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 flagmantho:

flagmantho

Washington

3.63/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from 750mL bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: three fingers of foamy white head despite a gentile pour. Body is pale golden-yellow with just a little haze. A solid tripel appearance.

Smell: sweet malt with some basic pear and apple character. Unfortunately, there is a fair bit of skunkiness here. This eventually begins to dissipate after awhile, but this tripel seems to hold onto it a bit longer than some other skunkified beers I've had.

Taste: standard pear and a bit of apple. There's also something almost citrusy and a bit acidic of which I'm not a huge fan. There are some nice hops here, but nothing to write home about. OK, not fantastic.

Mouthfeel: medium body with massive creamy carbonation. It's a bit sticky, but I kind of like that too. This has got the classic tripel feel I love.

Drinkability: it's good, but some of the flavors just don't work for me. Frankly, I won't likely seek this out again. Of course, I will finish this bottle, however.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2010 09:07:55 | More by flagmantho

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