New client brewery in the beautiful town of Diest in the Kempen region, established by two local brewers with the intention of not only honouring the citadel of Diest and its history, but eventually erecting a brewery there; until that dream is realized, the beers are brewed at Craywinckelhof. The range so far comprises this tripel, a strong blonde ale called Ravelijn and a coffee stout. Medium sized but thinning and eventually dissolving, fizzing, off-white, relatively large-bubbled and loosely knit head, opening in the middle; initially lightly hazy, pure straw blonde robe with deeper golden tinge and lively sparkling, misty with sediment. Aroma of chewing gum, banana peel, white soap, old potatoes, straw, hint of green apple, wodka, cooked parsnip, drying garden plants, clover flowers, cold 'courgette' soup, green birch tree leaf and - alas - a faint but to me unavoidable whiff of DMS (cooked Brussels sprouts of two days old). Rounded onset, fruity but rather restrainedly so (for a tripel) with notes of green banana, unripe apricot and hard pear, sweetish but again restrainedly so, fizzily carbonated with full, smooth body; some minerally elements linger alongside a white-bready, bit 'fluffy' maltiness, slight bubblegummy notes appearing on its edges but not disturbingly so. Ends in a warming, gently drying finish with a floral hop quality to it, mildly bittering, and a dash of the old coriander seed soapiness; wodka-like alcohol is certainly there, but does not become astringent and keeps itself well-contained in spite of the considerable warmth it offers. Green-fruity and leaf-like aspects linger but soft, subduedly sweetish pale malt breadiness remains the core flavour. On the drier side of the tripel spectrum, which is a plus for me, but otherwise quite simplistic and one-dimensional; it is difficult not to get bored after a few sips, but I admittedly had too many tripels already in my beer drinking career so I guess I am suffering from a certain personal 'burnout' effect in this genre... I do hope their stout is a bit more ambitious because this country could do with some more good stouts - and far less tripels.

Bottle. Pours nearly clear amber with stable white head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit, with estery touches. Bitter, hoppy flavour with eatery and malty notes andbfloral and fruity touches. Hoppy and estery touches with malty notes. A noce one.

Bottle, 10%. Fairly citric aroma, slightly funky. Hazy light copper colour. Small tight white head. The flavour is citric, slightly funky, has a hint of bubble gum, mild vanilla note. Extremely well-balanced for a 10% beer.

Bottle. Pours hazy amber with rocky off-white head. Clear aroma of fruit, malt caramel and yeast, with mild touches of flowers. Bitter, hoppy flavour with acidic notes and touches of flowers and caramel malt and yeast. Acidic and estery aftertaste with bitter notes. Warming alcohol presence. Well, not bad, just not a fine and well-balanced one of the top notch within the style.

33cl can from beer store Station 1280 in Antwerpen. F: medium, white, good retention. C: gold, milky hazy with white UFO´s. A: orange, tangerine, mango, tropical fruits, lactic touch. T: full malty base, orange, mango, tangerine, bit lactic, pineapple, soft carbonation, nice balanced DIPA, enjoyed.

Flesje gedronken bij H en B. Goudgeel, licht troebel bier met mooie stevige witte schuimkraag. Aroma van banaan en citrus fruit met een hint van hop. Smaak is bitterzoet en fruitig. Smaak ebt snel weg.

Bottle from Pede, St-Lievens-Houtem. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of coffee, roasted malts, caramel, some dark fruit. Rather fruity, a bit roasty, some vanilla in the finish. Not a bad quad.

Can picked up from Beerdome webshop Grootegaste, Netherlands. Had this at home Thursday 12th November 2020 whilst listening to Nemone on 6Music. Pours mid gold with a white head, it is hazy. Mouthfeel is soft, taste is pulpy, mushy lemon. It's fine, but not really so exciting.

Can picked up from Beerdome Webshop, Grootegaste, Netherlands and consumed at home Thursday 29th October 2020 listening to Tom Ravenscroft on 6Music after a Burger at Hotel Gasthof Ostermeier in Gütlsdorf (next village). Pours hazy orange gold with a white head. Thick in the mouth, sweet, oily, syrupy mouthfeel, a little overripe fruit, probably citrussy, but all told I am disappointed by this, it offers little other than a big abv and shed loads of sweetness.