134

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Brouwerij De Smedt / Brouwerij Affligem

Belgium

Style | ABV
Tripel | 9.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (317), on-tap (6).

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Reviews by MattSweatshirt:

MattSweatshirt

Texas

4.1/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle poured into a chalice.

The beer has a bright yellow/gold see through body with a rush of bubbles and a sudsy white head.

Very fruity with banana, pear, and apple. It’s also got some pepper, earth, and bubblegum.

All the fruit and spice from the nose is here in it, but the spice seems a little more heavy-handed on the palate. The bubblegum was first noticed on the tongue before picking it up in the nose. It’s got a lively level of carbonation, medium mouth feel, and fairly dry.

I was totally surprised by this! It’s hard to go into a beer without any sort of expectation in todays world of ratings. I wasn’t blown away, but I loved the hell out of this thing. It’s a straight up no frills tripel but is put together so well. After Westmalle most tripels meld together for me. This might go the lead of that tight knit pack.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2012 05:38:18 | More by MattSweatshirt

More User Reviews:

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5 rDev -18.3%

05-18-2013 02:43:02 | More by hotsudge

tclang

Wisconsin

3/5 rDev -24.6%

05-12-2013 21:00:08 | More by tclang

buzzed

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -5.8%

05-04-2013 01:34:14 | More by buzzed

metter98

New York

3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is clear bright golden yellow in color and has a high amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a two finger high white head that has excellent retention properties and slowly died down, consistently leaving a finger high head covering the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of candi sugar and yeast are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell except that there are also notes of bitterness and peppery spices as well as hints of alcohol and light fruits.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate to high amount of carbonation. Notes of dryness are present in the finish.
O: This tripel hides its alcohol rather well and the high amount of carbonation and the pepper spices help to cut through the candi sugars and prevent this from being too sticky and sweet.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 23:59:30 | More by metter98