Tripel Karmeliet - Brouwerij Bosteels

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rAvg: 4.27
pDev: 11.01%
Reviews: 1092
Hads: 853

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Brouwerij Bosteels

Belgium

Style | ABV
Tripel | 8.40% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (954), on-tap (135), growler (2), cask (1).

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Reviews by blackearth:

blackearth

Minnesota

4.33/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Purchased a 750 ml bottle at Flannery's II in Oconomowoc, WI. Poured into my new Tripel Karmeliet goblet, this beer shows a golden straw body with an enormous, puffy white head. Aroma is of yeasty lemon peel and sparkling wine. Mouthfeel is effervescent and very carbonated. Spicy yeast esters are the initial flavors. Even with all the bubbles, the wheat and oats give it a smooth finish with a bit of alcohol warmth. This is good out of the bottle, but I think it's better on tap.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2009 02:51:04 | More by blackearth

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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