Pours unclear blonde. Medium, very stable white head. Scent is mildly spicy, herbal. Dry and fine, yet with a sweet base. Taste is fairly sharp, spiced, but balanced. Cardamom, mild banana. Complex. Only mildly sweet. Better than I would have ever expected. High carbo. Decent, clearly building on the abbey type yeast, but the vineous character really helps and works very well, to create something different. No real oakyness, but the wine influences are there. Bit too tripel-typical to me to really stand out in the crowd, I can see the appeal though, and I can see how this would work in foodpairing. The biggest surprise here however, is how well the beer is balanced and refined, something I wouldn't have ever expected from a Vansteenberge beer.