Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle 25 cl) Clear, dark amber with a rough, off-white head. Sourish aroma with notes of wood. Medium body with a fairly distinct sourness and then the pleasantly smooth and burned caramel sweetness from the brown sugars. A perfect melange of sweet and sour. Can’t help it, but I really, really dig this stuff. 050207
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Clear dark golden colour. Sweet, citric flavour with some sweet fruit, peach apparently.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Clear dark red colour, pink head. Distinct raspberry aroma and flavour. Very sweet, and not very sour.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5
Instantly fruity aroma, with vinous notes, but also not unlike cheap grape soda. Poured a very clear golden color with a medium bubbly head that faded fast and seemed articifial, I think the soda comparison came in part because of the pour. Cheap wine up front in the flavor, with a light fruity cheap champagne-like sweetness leading quickly to a carbonic bite, and hot prickly alcohol on the back of the tongue. Harsh graininess and peppery alcohol linger all over the palate. Close to cheap malt liquor mixed with cheap champagne, in so many ways, its absolutely among the worst belgian strong ales I’ve ever had, and among the worst of any beer from Belgium I’ve tried. An absolute letdown and totally unfinishable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Very sweet Ribena aroma. Very dark red/purple colour. The flavour is of blackcurrant with a citric edge. Not bad.
cheap (9533) reviewed Kasteel Tripel from Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
I’m not too sure if I got the correct beer or not. Kasteel trippel is what it said on the tap handle. First, let me begin by mentioning I am not a happy camper that I paid A-LOTS for a 10oz kasteel at the trivia pub. You figure it out; $0.70 per ounce. So don’t expect a rave. Don’t blame the trivia pub, that’s a great place……best wings around. The only other strong Belgian ale I have to compare to is Delirium Noel and that was also a brew I had at this place. This beer pours with what seems to be a haze. When rating this, I have to agree with turbothy and tomthompson89. Not worth the price. If it was not for my curiosity, I never would have purchased. I saw carbonation in the pour, even once it settles. Later I found out it was almost flat. The color is a light transparent yellow haze. This beer tastes like it smells and it smells like wine. Mind you, I am not a wine expert but my grandparents made barrels of wine. Very strong with alcohol presence. I must comment that the alcohol flavor is no indication of the over all percentage. It is a pretty smooth beer for such a high rating. Better watch out! Limit is three at the bar around here. I would never think of this as a beer, cannot think of this as a beer. It is not terribly bitter but it does let you know it is strong, not in your face. A little carbonation tingle. The small nasty astringent-ness makes this different than a wine, wine usually does not have that hop or malt bite. I would never think of this as a beer ~ did I already say that? The finish hangs for a while like an unwelcome visitor. I guess the finish is the determining factor as to what differentiates it as a wine. Will not buy again. Now I know why sake can be rated as beer, because some beer can have the same alky effect as sake, and almost be as offensive. I also don’t think that sake has a perfumy after scent; a benefit that this has. I don’t think this is good tasting as a delirium.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
75cl bottle. Imagine my surprise when I attended a Cross Channel Seminar for work and found that the buffet lunch afterwards was to be washed down with either English wine or French/Belgian beers. Good range of French Biere de Garde, but it was this one that caught my eye. So there I was at the Lees Cliff Hall in Folkestone overlooking the Channel and drinking good beer. Deep gold colour with a lasting off white head. Bready yeasty aroma (according to my boss) with typical Belgian yeast aroma. Reasonable fullness in the mouth, some spiciness, goodish carbonation. Dryish finish. I liked it. Alcohol is quite warming and prevalent. Good strong Belgian Ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle; nose of cherries with a hint of tartness; hazy plum colored with a small pink head; nice sour cherry flavor; that tingles your tongue then fades into a sweeter finish.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Kasteel Tripel from Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. hazy yellow colour with mediumsized white fluffy head. Aroma is spices, hops and fruits. Flavour is yeast, alcohol, slight wheat and fruits. A bit harsh, but at the sametime the sweetness balances it up. A weird one...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly deminihsing head. Yellow colour. Nice powerfull hoppy aroma. Light acetic moderate bitter great flavor. Average finish. Not as creamy as expected. A little fizzy.