7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Foamy white head left a frothy cover on an unclear gold body. Yeast & herbal aroma. Medium bodied, feels great on the tongue with a soft feel & a tingle on the back. Yeast, sweet orange, citrus, herbaceous & peppery tastes. What a great Tripel!

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gulden Spoor's classic Belgian style tripel, steinie bottle from Wijnegemse Drankenhandel. Their quadrupel I quite liked, so I figured I should seek out more of their classically styled brews. Medium thick, irregularly 'papery' lacing, off-white head showing gaps in instants but otherwise remaining stable over an initially lightly hazed, pale orange-hued peach blonde beer with 'old gold' tinge, misty and more deeply orange with sediment. Quite strong, yet very 'Belgian' aroma of half-ripe peaches, ripe pear, lots of camomile flowers, coriander seed, cooked potatoes, soggy white bread, honey, bubblegum, dried orange peel, damp clay, 'oude jenever', parsnip stew, dried wormwood leaves, moist hay, vague notes of cooked chicken, cloves, carrot, plastic and Christmas cake. Sweetish onset with sourish edges, pronounced and lightly bubblegummy banana ester, notes of pear, apricot and pineapple, lively carbonation with minerally side effects accentuating the sourish aspect, full and rounded body. Bready, caramelly malt sweetish middle as expected, with this estery fruitiness continuing in a well-mannered way, accompanied by notes of spicy phenols; moist, almost earthy breadiness remains dominant, underneath a refreshing dried citrus peel-like effect, soapy-ethereal coriander seed and, eventually, quite well-developed but still persistently mild, hayish and very floral hop bitterness, releasing camomile-like notes retronasally. Sweetness of residual sugars and banana ester remains the main theme, as the hoppiness only partially succeeds; a bready, potato starch-like, phenolic yeastiness eventually more or less pushes away the floral elegance of the hops retronasally. A brandy-ish but bearable, gently warming alcohol effect ensues. Very classic, banana ester- and coriander-forward, boozy but still elegant tripel, as old-fashioned as it gets in this style, but technically of a relatively high level, like indeed their quad. Too sweet, too boozy and too coriandered for my tooth, but 'physically' well executed so within its intended style, this scores relatively high on the scale for me. Doesn't dissappoint, though after some of their other brews, I did expect more dryness and depth even if this is just your 'everyday' sweet Belgian tripel... Het Nest on the other side of Flanders, to name just one, does better at this particular style, if only the 21st generation of tripel makers is to be considered. Within Gulden Spoor's commercial range, though, this is born to be a hit.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from LDW, Eke. Hazy amber colour, white foam. Sweet citrussy nose, noes of jam, peach, yeast. Taste is light sweet, some bitterness. Good tripel.

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Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk on a train. Hazy amber colour lasting cream head. Peach and citrus aroma. Quite light and not overly sweet in the mouth. Marmalade flavour. Some hops on finish. Lots of satsuma flavour. Yes lovely citrus fruits on this and not sweet and cloying. Excellent tripel . Yellow grapefruit.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

F: huge, almost white, good retention. C: light orange to gold, hazy. A: malt, soapy, banana, coriander, yeasty, citrus. T: malt, coriander, banana, soapy, hint of oily mouthfeel, grassy, hint of orange, medium body, medium carbonation, mellow fruity, nothing very special but enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Spar supermarket in Oostende.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle shared with Dutchdrebus. Hazy orange color, medium sized white to off-white head. Smell and taste malts, (Dutch) "geconfijte vruchten", overripe fruits, sweet. Average to decent body, a bit fizzy carbonation. Mwah.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ home. Hazy yellow to orange colour with a medium sized white head. Smells herbs, malts, sweetish. Tastes sweet, some herbs, malty. Decent triple. Medium body, nice carbo.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty dry spicy yeasty butter flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

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