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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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, a good golden color, little white head. Nice taste, I don't understand why the average for this tripel is low. It deserves better. Good tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2017
at 11:23
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 22:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Flasche gekauft in einem Supermarkt in Brügge, Aroma: Hopfen, süßliches Malz. Geschmack: etwas Karamell, Hopfen, Hinterlässt keinen besonderen Eindruck
Tried
on 16 Jul 2017
at 15:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle at the Red Lion, Histon. Golden, light and clear. There’s a big white head at first which dissipates quickly. Smells a bit of sweet spice and honey, but for a Tripel there’s not much aroma at all. Balanced bittersweet taste, with a spicy yeasty note up front. Sharp bittering hop in the finish. Heavy carbonation, which works for this beer. Needs more flavour, but I enjoyed it well enough all in all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2017
at 15:31
6/10
Tried
on 01 Jul 2017
at 06:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Huge, pure white frothy head stayed well on a hazy orange coloured body. Fruity citrus & orange aroma. Soft on the palate, highly carbonated but also smooth. Sweet citrus, orange, yeast, spice & cardamom.
Tried
on 01 May 2017
at 15:01
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2017
at 23:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
From old tasting notes. Cloudy orange color. Creamy beige head. Rich aromatic malt nose. Complex fruity malt flavor.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2017
at 16:03
4/10
Beetje te pilsachtig voor een tripel.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2016
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap @De Gilde, Brujas 02/12/16. Color amarillo, sabor maltoso, levadura, cuerpo medio
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2016
at 16:40