Straffe Hendrik Brugs Tripelbier 9°
Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
7.12
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Traditional top-fermentation beer that referments in the bottle. Brewed by the unique family brewery De Halve Maan, which has been located in the historical heart of Bruges since 1856. Straffe Hendrik is an authentic Belgian Triple beer, still brewed according to the original recipe.
Straffe Hendrik Tripel is a golden triple with a sturdy white collar. The aroma is spicy with hints of black pepper, coriander and ginger, and is even insinuating the presence of oranges.
The beer is brewed with a selection of Saaz and Styrian hops of a very high quality. The subtle blend of six special varieties of malt gives the beer a well-balanced and powerful taste.
The palate initiates a hint of caramel, soon flowing into a certain bitterness. In the finish one can discover citrus fruits and even subtle flavours of banana.
The triple has an alcohol percentage of 9° and the refermentatation in the bottle generates a long natural shelf life.
EBC 19, 19.5° plato.
Straffe Hendrik Tripel is a golden triple with a sturdy white collar. The aroma is spicy with hints of black pepper, coriander and ginger, and is even insinuating the presence of oranges.
The beer is brewed with a selection of Saaz and Styrian hops of a very high quality. The subtle blend of six special varieties of malt gives the beer a well-balanced and powerful taste.
The palate initiates a hint of caramel, soon flowing into a certain bitterness. In the finish one can discover citrus fruits and even subtle flavours of banana.
The triple has an alcohol percentage of 9° and the refermentatation in the bottle generates a long natural shelf life.
EBC 19, 19.5° plato.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden yellow with giant off-white head. Lemon, biscuit malt, and fresh hay aroma. Mildly sweet lemon, biscuit malt, and mild bitter/astringent hay flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2025
at 23:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle, Christmas gift from Tom (2013) and from Great Grog (2025). Hazy deep golden body with a few tiny flecks floating beneath a thick off-white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of salt, pear, white pepper and yeast. Flavour of white bread, salt, caramel and slightly browned apple. Full body with a frothy mouthfeel. Light carbonation. A well rounded Tripel that reminds me of my honeymoon in Bruges.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Great Grog Bottle Shop
on 24 Jul 2025
at 12:41
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2025
at 16:24
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2025
at 17:59
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gylden brun lett tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter belgisk gjær, noe floralsk og karamell. Fyldig. Smaker lys karamell, belgisk gjær, kavring, alkohol og noe kjeller. De Hems Cafe Bar, London
Tried
from Bottle
at
de Hems (Nicholson's)
on 02 May 2025
at 15:29
7/10
April 8, 2017
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen - Golden pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some citrus lemony hop, caramel and floral graaay hoppy notes into the close.
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen - Golden pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some citrus lemony hop, caramel and floral graaay hoppy notes into the close.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7/10
April 8, 2017
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen - Golden pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some citrus lemony hop, caramel and floral graaay hoppy notes into the close.
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen - Golden pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some citrus lemony hop, caramel and floral graaay hoppy notes into the close.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle brought back from my Belgium road trip. Pours caramel with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, caramel, spices, flora, bread, grain, black pepper, clove, coriander, ginger & hops. Medium body. Sweet moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 16:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared with RJ. Next up on How Come It Took This Long to Try This One.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 09:02
7/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:07