The tripel in this series, with the expected tiring story of a historical event in the 7th century that has nothing to do with the beer - we are in very traditional Belgian territory here. Gusher and quite fiercely so, but I had a glass in my other hand so no loss - just act quickly and be prepared, also for foam that keeps creeping out of the bottleneck afterwards. Thick and dense, egg-white, creamy, pillowy, membrane-lacing head, misty peach blonde robe with ochre-ish tinge and a suspension of yeast bits floating throughout (no doubt related to the gushing), turning a bit 'soupy' with sediment. Aroma of canned peaches, gin, yellow raspberries, banana peel, dry straw, fresh basil leaves or even peppermint plants, bubblegum, red cabbage cooked with apples, candied lemon, weird note of liquorice somewhere, apple cake, honey, cut flowers. Sweet onset, banana ester but not over the top, mingled with fried apple, ripe pear and canned pineapple, sourish undertone and lively carbonation providing some balance against the sweetness, supple and smooth body, white-bready slickness with a honeyish edge but developing balancing, very herbal and floral hop bitterness in the end, even if the sweetness remains the dominant factor, even accentuated by a very gin-like alcohol effect in the finish. Retronasal aspects of mint leaf or fresh basil, possibly phenolic in nature, but in quite a bright and even somewhat perfumey way - I wonder which spice or herb went in here, and when the Belgian legislator will finally oblige brewers to mention them on their labels... Sweet and accessible tripel, too boozy and rather unbalanced, but this strange herbal note does set it apart a bit, even though I still doubt if this is a good thing. Expected even worse, to be honest.

12/IX/20 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ George’s remembrance dinner (Martijn’s place), BB: IX/2021 (2020-907)

Clear blond to beige beer, creamy dense off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very yeasty, banana, malty, sugary, some caramel, oxidized, almonds. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malts, some caramel, banana, sugary, oxidized, almonds, banana peel. Aftertaste: oxidized, caramel, bit sugary, oxidized, yeasty, meh, pretty boring.

Hazy amber colour, white foam. Lots of carbonation. Rather dry and grassy, some sweet hints. Decent, nothing special.

@home - 75cl bottle from a gift

28/II/20 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: n/a (nothing on the label) (2020-186)

Pretty clear orange beer, big creamy yellowish white head, stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: pretty malty, grains, lots of ripe banana, yeasty, some coriander. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet and sugary start, lot of overripe banana, malty, pretty spicy, some alcohol. Aftertaste: more overripe banana, spicy, coriander overload, sugary, little bitter, fruity notes, sugary and sticky, too much banana and coriander for my liking, but a full flavoured tripel if anything.