Franssoifke
Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr in Hoeselt, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.69
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Bierfirma-hobbybrouwer Meelberghs, Vijverstraat 10 - 3590 Diepenbeek
Bier van hoge gisting
Ingrediënten: water, gerstemout, tarwe, haver, hop, gist en kruiden
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Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Franssoifke from Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Dranken Marlou. F: medium, white, average retention. C: gold, almost clear. A: sweet fruity, peach, sweet orange, bit spicy, banana, coriander. T: full malty base, peach, banana, bit toffee, orange, bit caramel, spicy, coriander, warming alcohol, soft carbonation, herbal touch, decent bitterness, ok for the style, enjoyed.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Franssoifke from Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tripel made by a 'bierfirma' Meelberghs which completely escaped my attention so far but seems to have been inspired by home brewer François Severijns, after whom this beer is named. I assume the recipe, containing wheat, oats and spices, is originally his (?). Mousy and frothy, egg-white, foamy, quite dense head, lightly lacing and slowly thinning and breaking in the middle; lightly hazy, warm peach blonde robe with pale orangey tinge. Aroma of quite outspoken (fresh, even sweet) orange and orange peel, ripe peach, old 'jenever', red apple, caramel candy, vague and volatile whiff of barbecue spices, ginger powder, hints of cold camomile tea, coriander seed, apricot candy, rusk, Cointreau, straw. Fruity onset, peach, ripe banana, freshly cut red apple, pineapple, altogether sweetish with a thin sourish edge, lively carbonation adding lots of minerally effects, slick mouthfeel, feeling 'slimmer' than 8% ABV, with smoothly dry-cookie-, slightly peanut- and somewhat bread crust-like maltiness with some residual sugariness on top, but only thinly so; wheat adds a deep and dim sourish accent but only very faintly so, while the oats no doubt contribute to the overall slickness of the beer. Spices are apparent in the finish, some bright orange peel again as well as a spicy, yet not too soapy coriander seed touch - while phenols add further 'additional', more clove-like spiciness. A honeyish and orange peel-like, not unpleasant and rather ornamental sweet aspect accompanies this softly spicy ending, the softness only harshened by very obvious, warming and annoyingly wry, 'jenever'- and Cointreau-like alcohol, while hops add a more powdery and floral end bitterness. Spiced tripel indeed, but the spicing lends it an orange liqueur-like allure, not unpleasant to the nose; the alcohol, however, is clearly insufficiently masked and becomes really tiring and wry in the end. If this latter flaw can be resolved, you'll have yourself a decent Belgian strong blonde, guys - one that will no doubt honour the late Mr. Severijns even more than this already fairly decent execution. Quite distinct for a tripel, all things considered, but distinct only in a very subtle kind of way.