Pilaarbijter (Tripel Ale) Blond (Brass Cap)
De Brabandere

Pilaarbijter (Tripel Ale) Blond (Brass Cap)Pilaarbijter (Tripel Ale) Blond (Brass Cap)
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From:
De Brabandere
 
Belgium
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 13.33%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
60
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 03, 2021
Added:
Jan 15, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
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Reviewed by JackRWatkins from Georgia

3.94/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: pours up a cloudy amber with a quickly receding, fizzy, one finger head, nice lacing.
S: has a caramel, plummy aroma on the nose, and comes off a bit boozy.
T: a slight tartness right away that gives way to a chewy, caramelized sweetness. Deep notes of plum and raisin and a definite presence of spicy yeast notes. It also has some warm, slightly sweet, bready notes.
M: medium body with a sweet finish.
O: I think this is a really nice and quite distinct tripel. I can’t say I’ve had another beer that I would legitimately classify as a tripel that tastes like this. I had never heard of this beer and bought it on a whim and I was pleasantly surprised. Is this one of the best beers I’ve ever had? No. Is it a very good beer that I would absolutely have again? No question. I also think this beer would be a fantastic compliment to a bread pudding, it might even be good to use in the making of a bread pudding. It is somewhat reminiscent of rum.
Sep 03, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.94/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
330 ml bottle, thanks to Beer2000. ABV is 7.5%. BB 07/12/09. The glass is first filled by a huge foamy white head, then a cloudy brownish golden beer slowly emerges. Strong sweetish aroma of Belgian ale yeast, over-ripe and rotting berries, artificial candy and fermenting fruits, verging on "sickly". The flavour is sweet (maybe too sweet), yeasty and spicy, some notes of decaying fruits again. A moderate spicy bitterness in the finish.
May 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.7 by mattfancett from England

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by illiniipa from North Carolina

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by knot from Belgium

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by dcmchew from Romania

Nov 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by parintele from Romania

Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.52 by desint from Belgium

May 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ciocanelu from Romania

May 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by HardyGeneraL from Netherlands

Jan 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 02, 2012
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Reviewed by safaricook from Netherlands

3.35/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bought in the Bierparadijs in Meer, Belgium. Poured into a orval chalice.

L: pours a fragile course bubbled not quite white but rather cream-colored head that rapidely reduces to a thin layer. body is crystal clear straw blond with some carbonation.

S: apples and yeast maybe banana, hops and some alcohol

T: a bit of sweetness, yeast and metallic aftertaste

F: tickling feel from plenty of fine carbonation. foams on the tongue. burpiness high.

O: Tastes and smells more like a triple than a blonde. I like it quite well only the taste could be a little more complex.
Jul 28, 2012
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Reviewed by TheBeerWatcher from Belgium

3.65/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
33cl bottle from Belgian Beer Station.
Like its dark sister, this refreshing blond has a thick, fizzy, noisy head, dissapearing very slowly. Serve this beer carefully because you will have a 10cm thick head before you can blink an eye. Pilaarbijter blond has a bright golden clear color with a nice and gentle fine carbonation.

The very yeasty smell can be detected from far. Only a light fruity note is added to the yeasty aroma.

The taste is light malty, fruity and reveals a clear hop bitterness. Sweetness appears when the beer warms up. The finish is fairly bitter and dry. Pilaarbijter Blond has a pleasant and warming alcohol presence and a sticky sweet mouthfeel.
Nov 29, 2011
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Reviewed by Kadonny from Florida

3.83/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 33d bottle into a tasting glass. This bottle is probably over a year old.

A: A light golden color with a huge fizzy white head. Lots of carbonation. No lacing on the glass as the carbonation disappears quickly. Label says bottle conditioned, thus the fizzy head.

S: Sweet fruits of grape, apple, some bread, grain and sugar like sweetness.

T: Sweet juicy fruits. Tons of grape, apple, pear mixed with some grainy yeasty flavors. Yeast flavor is very St. Bernardus like. Some hay and grass. The mid palate sweetness is candy like that never turns too sweet. Finish is fruity with minimal hops, if any. Slight alcohol flavor on the finish, but welcomed.

M: A bit thin actually that does not last. A bit of alcohol.

O: A good tripel that you can tell is from Belgium. It was very St. Bernardus like with the fruit and candy sweetness, that's what I was reminded of. A solid tripel.

Overall a very nice little beer that I would drink at anytime. Glad I tried it.
Sep 29, 2011
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Reviewed by treque from Mexico

3.65/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: a hazy, gold in color. with a very rich, creamy, consistent, persistent, white head. Waste is left behind on the glass

S: sweet notes, caramel, malt, some astrigency

T: it has a nice taste, but gets a little shorter compared to some other tripel, is not so weel balanced, sweet and bitter, but the alcohol is so present, even is not so high you can feel it evrywhere
Jul 15, 2011
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.4/5  rDev -33.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Served on-tap at the Antwerp Beer Passion weekend 2011 into the festival 20cl stemware. Reviewed from notes.

A: Two finger head of slight cream, good thickness, and pretty good retention. Clear semitransparent yellow colour.

Sm: Mild strength scent of cream, malt, and barley.

T: Cream, malt, and barley. Quite simple, but refreshing. Balanced nicely, but built very blandly.

Mf: Smooth and wet, suiting the flavours of the body.

Dr: A very high price, easy drinkability, and bad quality. Ignore this one and move on.
Jul 11, 2011
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Reviewed by karait95 from Mexico

3.82/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Yellow pale color, a medium body and cloudy look, with a medium to prominent head formed by mixed to medium bubbles that dissipates a little fast, the carbonation is medium but constant feeding a top layer that remains on top but not covering all the beer.

S: Sweet floral smell very nice, complex more than simple also some fruits can be sensed maybe citrus, the malts are present and very little hops can be felt.

T: The tasting is also complex as may be expected with tripels first some sweet fruit like flavors and in the end some little bitter hops flavors. As normal with a tripel the alcohol is present.

M: It is nice but as the alcohol is present is not an easy one for the mouth, also the bitterness overcomes the sweetness of the beginning and a long bitter ending is a little difficult to process but not in a bad way.
Jun 19, 2011
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Reviewed by RuudJH from Netherlands

2.7/5  rDev -25%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Weird label on the 33 cl. bottle.

Looks golden, bottle conditioned but very clear ( i guess filtered), with a huge white head. Very low carbonation on this sample.

Smell is very malty, some yeast, spice citric hops.
First taste is spice, but mainly it's very common sweet malts. Quite one dimensional that way. There's some alcohol in the aftertaste, allmost a bit harsh, and the lack of carbonation makes the drinking experience a very ordinary one, unfortunately.
May 21, 2011
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Reviewed by Brabander from Netherlands

3.79/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
What a sensation it is when your pour this beer in a glass! I bought this beer a few months ago when i was nearby Gent in Belgium, on my way to pick up some westvleteren beer.

I poured this beer in my Struise glass and there is a HUGE amount of head. Very lively carbonation. With this smashing appearance it deserves the note exeptional.

The rest becomes more average. This beer looks a bit like Duvel. Smell some banana.
Nov 21, 2010
Pilaarbijter (Tripel Ale) Blond (Brass Cap) from De Brabandere
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 60 ratings