Tripel Karmeliet - Brouwerij Bosteels

PorterLambic

Florida

4.15/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy, light golden color w/ a light head that breaks down relatively quickly.
Smell is fruity, sweet, malty.
Taste continues from the nose with fruit, spice (nutmeg & allspice?), malt, warming in a nicely complex brew.
Mouthfeel is effervescent on the front of the tongue, smooth, medium-bodied. A good drinkable beer, very smooth, flavorful with a nice citrusy/spice taste that hangs out comfortably all over afterwards.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2004 06:43:44 | More by PorterLambic

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750 ml bottle was poured into a wine glass.

Appearance: This beet poured a huge puffy white head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a golden straw yellow with some haziness, but plenty of tiny little bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Vanilla, apples, pears, a little booze, Belgian candy, bready malts. Smells good.

Taste: apples, pears, vanilla, mild hop bitterness, bready malts, Belgian candy

Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium to high carbonation, highs little dry, medium carbonation, and a nice sipper.

Overall: A standard tripel that everybody should enjoy at one point in a person's life. Enjoyed in the past and will be enjoying more in the future too.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 00:58:35 | More by Flounder57

Ustad

Australia

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-24-2013 14:36:23 | More by Ustad

desint

Belgium

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-24-2013 12:04:59 | More by desint

robertmitchum

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-24-2013 11:13:30 | More by robertmitchum

Callmecoon

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-23-2013 02:21:37 | More by Callmecoon

retry4z

California

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-22-2013 17:55:21 | More by retry4z

sbartnik01

Texas

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-22-2013 17:00:01 | More by sbartnik01

jiffymon

New York

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-22-2013 14:35:46 | More by jiffymon

MBlakeshow16

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-22-2013 06:40:13 | More by MBlakeshow16

randomNBGD

Serbia

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-22-2013 00:45:13 | More by randomNBGD

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-21-2013 23:21:41 | More by GinsuDave

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-21-2013 02:24:31 | More by Kingcurio

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-20-2013 05:24:24 | More by GRG1313

gfx

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-20-2013 04:13:51 | More by gfx

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-19-2013 13:36:37 | More by Photekut

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.18/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25

Pours from bottle into a chalice glass

Appearance – Upon pouring, the brew was a golden yellow color with a one finger pure white head and lots of carbonation seen streaming through the brew. The head fades relatively quickly, leaving a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma was of a grainy and lightly biscuit nature with some hints of yeast and orange peel. There are aromas of some candied sugar as well a little bit of spice and an herbal/haylike smell mixed within.

Taste- The taste begins with a nice Belgian malt flavor and flavors of biscuit. Even though it is moderately dry upfront there are some hints of some orange sweetness with other sweeter candied sugar tastes. The orange dwindles more toward the middle as a lemon citrus taste takes it place. Yeast flavors come to the tongue at this time and bring with them some floral hop as well as some spice of clove and coriander. These flavors take the taste to its end, where the candied sugar then largely leaves the taste, with a bit of a herbal taste taking its place, to leave a clean and crisp malty and dry fruit flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the thinner side with a carbonation level that is high with tons of tiny champagne like bubbles. The thinner body and higher carbonation are fantastic for the drier and fruity flavors of the brew and make for a truly fanatic feel and great drinkability.

Overall – Quite easy drinking and enjoyable. This is a very nice triple and renowned for a good reason.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 00:48:34 | More by Darkmagus82

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-17-2013 16:59:54 | More by carlosega

athesing10

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-17-2013 13:58:36 | More by athesing10

Blashawright

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-16-2013 22:35:36 | More by Blashawright

Westuh

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-16-2013 18:37:20 | More by Westuh

DStoked

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-16-2013 17:12:25 | More by DStoked

cp45

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -18%

05-16-2013 00:32:14 | More by cp45

Lanstrum

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -18%

05-13-2013 22:10:23 | More by Lanstrum

sodensp

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-13-2013 04:01:44 | More by sodensp