Troebel donkergeel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht zoet, bitter hoppig en fruitig, iets van citrus, ananas. Smaak blijft redelijk lang hangen.

Third (and allegedly last) version of this beer. Bottle from Fontana in Sint-Niklaas. Thick, cobweb-lacing, moussy, egg-white head over a clear, pure golden blonde coloured beer with minuscule yeast bits floating. Fragrant aroma of lemon blossom, green tea, limoncello, freshly cut nettles, biscuit, fresh pineapple, baker’s yeast, white bread, unripe pear, banana-flavoured bubblegum, hints of freshly toasted bread, soapy starfruit, raw potato, gin and freshly cut grass. Crisp taste, fairly clean for a Belgian tripel but unable to hide its banana-like Belgian yeastiness (isoamylacetate), some bubblegum even, sweet with gooseberry and pineapple sourisness, fairly strong carbonation, supple and lean mouthfeel, nice bready and lightly biscuity malty backbone, malt sweet finish balanced with grassy and lightly spicy hops but not really bitter enough to eradicate the banana sweetness; some wodka-like alcohol as well, as a warming glow after swallowing without becoming too astringent (though it still could have been better hidden even for this style). Clean, crisp tripel, technically well made with interesting fresh herbal qualities and restrained estery fruitiness; just a tad too sweet perhaps, could be better with a dash more hops. Still, this is another accomplished beer from this interesting Flemish brewery. Too bad I missed the second version of it.

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Clear dark golden with a thin white head. Aroma is fruity. Taste is bittersweet and reminding me more of an imperial lager than a tripel. Quite boozy as well. Not very convincing.

330ml Bottle - Hazy golden with a white head. Lemon, yeast and some earthy notes in the aroma. Grain, lemon, peach and yeast in the taste. Easy to drink.

Lekker fris, niet te zwaar. Wat bitter, maar niet t??.

Nest’s first beer, the original version made by Boelens; intended to be called Schuppen Zot at first but Halve Maan prevented this by taking legal steps to protect the name of their Brugse Zot. Off-white head, peach blonde colour. Aroma of orange, banana, honey, sour cream, grass, apple, pear and unfortunately a lot of DMS (cooked vegetable) bringing the whole out of balance. Malty taste, citrussy, apple, white candi sugar, sourish accent, grassy hops in the finish and retronasally there’s that awful DMS again. I urgently have to re-rate this to see if the current version has improved - and if I have to believe what other beer people who are personally acquainted with this brewer tell me, it has...

Imported from my RateBeer account as Het Nest Schuppenboer Tripel 2008 (by Brouwerij Het Nest):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

08/V/14 - 33cl bottle from the brewers @ home - BBE: 2010 (2014-1574) Thanks to Bart from Het Nest for the bottle!

Little cloudy orange to beige beer, aery fizzy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: oxidized, orange peel, some marzipan, sweet, bit spicy, short bread. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: orange peel and marzipan, almonds, little sourish, bread dough, bit sugary. Aftertaste: surprisingly dry, bit sourish, soft bitterness, very spicy, peppery notes, cloves, coriander and orange peel (the latter might just be the oxidation though), port notes are very present. Has aged pretty well, I liked it!

Bottle at cafe Belge Leuven, hazy yellow beer with small head, aroma is fresh, citrus, yeast, taste is a bit sweet, bit bitter, not bad.

Good, bitter tripel. Has the usual grainy and yeasty body, with a freshening hoppy touch.