Herkenrode Vesper
Brouwerij Cornelissen in Opitter, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.83
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Today the beers of the Herkenrode abbey are the only beers created at an all-female abbey and still available today. Vesper is made using the original medieval recipes of the monastery. The beer is filtered which gives it a nice clear color.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
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330ml bottle. 9.0% ABV, Best before end: 16/03/2023 - 16/03/2025
$18.99 4-pk @ Winter Springs Liquors, Winter Springs, FL
AROMA: Moderate scents of yeast with some kind of musty/cheese undertone. It's a very odd sensation (or should I say, scentsation). Other scents detected are lavender, sweet citrus (tangerine??), and alcohol.
APPEARANCE: Pours a slightly cloudy golden color with a tall, off-white, medium-frothy head, that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. It looks very inviting in my clear, Pilsner glass!
TASTE: Sweet with moderate flavors of honey, followed by a bit of spice (maybe cardamom ??), and ending with hints of orange citrus and malt. I don't think I've ever had a Tripel that was sweet like this one is. Most Tripels that I've tried are slightly sweet with a fair amount of alcohol flavor. This one is medium sweet with very little alcohol flavor. To be honest, the flavor profile is nothing like what I was expecting from the aromas. It's sweeter than I was expecting and has way less alcohol flavor. That's a win-win in my book!
MOUTHFEEL: The body is right on the edge of the medium/full bodied border, with a smooth texture and above average carbonation. This matches well with the smooth-and-thick texture that the honey flavor tends to illicit.
OVERALL: I have to admit that the musty/cheese aroma was a bit off-putting to me and I was sure that I was not going to enjoy the beer. However, after actually tasting the beer, my mind was completely changed. This is a delicious beer that I can find little fault with. Additionally, the musty/cheese aroma subsided soon after the head had completely dissipated. So the majority of the time I spent drinking the beer, I didn't have to deal with that aroma. In fact, after the head dissipated, the biggest scent I got was of honey. I bought a 4-pack, so we'll see if other bottles have the same aroma anomaly, or if this was just an isolated issue with this bottle. The only "issue" I can possibly come up with is that if someone handed me a glass of this and asked me to identify what type of beer it was, I would never, in a million years, guess that it was a Tripel. Is that a bad thing? For me, the answer is a resounding "No!". Actually, let me change that answer to, "Who cares? Give me another!!". There is no doubt that I will definitely be purchasing this again.
330ml bottle. 9.0% ABV, Best before end: 16/03/2023 - 16/03/2025
$18.99 4-pk @ Winter Springs Liquors, Winter Springs, FL
AROMA: Moderate scents of yeast with some kind of musty/cheese undertone. It's a very odd sensation (or should I say, scentsation). Other scents detected are lavender, sweet citrus (tangerine??), and alcohol.
APPEARANCE: Pours a slightly cloudy golden color with a tall, off-white, medium-frothy head, that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. It looks very inviting in my clear, Pilsner glass!
TASTE: Sweet with moderate flavors of honey, followed by a bit of spice (maybe cardamom ??), and ending with hints of orange citrus and malt. I don't think I've ever had a Tripel that was sweet like this one is. Most Tripels that I've tried are slightly sweet with a fair amount of alcohol flavor. This one is medium sweet with very little alcohol flavor. To be honest, the flavor profile is nothing like what I was expecting from the aromas. It's sweeter than I was expecting and has way less alcohol flavor. That's a win-win in my book!
MOUTHFEEL: The body is right on the edge of the medium/full bodied border, with a smooth texture and above average carbonation. This matches well with the smooth-and-thick texture that the honey flavor tends to illicit.
OVERALL: I have to admit that the musty/cheese aroma was a bit off-putting to me and I was sure that I was not going to enjoy the beer. However, after actually tasting the beer, my mind was completely changed. This is a delicious beer that I can find little fault with. Additionally, the musty/cheese aroma subsided soon after the head had completely dissipated. So the majority of the time I spent drinking the beer, I didn't have to deal with that aroma. In fact, after the head dissipated, the biggest scent I got was of honey. I bought a 4-pack, so we'll see if other bottles have the same aroma anomaly, or if this was just an isolated issue with this bottle. The only "issue" I can possibly come up with is that if someone handed me a glass of this and asked me to identify what type of beer it was, I would never, in a million years, guess that it was a Tripel. Is that a bad thing? For me, the answer is a resounding "No!". Actually, let me change that answer to, "Who cares? Give me another!!". There is no doubt that I will definitely be purchasing this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2024
at 17:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Seijo Ishii. Malty, bready, biscuity nose. Spicy yeast, herbal and citrus hops, but very malty rich. Clear, deep gold. Very sweet, malty, biscuity, honey, some lemon and orange, bitter, muddled finish. Heavy, thick, and bitter. Starts all right but crashes quickly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2024
at 13:03
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Même si j'en ai bu des pires, cette triple aura été loin de me convaincre avec beaucoup trop d'imprécisions pour le style. Le visuel est sur un blond doré limpide avec une faible effervescence et quasiment pas de mousse. Le nez est sur une alliance banane, céréales, pomme de terre et coriandre qui m'a laissé quelque peu circonspect. A la dégustation, même constat. Déjà, en bouche, c'est quelque peu pâteux. Si l'attaque sur des arômes de citron, miel, banane et céréales pas désagréable, la deuxième bouche est plus déséquilibrée avec un alcool plus agressif et des arômes qui se rapprochent davantage du nez. L’arrière-bouche présente une légère aigreur pas très agréable quant à elle. La corpulence est moyenne comme la longueur qui est dans la continuité, c'est à dire pas exceptionnelle, comme cette triple.
Tried
on 09 May 2024
at 05:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle at Foz do Igua��u airport, pours a clear bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma reveals a fragrant Belgian yeast character, nice esters, and some spiciness. Flavour has a nice, spicy Belgian yeast character, with low-medium sweetness, some gentle black pepper, and low-level esters. Correctly made and definitely a bit better than expected. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2024
at 13:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dorada nebulosa. Espuma blanca de buena retención. Aroma no muy intenso pero rico, naranja, bizcocho. En boca es muy suave al paladar, muy agradable. Alcohol suficientemente disimulado y muy buen sabor, naranja, azahar, especias… buena tripel
Tried
on 14 Apr 2024
at 13:12