Renowned tripel imbiber hawthorne00 staggered from the vaulted archway of the Grand Back Fridge. He lunged for the nearest receptacle he could see, a Westmalle chalice. Grabbing the gilded glass, the forty-six-year-old man heaved the masterpiece toward himself and tearing the cap from the pulchritudinous-blonde-tressed-emblazoned-labelled libation hawthorne00 inverted it as it collapsed backward in a heap beneath its canvas-like head. About 10C. Hazy gold with a head that lasts once it fades to a coat. Aroma of wheaty dough, oranges, cloves, pepper. Sweet - grainy and yeasty with apricots and oranges. Alcohol is well-hidden, but it’s a bit dull until the likeable finish which is dryish, spicy and moderately bitter. A voice spoke, chillingly close. "Do not neglect the wisdom of the lowest rating." Only eight pages away the mountainous silhouette of a rating stares through the iron bars. It was broad and tall, with ghost-pale skin and thinning white hair. Its irises were pink with dark red pupils. Why it had these features is no more puzzling than how they were discernible in silhouette. The renowned Google translate says it’s written in Galician. And rather than tedious hints about the supposed offspring of Christ, it says in translation inter alia "corresponds with ni ni flavor." Ah. Wrong grail yarn, Patsy.

Above average tripel, with some nice spices and fruits and a thingling mouthfeel.

Bottled. Hazy golden, brief head. Fruity tropical fruit aroma. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Slight marzipan, some white pepper heat. Mellow. Correct, but doesn’t stabd out amongs tripels.

Bottle. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Aroma of peppery hay snd anise. Taste is slightly funky straw. Not bad.

7th January 2011
Cloudy orange - gold beer, tidy white head. Dry palate, a little frothy and airy. Creamy wheaty malt. A trace of orange. Strong tasting beer with a vague sourness. Doesn’t quite hang together.

from beer planet. cloudy yellow, smooth small white head. yeasty and yellow fruity aroma. very belgian, also well balanced. quite nice. flavor is yeasty, yellow fruity, alc. fruit peel, not very bitter, in fact dangerously easy-drinking triple, but not boring, lots of flavors from the yeast.

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Graal Quest (by De Graal):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

29/IX/2012 - 33cl bottle @ De Graal brewery (Brakel) with the Gentse Biervereniging - BB: I/14 (2012-1095)

Clear blond beer, creamy solid white big head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty spicy, bit of grains, wort. MF: lively carbon, medium to full body. Taste: grains, little sweet, bitter hops, very spicy, some orange peel. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, some orange peel, bit spicy, dry ending.

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

33cl bottle. Golden beer with a large and almost white head. High carbonation at the beginning. aroma is moderate yeasty, slightly malty and spicy. Flavour has citrus notes, yeast and spicy traces with a final moderate bittery. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium.

(bottle, 33cl) Cloudy, pale golden colour with a big and blond foamy head. Belgian yeasty spicy and malty aroma with notes of brioche and grains. Moderately sweet flavour, medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly grainy malty taste with notes of white bread/brioche and a crusty note, accompanied by subtle fruity accents; mildly sweet and slightly bitter finish with grainy and spicy notes in the aftertaste. 03.X.11