F: average white. C: yellow gold, hazy. A: malty, fruity, some banana, hops, hint of earthy yeast. T: malty, white sugar, some decent citrusy/orange peel, syrupy dry finish, low hoppy bitterness, medium body, average carbonation, nothing special but refreshing abbey tripel could be more hoppy maybe.

The triple in the Bertinchamps cliché trinity, from a stout 50 cl bottle (which seems rather much for a triple) with a very simple, straightforward label. No spices used, apparently, so I have no reason to fear overt coriander this time. Irregular, moussy, lacing, light yellowish white head residing over a clear, warm orange blonde beer with quiet sparkling. Aroma of strong banana and bubblegum ester (isoamylacetate), dough, biscuit, pineapple, peach, clove- and even varnish-like phenols, flowers, white pepper, hint of whisky-like alcohol. Rounded, sweet fruitiness in the onset, emphatically banana- and fruit bubblegum-like, some peach and melon, bit sugary (white candi sugar!), medium tingling carb, smooth and supple mouthfeel, bit resinous, pale malt sweetness with a biscuity and caramelly layer on top of it, white candi sugar sweetness remaining, leading to a sweetish, but not cloying finish with clove-like spicy phenols and a soft, deep, dull, lightly leafy and herbal hop bitterishness which remains in the background; some warming liqueurish alcohol shows up as well, but not obnoxiously. The residual white candi sugar sweetness and prominent banana-bubblegum flavour linger. Well-rounded tripel, no obvious flaws, but too sweet and bubblegum-like, even tilted to the sugary side with not enough hop bitterness to balance it; a redundant beer, but I cannot blame these people for trying, of course, and I kind of like the simplicity of the bottle and label. Also better than their Blonde I had at Heeren Van Liedekercke a few years ago, though I can imagine that one has improved meanwhile too.

500ml bottle from beergusto. Pours clear pale gold, big white head, high carbonation. Aromas of saison yeast, lemon, faint banana. Taste is cereal grains, sweet. Sticky, oily finish. Ok.

(bottle) Hazy, golden colour with a mid-sized and slightly off-white foamy head. Biscuity and quite greenish and sugary wort-like malt character with hints of grassy hops in the background. Sweet flavour, medium bodied with a soft, if not tame carbonation. Sugary malty taste with notes of biscuits, again quite green malt-character; slightly syrupy and sticky finish with just a whiff of grassy hops far in the background. Not really convincing. 14.I.14

Bottle 500ml. @ [ pre-TSODRBSG13 ], Ulfborg.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, earthy malt notes, moderate hoppy, fruity, moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, sticky fruit, sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130830]

Bottle at TSODRBSG 13. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is sugar, malt, caramel, hop, grain. Flavour is sugar, malt, yeast, hop, grain, caramel. Medium to full body. OK/Nice beer.