Fles 33cl thuis. Eik, bourbontonen, licht vanille, steenfruit, zoeten, yeasty, wat kruidig, malttonen, wat appel, fruitje, lichte bittertonen. (22-5-2025).

One of many liquor-infused variants of Broeder Jacob's standard tripel, in this case infused with bourbon as well as flavoured with toasted oak flakes; launched years ago but still produced so I guess the "2019" given above can be deleted. Vichy bottle from the Carrefour hypermarket in Oostakker. Foamy, initially inches thick and hard-to-pour, audibly crackling, egg-white, paper-lacing, pillowy head lasting for a long time on a hazy, orange-hued peach blonde beer. Aroma of ripe banana, sweet bourbon, honey, cake dough, freshly toasted bread, freshly cut apple, grass, dry cookies, 'jenever', cloves, dust. Sweet, fruity onset, banana ester mingled with ripe pear and a vague dash of pineapple, very lively and minerally carbonation (a bit too much on the sharp side even), subtle sourish undertone mostly from that (over)carbonation; supple body, cereally and lightly bready maltiness but also sugar-driven, with a slight toasty aspect indeed from those toasted oak flakes, adding a bit of mild bitterishness, which is eventually accentuated by a grassy hoppiness. Meanwhile the bourbon unveils itself, in the form of a sweet and very slightly astringent booziness - subtle enough not to dominate too much as is often the case with liquor-infused blonde ales, but at the same a bit too subtle to be immediately recognizable as bourbon; this booziness, as usual in infusions, bothered me a bit and does not increase the elegance nor the complexity. A light dusty aspect lingers a bit, but alcohol (and, admittedly, banana ester and hops) gets the last word here. Acceptable for what it is, but still a tad too crude for me even with the bourbon behaving relatively decently - I guess these infusions, usually being a cheaper alternative for actual barrel ageing, will never end up in my top drawer, to quote a Flemish expression.

Bottle at home. Amber color, full sized white to off-white head that lasts for a long time. Aroma and flavor are malts, wood-ish bitter, green apple peel. A bit odd. No depth, just superficial flavors and not very complex tbh. Meh. Disappointing.

28 May 2021. At Maarten's birthday party - cheers to all! Hazy yellow, unstable, frothy, off-white head. Aroma of ripe pear, apple, apricot, honey, yeast, vanilla pudding, bourbon. Taste has sweet apple, pear & plum, orange perhaps, bit yeasty, honey maltiness, bit spicy. Floral hoppy finish, dry-yeasty with ripe fruit, some vanilla thanks to the warming bourbon alcohol. Medium body, slick-creamy texture, average carbonation. Just like the Sherry and Armagnac versions, this lacks body and and real depth you'd expect from an 'Infused' beer. Drinkable, for sure, but not far removed from your average 'Strong Belgian'.

33cl bottle (BBF: 2023) from Carrefour market @ in Tervuren near Brussels. F: big, egg-white, long lasting. C: orange gold, hazy. A: malty, mellow fruity, honey, bit woody, vanilla touch. T: full malty base, mellow fruity, honey, spicy, bit woody, vanilla touch, bit whisky, decent bitterness, medium carbonation, good enjoyed.

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Light brown/dark amber with a white head. Bourbon aroma with some caramel. Sweet taste with a sweet bourbon finish. Too sweet in my opinion.

Clear copper colour with quick fading head. Aroma and flavour have the expected sweetness of vanilla and caramel. Slight woody dryness too. This is a good infusion but the base beer isn't very good.

Flesje meegebracht van vakantie en thuis gedronken. Oranje-bruin bier met mooie stevige schuimkraag. Aroma is fruitig. De smaak is zacht en fruitig met een vleugje whisky. Smaak ebt snel weg.

Fles gedeelt door Roelzie1986, geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een troebel oranje bruin bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige licht whisky achtige geur. De smaak is moutig, alcohol achtig met lichte whisky tonen.