La Divine - Brasserie de Silly S.A.

DaPeculierDane

Wisconsin

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sampled in one of the back alley Brussels bars and again in Gent where it is found nearly everywhere. Nice lable on a small capped bottle. Pours a pale orange-gold body with a healthy and lasting foam. Eventually the head settles to a playful and mobile lace. Very pretty and sticky. The aroma is spicy, all spice or clove, with fresh orange and a grapefruit finish. Zesty. Taste molds spicy yeast character with a variety of fruits - peach, pineapple, and orange. Finishes with grapefruit bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with quite a good deal of warming character, although this never feels as boozy as it might at 9%. Mild carbonation. Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2009 17:23:10 | More by DaPeculierDane

BeerSingh

India

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-06-2013 22:22:52 | More by BeerSingh

nzerbe

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-04-2013 09:33:39 | More by nzerbe

DmanGTR

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-05-2013 18:41:40 | More by DmanGTR

CB2maltygoodness

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

01-01-2013 03:49:05 | More by CB2maltygoodness

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

12-10-2012 04:41:25 | More by cliff1066

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

11-11-2012 14:51:56 | More by t0rin0

Radome

Spain

4.1/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Ordered off the menu at Cervoise in Mons, Belgium, with no info other than alcohol content. Beer came in a 330ml bottle and I poured into a tulip glass.

A - Beer poured a medium amber with orange highlights. Head was off-white and fairly persistent with good lacing. Somewhat cloudy.

S - Aroma was very strong on malt--bready, biscuity. Some dark fruit notes like plums, along with a little alcohol. Very inviting.

T - Flavors followed the aromas. Emphasis was on malt with bread and biscuits dominating. Yeast provided some fruit notes for complexity. Also some alcohol flavors.

M - Medium body, creamy carbonation. Some alcohol burn but no hops bitterness noticeable.

O - A much better beer than I expected. It is a bit farther on the amber and bready side than I normally think of with a Tripel, but it is a very enjoyable brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 21:12:51 | More by Radome

safaricook

Netherlands

4.3/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bought in the Bierparadijs in Meer, Belgium. Expiry date 26JUL13. They changed the image on the label from a divine woman to a different symbol of divinity a painting of a chapel. Poured into a De Koninck chalice.

Pours a really thin head for a Belgium beer, just half a finger or so that reduces to almost nothing in a few seconds. Before it dissapears one can wittness a very fine foam that is resembled in very fine and lots of carbonation. The head is a lovely brownish white and the body has a rich amber.

Smell is of malt, grass, yeast.

While still a tripel with its nice balance of sweet, sour and bitter with sometimes bitterness sometimes sweetness dominating a little bit, there is also something of a dubbel/quadrupel with its taste of bread and plums.

You really get this fine carbonation as it smoothly tickles. Wish there was more foam as it was almost like a cream. Smooth!

Like this one quite a lot. It is a hybrid of a Tripel and a Quadruppel in color, taste and smell. Not a bad choice for such cold summer as it is this year. There is a lot that is good and the only disappointment is the minimal but great foam. Get me more foam and this is one of the greatest in my humble opinion.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2012 19:24:37 | More by safaricook

smakawhat

Maryland

3.28/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a tulip glass. An amber triple huh? Interesting....

Certainly a reddish brown body which is a first for my eyes, slightly cloudy with some pin head rising carbonation. Head is sort of off white and foamy and a light tan. Lost of snapping carbonation on the pour and head makes only about two fingers, sort of soapy, slowly falling to a sudsy collar. Some suspended flakes of yeast in the body.

Smells like a doppelbock. Toffee and sticky malts, lots of spicy sweet nutmeg on this, dry clove and brown spices. Dry sense coming somewhat not unlike a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Smells good doesn't remind me of a tripel.

Taste is very malty sweet and rich. It's also quite boozy hot and alcohol strong. Mouthfeel isn't wet, but there's a strong sugar coating light syrup quality to this. Thick dark malt action with lots of candied sugar. THe heat comes off mixing and becoming more noticeable with repeated sips. Dry burnt clove aftertaste comes through a bit, but hard to get with all the sweetness everywhere.

Overall, it's a booze bomb, and not far too sweet tasting. I'd pass on this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 22:23:55 | More by smakawhat

Texasfan549

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-10-2012 15:45:20 | More by Texasfan549

MH7

3/5  rDev -18%

04-06-2012 03:11:18 | More by MH7

emsroth

New York

2/5  rDev -45.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

11.2 oz bottle. Reviewed on phone.

Appearance: slightly cloudy and dark amber. Small head that fades to nothing.

Smell: sweet caramel with an edge of fruity tart apple cider. Another dark Belgian beer that smells sickly sweet.

Taste: sweet caramel with a bit of fruit. Alcohol and hop dryness in the finish.

Mouth feel: at first it's thick and sugary but later becomes dry. The body is dryer than the taste and smell would lead one to believe.

Overall, it's just another dark Belgian beer that tastes like it hasn't finished fermenting: too much syrup and sugar.

Serving type: bottle

02-29-2012 01:03:50 | More by emsroth

ikantspel

California

3.83/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2oz bottle served into a russian river glass

date of 12.06.10 on the bottle

pours a honey nut brown. small but retentive head

smells of honey, floral bouqet, belgian yeast, and malts

taste starts off with spices, followed by a honey sweetness, and finishes with malty and slight hoppiness

mouthfeel is a tad heavy

overall not too shabby for a triple.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2012 05:37:29 | More by ikantspel

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.3%

12-06-2011 18:43:46 | More by kjkinsey

drno904

California

5/5  rDev +36.6%

11-18-2011 07:31:33 | More by drno904

Brabander

Netherlands

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is not a bad beer...and also not the best beer in this category. To say that this is a tripel would be too much.

Bought two eeks ago at a Belgian beershop because of the nice label...

Poured in my Struise glass this beer looks OK with a fairly nice head and a goldendarkyellow to lightamber colour. The head is there, three fingers but vanishes after two minutes.

Pretty decent smell of fine herbs. Taste is a bit sweet and sticky but overall good, not bitterness. The alcohol is really well hidden.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 20:34:19 | More by Brabander

mrfrancis

Kentucky

3.1/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a slightly hazy amber with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Little chunks of yeast are evident on the pour. I like the fact that it's unfiltered, but would have preferred to see better head retention.

S: Aromas of alcohol, caramel, spices, and orchard fruit immediately fill the nose. As the beer warms, the alcohol and spice notes begin to dominate.

T: Opens sweet and fruity with notes of apple, pear, caramel, brown sugar, nuts, spices, and fiery alcohol. The finish is hot and peppery with spice, alcohol, and apple notes. Very little in the way of discernible hop character.

M: Medium-to-full bodied, slick, and a bit oily. Carbonation seemed a bit light to me. The booziness of this beer made it seem unbalanced, and also made it difficult to drink.

O: As far as tripels go, this one is far from the best. The flavor isn't bad, but it is so boozy that drinking one bottle is a chore. Decent at best.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2011 12:02:49 | More by mrfrancis

jondeelee

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

La Divine smells crisp and full of wheat, like fresh apple and nectarine slices in a bowl of Grape Nuts cereal, with just a hint of white grape and champagne.

On the tongue, the beer is full of wildflower honey flavors and champagne spritzer. Apples and nectarines return from the nose, along with brown sugars, lychee nut, and light wheat bread. Slight peppery spices add an edge, and there are just enough hops to give the brew a citrusy, grapefruit buzz. There is a faint taste of alcohol, but it is mostly covered. The aftertaste is mainly champagne spritzer, with a hint of apples, and lingers for a while. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium-high, adding to the champagne-like associations.

Overall, this is decent fare, though the flavors do tend to fade during subsequent sips. The brew doesn't necessarily add anything new to the style, but it does provide a good example of what is possible, and I expect would be approachable to newcomers.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2011 01:02:17 | More by jondeelee

flannelman808

California

2.45/5  rDev -33.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1

A: Murky purple brown color and white head with very good retention.

S: Fruity and spicy like an overly sweet triple. This is what I am expecting slash extra ripe fruit.

T:Bruised plum and fig and grit, this beer sucks. Don't buy it.

M: gross

O: horrible

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2011 09:49:58 | More by flannelman808

DaveHS

California

2.88/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

2006 vintage poured into a tulip.

A-A gentle pour yields 3+inches of pale blonde head, which upon closer inspection,contains small flecks of dark brown yeast. Coats the entire glass in detailed lacing as it recedes.

S-Green apple, caramel, brown sugar, mango puree. Smells like a 4 year old Belgian tripel.

T/M-Flavors are flat compared to the aroma. Wet cardboard and thin tropical fruit flavors are most prominent. Dry hoppiness mid-palate, which is surprisingly pronounced after 4+years in the bottle. There's a fair bit of heat in the papery finish.

D-Gets less drinkable with each sip. Drainpour. Age has not been kind to this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2011 03:56:50 | More by DaveHS

mexikrainian

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz poured into a chalice.

Appearance: orange-amber with minimal white head and silky lacing.

Aroma: honey, citrus, candy sugar and Belgian yeasts.

Flavor: honey, citrus and pear.

Mouthfeel: creamy, smooth medium body and medium carbonation.

Overall impression: average for the style, but surprisingly good.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2010 02:53:16 | More by mexikrainian

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

2.58/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a murky brown-ish color with yellow hints and a light tan head. In the aroma, yeasty and candy sugar. In the taste, small roastiness, fruit hints, thin flavor and watery.A smooth and thin bodied mouthfeel, with a dry watery, with a small fruit hint in the aftertaste. Thin, watery, and bland.

Serving type: on-tap

10-22-2010 21:15:01 | More by OWSLEY069

impending

California

3.18/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

33cl into a tulip. Pours a very hazy ruddy brown straw, darker than the typical triple. Little froth but very nice receding beach wave lacing.

Aroma is phenol heavy & not very sweet. Low on the fruits for a triple and moderate on the spices. Seems like a dubbel / triple combo. A diacetyl note with cloves. Blind smelling I wouldn't identify this as a tripel.

Full bodied mouthfeel. Taste too is moderate sweetness. The alcohol is forward and a bit solvent. This indeed tastes like a dubbel / tripel combo with a 25 / 75 ratio - I am not used to caramel or toffee notes but they are here.
Kudos for trying something interesting but . . . . .
cheers
jd

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2010 23:33:51 | More by impending

Yojimbo1941

Wisconsin

3.68/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

poured from the tap into a Fuller's pint glass

A- golden amber, thick white head

S- wheat, slight sweetness

T- holy sweetness batman! lots of spice but it's overshadowed by the incredible wheaty-sweetness. Nice but man is it sweet.

M- medium with a slight thickness at the end

D- I think one is enough

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2010 22:08:42 | More by Yojimbo1941