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The Westmalle brewery is closed to visitors. It is situated within the abbey walls where a quiet, peaceful atmosphere is essential to the secluded life of the monks. Our website provides information about and images of our brewery.
Café Trappisten, opposite the abbey, shows a video of the brewery free of charge, in three languages: Dutch, French and English. Please make a reservation by calling +32(0)3 312 05 02 or email info@trappisten.be. The café also regularly hosts events linked to the abbey.
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Marko (24112) reviewed
Tripel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.33l bottle, Westmalle trappist glass at Tolkien’s House, Zagreb Finally got to try this one. I love Tripel’s, and you can’t go wrong with the first one, right ? We’ll see about that. It poured a dark golden colour with a medium sized thick white head that went away slowly. Very lively carbonacion, scant lacing. The nose was interesting. White grapes/white wine, acidic in a nice way, some slight fruit (figs?) and a tiny hint of alcohol. Very interesting. Taste...hmm... it struck me as a totally atypical tripel, which is odd considering that it’s the original... Again, a white wine like taste, only more "noble" than any I’ve ever tasted. Bloody great underlying fruity maltiness, that, unfortunately, doesn’t show up much. Some alcohol (though I never thought it was really that evident). Some chewy hopiness in the late taste, which I didn’t exactly love (it was ok), that goes into the aftertaste and sticks in going from a grape seeds taste to a herbal one clinging to the back of the mouth and mixing with the subdued lemon acidity that shows up around the same time. Interesting stuff, slightly atypical, but good.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2006 at 16:48
yngwie (25067) reviewed
Tripel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. A golden beer with a huge white head. Yeast, fruit, candisugar, alcohol and cellar aromas. Flavor has candi-sweetness, apples, dried fruits and maybe too much alcohol. A lovely beer. Rating: 7-4-8-4-17-4.0. 060228

Bottle. It pours a hazy, sparkling, orange-golden body with some sediments, and a huge, dense, egg-white head sitting on top. Very slowly dimininishing, and leaving nice lacings. Citrus, banana and tropical juice in the aroma, along with a pleasant alcohol touch, a faint spice note and some pale malts. The hops also shines throug in a sort of peppery way. It’s full-bodied and effervescent, slightly warming down the throat, and with a fine bitterness. There’s flavors of fresh fruits, lemon peel, pale malts and spices. Some cellar and yeast notes too. Very well balanced, even though the alcohol might be a bit more evident than I prefer. It kinda suits the beer though. Lasting warm finish with fruits, pale malts and bitterness. A dry, crisp and tasteful tripel, but a bit too warming. 090827
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2006 at 14:38
maniac (11815) reviewed
Dubbel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Very dark brown color with a thick creamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and hints of spice. Light flavor of caramel malts with hints of Candi sugar and light spice.
Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2006 at 20:56
Fin (18756) reviewed
Dubbel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml Dark Chocolaty brown with a slightly brown head that lasted for some time, plenty of flavours swishing around malty, fruity and a little sticky. Excellent!
Tried on 24 Feb 2006 at 01:42
larsga (7658) reviewed
Tripel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Small white creamy head with islands of larger bubbles. Hazy yellow body with ongoing carbonation. Spicy, citric aroma with fruity, bready notes and stale, metallic hops. Taste is powerfully spicy, citric banana flavours with a strong metallic hop background and earthy notes. Spicy, peppery, dry aftertaste. Fantastic! Drinkable, complex, interesting. Deservedly a world classic. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2006 at 15:15
Finn (18625) reviewed
Tripel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle 0,33l.Bright golden. Cloudy. A huge head building up when poured from a distance. A sourish and fruity aroma. You notice the alcohol in the lasting finish. A lot of sediments in the bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2006 at 14:31
Finn (18625) reviewed
Dubbel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 0,33l. Deep brown. A tanned lasting head. Fruity smell and aroma. Complex flavour with some sweetness. You notice it’s strength in the aftertaste. Very good. A lot of sediments in the bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2006 at 14:15
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Dubbel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark brown with light brown creamy head. Fruit aroma with a malty hint. Full fruit flavor with a bitter lasting finish.
Tried on 06 Feb 2006 at 13:49
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Tripel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Amber in color with a creamy head, Smell of bark and malt with a hint of lemon. Taste is of a sour fruit and a leafy ending. Lasting flavor throught.
Tried on 02 Feb 2006 at 10:55
saxo (30104) reviewed
Dubbel from Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
20 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Beautiful beer with a big lasting head. Aroma is spicy and sweet. Taste is complex and lasting.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2006 at 12:23