6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gulden Spoor's classic Belgian style tripel, steinie bottle from Wijnegemse Drankenhandel. Their quadrupel I quite liked, so I figured I should seek out more of their classically styled brews. Medium thick, irregularly 'papery' lacing, off-white head showing gaps in instants but otherwise remaining stable over an initially lightly hazed, pale orange-hued peach blonde beer with 'old gold' tinge, misty and more deeply orange with sediment. Quite strong, yet very 'Belgian' aroma of half-ripe peaches, ripe pear, lots of camomile flowers, coriander seed, cooked potatoes, soggy white bread, honey, bubblegum, dried orange peel, damp clay, 'oude jenever', parsnip stew, dried wormwood leaves, moist hay, vague notes of cooked chicken, cloves, carrot, plastic and Christmas cake. Sweetish onset with sourish edges, pronounced and lightly bubblegummy banana ester, notes of pear, apricot and pineapple, lively carbonation with minerally side effects accentuating the sourish aspect, full and rounded body. Bready, caramelly malt sweetish middle as expected, with this estery fruitiness continuing in a well-mannered way, accompanied by notes of spicy phenols; moist, almost earthy breadiness remains dominant, underneath a refreshing dried citrus peel-like effect, soapy-ethereal coriander seed and, eventually, quite well-developed but still persistently mild, hayish and very floral hop bitterness, releasing camomile-like notes retronasally. Sweetness of residual sugars and banana ester remains the main theme, as the hoppiness only partially succeeds; a bready, potato starch-like, phenolic yeastiness eventually more or less pushes away the floral elegance of the hops retronasally. A brandy-ish but bearable, gently warming alcohol effect ensues. Very classic, banana ester- and coriander-forward, boozy but still elegant tripel, as old-fashioned as it gets in this style, but technically of a relatively high level, like indeed their quad. Too sweet, too boozy and too coriandered for my tooth, but 'physically' well executed so within its intended style, this scores relatively high on the scale for me. Doesn't dissappoint, though after some of their other brews, I did expect more dryness and depth even if this is just your 'everyday' sweet Belgian tripel... Het Nest on the other side of Flanders, to name just one, does better at this particular style, if only the 21st generation of tripel makers is to be considered. Within Gulden Spoor's commercial range, though, this is born to be a hit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 00:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
F: big, egg-white, long lasting. C: amber, hazy, yeasty debris. A: malty, fruity, bit floral, red fruits, bit candy sugar, yeasty. T: malty, fruity, bit candy sugar, yeasty, bit orange peels, medium body and carbonation, ok Belgian ale, not great, yet partially enjoyed, 0,33l bottle from Spar supermarket in Oostende.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2018
at 18:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from LDW, Eke. Hazy amber colour, white foam. Sweet citrussy nose, noes of jam, peach, yeast. Taste is light sweet, some bitterness. Good tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2018
at 06:18
7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2018
at 15:38
6/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2018
at 19:43
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2018
at 21:22
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Vanille, chocolat et bourbon! Voici les ingrédients dans la recette permettant à cet imperial porter d'être digne d'intérêt. D'autant plus que son équilibre est globalement bon. Une texture un peu plus riche, davantage de fioritures et un final plus abouti en auraient fait une grande bière .Mais le plaisir est au rendez vous et le moment de dégustation agréable. En verre nous sommes sur un brun très foncé, quasi noir. Pas de mousse cependant avec une effervescence peu poussée. Le café est efficace sur le café, le chocolat et une pointe de bourbon. Ce dernier et la vanille s'exprimeront davantage en bouche. L'alliance des arômes est en tout cas des plus réussie. L'attaque est d'emblée sur un bon équilibre aromatique mais également malt/houblon avec une bonne fraîcheur. Café, chocolat, vanille, bourbon avec une pointe poivrée sont au programme. La deuxième bouche voit le chocolat se renforcer avec cependant une arrière bouche s'orientant davantage sur la vanille et le bourbon et proposant ainsi un bon relief. La troisième monte un peu sur l'amertume avant un final long qui reprend l'ensemble des nos arômes mais sans surprise et sans réelle passion. L'alcool à 10,2 % Abv est bien intégré avec un sucre bien dosé. Un peu de consistance et de panache en plus aurait fait la différence. Cet Imperial Porter ne fait pas Boom, mais c'est une bonne bière.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2018
at 15:46
8/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2018
at 12:31