Roodbruin bier met mooie stevige schuimkraag. Smaak is licht bitterzoet met iets van banaan en wat karamel. afdronk heeft iets van koffie en nootmuskaat.

‘Dark tripel’, so in practice a dubbel, by this microbrewery set in a bed and breakfast in Lubbeek, an attempt to recreate the late 19th-century brewery once located at the same place. Thin and loosely structured, off-white head, quickly reduced to a thin ring over a hazy bronze-brown beer with ochre-ish tinge. Aroma of hard caramel candy, diluted coffee grounds, nutmeg, dried banana, medlar, cloves, tea bags and a vague hint of DMS (overcooked vegetables) but in this case – luckily – not to the extent that it puts me off too much. Sweetish dried banana- and fig-like onset with sourish edges, fizzy carbonation, slick and bit resinous mouthfeel. Very thoroughly caramelly and nutty malt body developing a toasty, even very thinly coffeeish bitterness towards the end, working with a dash of herbal hops to create a finish a bit more bitter than average for a Belgian dubbel. Soapy coriander and clove-like phenols linger along with the caramelly character of the malts and an earthy yeasty note. Flavour-wise decent if nothing special, perhaps lacking a bit in body and a tad overcarbonated but I had way worse in this style.

Dark brown with thin head. Aroma and flavour have some sweet malts and a hint of roasted nut. Some banana yeast sweetness.

F: bit, tan, good retention. C: dark brown, hazy, opaque. A: malty, brown sugar, bit chocolate, molasses, fruity esters. T: malty, bit roasted tones, brown sugar, molasses, fruity and dried fruits, yeasty, enjoyable but too sweet and yeasty for me, medium body, higher carbonation, 33cl bottle from Prik & Tik Leuven.

33cl bottle. A almost clear ruby red beer with a mid-sized most good lasting off-white head. Aroma of red malt, strong red fruits, berries, cake. Taste of red fruits, strong red malt, caramel, cake, okay!

Fles gedeeld @Benzai’s Carnaval Tasting. schenkt wazig caramel-amber met beige kraag. aroma van caramel, mout, gist en donker fruit. smaken zijn zoet, caramel, bruine suiker, moutig, toffee, matige body, vrij zoete afdronk, zachte co2.

Bottle @ Benzai’s crazy carnaval, small sample. Slight hazy amber color, short frothy head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, spicy. Sweet, spicy, caramel. Bit dry finish.

Bottle @ benzai’s carnaval. Brown colour with a small off-white head. Smells nailpolish remover, caramel, sweet, malts. Tastes malts, kinda alcoholic, biscuit. Medium body, soft fizzy carbo.

Bottle @ Don’t want anything to do with carnaval tasting. Nice dark amber color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste light to moderately malty, lightly sugary, dark fruits, moderately bitter and a bit dry. Decent body and carbonation.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Kraaike Tripel Donker (by Craywinckelhof):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

22/VII/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ Tom & Mieke's place - BB: 18/II/17 (2015-960) Thanks to JefVerstraete for the trade!

Little cloudy reddish brown beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, lots of banana, some dried fruits, caramel, sugary and sweet. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: little bitter, sweet malts, caramel, dried fruits, yeasty, banana. Aftertaste: milk chocolate, dried fruits. Aftertaste: very yeasty, spicy touch, bitter, malty, caramel, dried fruits.