Oud Beersel Bersalis Tripel
Brouwerij Oud Beersel

Oud Beersel Bersalis TripelOud Beersel Bersalis Tripel
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From:
Brouwerij Oud Beersel
 
Belgium
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #228
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,185
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 12.74%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
135
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 05, 2022
Added:
Jan 24, 2006
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  24
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Ratings by GRG1313:
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Reviewed by GRG1313 from California

3.47/5  rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I've not just sat down and tasted and posted reviews for awhile so, I'm having a Sunday tasting for myself.

Best before date on the bottle of March 2013.

This one is hard to judge as it's well
made on an objective standard but not really my thing; basically to "sweet" and perhaps a bit out of balance for me.

Hazy light gold with a thick pure white foamy thick head.

Huge fruit esters in the nose; big cooked carmeled banana nose.

Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with a light creamy character. Perhaps a bit out of balance in that there is huge sugar-sweet cooked stone fruit in the front that goes to a sweet honey middle and a sweet honey finish, all with an underlying light unassertive bitter hop.

Finish gets to a honeyed pine bitter but still retains that "estered/honey/sweet" character.

All in all not bad but not my style. Just all around too honeyed/thick sweet for me. I can see where many would like this and there are many old ales that have this big sweet assertive ester character - seems to hide some of the higher alcohol.

I have judged on as much of an objective standard as I can for this one and not on my personal likes.
Aug 21, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.85 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Aug 05, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.5%. Golden colour, nearly clear. Huge white head. Aroma of stale jam, Belgian ale yeast and mild spices. Fairly sweet and mildly spicy flavour. Nice enough to drink, but cannot compete with the best tripels like Westmalle and Karmeliet.
Jul 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.08 by SayBoom from Ukraine

Jul 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.05 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jan 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.98 by eric5bellies from Australia

May 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by samEBC from Belgium

Nov 04, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

4.07/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L- Mid to darker amber, clear (minor sediment left at bottle) pours with 5mm white head (ps 15mins later, holds very well).
S- Significantly less smell than anticipated, just a minor sharp/dry/woody note, vague enought that I can't describe it more specifically.
T- I'd now call it piquant rather than sharp, a bright spicy edge. I get timber, depth then the 9.5% makes it's presence briefly apparent by brushing my palate. Like seeing an oceanic shark on a dive, it crosses your horizon, makes you fully aware of it's presence and then silently glides off from view, though you know it's still lurking out there...
F- It's not THAT deep (as in dark/heavy) but it's really quite intense. Put it like this I wouldn't aim to review another beer after drinking this one as my palate will need time to reset to fresh.
O- A very interesting beer, intriguing that a 9.5% can be this bright and engaging.
Bought from BeersOfEurope UK 330ml BB: 26/06/2022 - not cheap though £3.33!
Conclusion: I think this is a pretty fantastic beer, that said I wouldn't wish to try and drink more than one of them at a sitting.
Jul 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by bigred89 from Maryland

May 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.98 by hopley from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Oct 07, 2019
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-Pours a hazy amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has slight fruit and spice hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a slight fruit and spice flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good Belgian Tripel
Oct 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Epiktetos from Czech Republic

Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by BdM from Netherlands

Apr 11, 2018
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Reviewed by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Honey colored body with a foamy head. Smells a bit like candy, chalky sweet. Candi sugar, some fruit skin, tangy and semi drying. This one is missing depth and spicy earthy notes in my opinion.
Mar 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by Quafftastic from Virginia

Mar 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.66 by kbrown from Ohio

Feb 02, 2018
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Reviewed by PatrickCT from Connecticut

3.61/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Not the best tripel but not the worst, especially for the money.
Golden honey body with a good amount of hazy. Head for days.
The aroma and the taste are equally sweet, dominating the malt. Lots of fruit with the yeast and lacking some of the spiciness. More banana shows up in the taste along with some ripe pear.
The body is medium plus with higher carbonation.
Jan 17, 2018
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