6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tripel brewed by Anders for a local Lions Club apparently, steinie bottle from Drinkshall Geenen in Balen. Cobweb-lacing, snow white, mousy, thick head over a lightly hazed, straw blonde beer with warm golden hue. Aroma of ripe pear, white bread, banana, potato mash, meringue, cooked apples, some iron, stewed turnip, soapy coriander seed. Fruity onset, crisp with rather sharp carbonation even for a tripel, clear banana ester along with pear and peach notes, sweetish yet nowhere too cloying; white bread-like, soft maltiness, sweetish with residual sugars on top, bit fluffy and somewhat soapy too, with spicy notes in the end (clear coriander seed) and soft floral hoppiness, followed by the expected warming, gin-like alcohol effect and lingering banana ester sweetness. As cliché as it gets for a Belgian tripel, totally forgettable, quite in contrast with Brueghel’s work after which this Lions Club has named itself – the painter so often (not always justly) associated with the ‘Burgundian’ way of life in Flanders deserves a whole lot better than just another run-of-the-mill, soulless tripel, though admittedly it is free of technical flaws.

6.8

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

F: huge, white, good retention. C: pale gold, hazy. A: malty, orange peels, bit spicy, nice fruity esters, bit floral. T: malty, light orange peels, bit spicy, banana, grassy, bit floral, good balanced, refreshing, enjoyed, medium body, high carbonation, 33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Leuven.

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Bij de barbier

6.5

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

Bottle from LDW, Eke. Hazy yellow colour, white foam. Medium carbonation. Nose of citrus, banana, some coriander. Refreshing, light tart. Ok tripel.

6.5

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

Bottle thnx to kurt. Pours unclear light yellow, good white head. Smell is yeasty bitter. Taste os bitter, yeasty, bit sweet ( yeast fruityness) ,. High carbo. Finish is very soft and balance grains and yeast and bitter. Ok beer

6.8

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

33cl Bottle from Prik&Tik Pauwels. Slightly hazy golden yellow colour, white head. Aroma of dusty malts, floral, citrus, light herbal. Flavour is medium sweet, light malty, floral, sweet lemons, hint of lavender, earthy bitterness, light tart green apples, decent bitter finish, dry. Light to medium-bodied. Tasty enough.

6.8

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

Bottle @ home shared with Dutchdrebus. Hazy yellow color, full sized white head that diminishes quickly. Smell and taste malts, a bit fruity, quite yeasty. Medium body and carbonation. Decent.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle @ benzai. Hazy yellow colour with a medium sized white head. Smells malts, herbs, yeast.. Smells like a nice tripel. Tastes sweet, malts, lots of herbs. I feel like I’ve tasted this a million times. Medium body, nice carbo.