Bab 2016. Thnx to Tderoeck and 77ships for sharing the beers ! Pours unclear amber, small white head. Smell is bit sweet. Taste is sharp, fruity esthers, malty, very yeasty. OK

F: huge, off-white, good retention. C: murky amber, hazy with yeasty debris. A: malt, spicy, orange peels, candy sugar, yeast, caramel, floral. T: malt, caramel, peach, floral, candy sugar, hint of orange, herbal, hint of bread, quite sweet but good balanced and tasty, enjoyed, 0,33l bottle from Spar supermarket in Oostende.

As Stevigen Tripel at De Bierboom, courtesy of the brewer, cheers Rudy! Apparently this is from a new batch in which he tried to alter the recipe a bit, but it is probably not the final version yet so I’ll have to keep an eye on this one. Thick, egg-white, lacing head over an orangey golden beer, lightly hazy with vivid sparkling. Aroma strangely breathes a lot of what I cannot describe other than lavender or even lavender soap, apart from banana, violets, bubblegum, cloves, white bread, biscuit cake, orange zest, gari, caramel. Fruity flavour, banana, peach and even marmelade-like sweetness on top of a basic, very soft sourishness (berries), softish carbo, smooth and fluffy body, bit oily, light herbal hoppy bitterish touch in the end but sweetness clearly prevails, with an afterglow of warming alcohol and retronasal banana ester combined with the bizarre lavender effect. More a sweet spice beer than a tripel in the strictest sense of the word, apparently aimed at a female audience. From a feminist perspective, I don’t think beer recipes should be created especially for women - and certainly not made sweeter than "beer for men" but these ideological considerations aside, there is nothing wrong with brewing a sweet, spiced blonde ale, and this one is technically accomplished. Whether you like this particular style or not, this one is certainly not is worst representative.

Leicht trübes dunkel goldenes Bier mit einer mittelgroßen leicht beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht metallisch hopfig, getreidig malzig. Geschmack süß malzig, getreidig malzig, Honig.

Bouteille 33cl. Orange, col fin beige. Arôme, retrouve un léger fruité noir, malté moyen, cara pâle et pils. Palais sur effervescence moyenne-haute, pointe épicée-levure, houblonné noble, feuillu et légèrement fruité citronné. Sucre brun en fin de bouche avec une préférence pour la version ’bruin’.

Bottled@La Trappe, Bruges. Hazy amber colour, small whit head. Aroma is strawberroies, some floral, mild alcohol and yeasty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, some yeasty and mild sweet malty and alcoholic notes to it.

33 cl bottle @ La Trappiste, Bruges. Aroma has ripe apricot, grainy tones and some toffee. Flavour has berry juice, gooseberry bush, minerals, some toffee, biscuits and ripe apricot. A tripel? Well, maybe a Danish one.

Short-lived, lively orangeish head, dwindling over orange-amber, faintly hazy beer. Nose hinting at astringency, spices, "hot" malts, preserved ginger, jam, chutney. Spicy, yeasty flavours. Very faintly burning feel, again jam/chutney hints, ginger, toast. Well-carbonated, slick, medium bodied. Yeah... interesting.

33 cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and toasted malty. Bitter, fruity and toasted malty. Caramelish. Bitter and light fruity. Fruity far finish.