Zundert Trappist 8
Trappistenbrouwerij de Kievit in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.08
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Trappist ale brewed with spices. We brewed a beer that we describe as 'slightly unruly'--our Trappist 8 is a beer you must take time to understand. Chestnut-colored and bottle-conditioned, with aroma of herbs and spices; initially floral and slightly sweet; character develops from light caramel to a lovely, dry, hoppy bitterness as the flavor opens. Brewed within the walls of Zundert Trappist Monastery by monks.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep dark copper and bronze coloured body with a thick three to four centimetre tall tan head that's microfoamed and covers the beer very nicely. Aroma of curacao, roasted, toasted malts, some pitted fruits, a lot of prunes and plums with a strong belgian yeast bite with some candy sugar and a dash of alcohol noticeable at the very end. Full-bodied; Rich candy sugar and pitted fruit notes with some molasses and toasted malts here as well, along with a bigger dash of curacao, yeast, rich toast, prunes and raisins - quite strong. Aftertaste shows the deep yeast with a lot of malts and the sugars first and foremost with some of the yeast and curacao coming afterwards, all ending with a dry molasses and alcohol bite. Overall, a fairly nice beer that is a little less polished than the other trappists, but for whatever reason and however possible, not only had I never had this, but I didn't even know this was a trappist beer, despite many trips to Holland and Belgium, I found this 33 cL bottle in Alaska, of all places! I sampled this 33 cL bottle, purchased from College Garage Wine & Liqours in Fairbanks, Alaska on 24-June-2021 for US$8,00 sampled in my hotel room here in Anchorage, Alaska on 27-June-2021 after seeing beautiful Denali in all it's glory earlier in the day.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2021
at 06:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
11.2oz bottle pours out amber topped with a small head. Nose is sweet caramel toffee malts spice kick. Taste is more of the nice caramel toffee some pit fruit and plenty belg spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2021
at 22:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8%. Copper colour, more like a Dubbel than a Tripel. Large white head. Pleasant aroma of Belgian ale yeast, mild spices, ripe yellow fruits and dark dried fruits. Medium sweet flavour with some caramel and brown kandij sugar, hints of mild spices and dark dried fruits, moderate hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2021
at 01:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
21-11-20 // 330ml bottle. Roasty malts and dark fruits. Raisins and plums and figs and coffee. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2020
at 22:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours mahogany into a trappist glass. Tan micro head with excellent retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Apple and fig aromas. Sweet molasses and pit fruit front to back.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2020
at 23:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle online from Beerhouseshop.be. Pours a murky copper brown colour with a large thick creamy off-white head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel, toffee, bread and spice. Taste has more of the same notes from the aroma but with some added fruit cake, citrus peel, a touch of alcohol and some bitterness on the finish. Medium body, low carbonation and a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Well balanced. Nice lacing on the glass. Very good high quality beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 22:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Quarantine Beer #011 sampled at home on 03/15/2020. Cloudy bronze color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lacing. Fruity and malty aroma with yeast in the background. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, Belgian yeast, spice and hops. The finish is fruity yeast and malt. Above average overall.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 15:38
7/10
Tried
on 11 Jun 2020
at 18:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy brown with a short lived tan head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, oxidization, cola notes and malt. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Beer Shop (ABC Beers)
on 11 Jun 2020
at 16:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
11.2oz bottle. Right off the top, I'd say this is miscategorized as a Tripel. There are some similarities but a lot of differences too. World class awesome mouthfeel, champagne fluffy carbonation. Unfiltered copper-amber body. Steady thin, white head laces up the glass. Pleasant toffee-pretzel malt depth, dry noble hop balance, red-fruit ale yeast tone all come together perfectly. An absolute pleasure to sip on. World Class.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2020
at 06:24