'Tripel' of a mere 6.5% ABV - so in reality, a Belgian blonde ale, but after a lot of doubt I decided to respect brewer's intent and classified it as a tripel here nonetheless... Brewed during the lockdown resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Snow white, thick and frothy, cobweb-lacing, stable head over a pure yellow golden blonde, misty beer with apricot tinge. Aroma of ripe banana, coriander seed, cooked apple, stewed pear, honey, white bread slices, powder sugar, apricot, quince jam. Sweetish onset, strong banana ester, ripe pear and unripe pineapple, apricot, fizzy carb, smooth and bit glueish mouthfeel; white-bready, cereally maltiness with a layer of honeyish sweetness on top, evolving into an indeed softly spicy finish dominated by coriander seed and a sweetclover- and camomile-like floral hoppiness, which bitters only gently. Bittersweet, fruity ending. Apart from the fact that I draw the line at, say, 7.5% ABV to distinguish between blond and tripel and this one clearly belongs in the former category, it cannot be denied that this is perfectly fine in that category, correctly brewed without flaws. Then again, if you have this whole lockdown period to come up with a new beer, it hardly impresses if the result is simply another cliché blonde...

28/VI/20 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Abeel’s place (Delft), BB: n/a (2020-564)

Clear orange beer, small creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, bit oxidized, orange peel, hint of banana. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, hoppy, citrus, bit grassy, malty. Aftertaste: malty, pretty bitter, grains, peated touch, some banana, grassy, dry finish, not bad.