Brugge Tripel
De Gouden Boom (Palm) in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.56
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The Bruges city beer of old, potent and bitter-sweet BRUGGE Tripel has a beautiful golden-blond colour and a firm, rocky head, leaving a trail of Bruges lace on the glass. The aroma has a typical touch of smoked phenolic, and the flavour is bitter, rich and creamy.
The secret of the BRUGGE Tripel city beer is the unique composition of the “gruut” blend of herbs and spices used to enrich its flavour and aroma. In Bruges, anyone brewing beer was obliged to purchase “gruut” from the city’s herbs and spices shop, known as the “Gruuthuse”. Jan van Brugge and his descendents, who later changed their name to Van Gruuthuse, had a monopoly on the sale of Bruges “gruut” that lasted late into the 16th century. At the same time, taxes were levied to the Count of Flanders. In BRUGGE Tripel, this medieval tradition continues.
The secret of the BRUGGE Tripel city beer is the unique composition of the “gruut” blend of herbs and spices used to enrich its flavour and aroma. In Bruges, anyone brewing beer was obliged to purchase “gruut” from the city’s herbs and spices shop, known as the “Gruuthuse”. Jan van Brugge and his descendents, who later changed their name to Van Gruuthuse, had a monopoly on the sale of Bruges “gruut” that lasted late into the 16th century. At the same time, taxes were levied to the Count of Flanders. In BRUGGE Tripel, this medieval tradition continues.
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7/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 12:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pretty classic, some alcoholic warmth balances out the candyish softly caramelly maltiness. Medium phenolic spicy yeast character. Pretty clean, easy drinking too despite the apparent strength.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2023
at 16:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
330 ml bottle. Pours a dark amber with light head (tho second bottle was a gusher). Aromas of dull mashed fruit, burnt banana, and soft toasted malts. Flavors of fruity esters leaning towards phenols, dull citrus and bready malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2023
at 17:40
Tried
on 31 Oct 2022
at 14:08
8.4/10
Tried
on 10 Sep 2022
at 16:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a hazy amber from a bottle, thick pillowy white head. Faint floral aroma with some bubblegum and faint clove. Rather insipid but not bad tasting. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2022
at 04:56
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep gold with a foamy, white head of modest duration. Aroma both malty and modestly floral with hints of bubblegum and spice. Taste is bitter with a sharp and boozy finish that doesn’t exactly leave me wanting more. Medium-bodied, prickly carbonation. Drinkable.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2022
at 16:50
8/10
Tried
on 22 May 2022
at 14:48
8/10
Tastes like a Tripel, smells life a different beast, lots of music
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2022
at 22:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours golden amber, with very fine white foam. Aroma is citrus and honey. Body is average with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium-high sweet, with some final yeasty feeling.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2022
at 18:35