7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Yeast slightly in suspension, floculation. Orange, with thick, bubbly head, disappearing. Freshly sliced white bread in the nose, and rather spicy. Ureum as well! taste is quite bitter. Underlying firm malt sweetness. Some burnt-caramel, not much - some Maillard? I seem to keep getting coriander. Some alcohol and medium-bodied. Aftertaste gives some spicyness, getting more and more orangepeel, too. Yet no ’witbier’ character. Strange. Brew after brew is different. This is not the best.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2003
at 07:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A deep red slightly cloudy beer with a fine head. The aroma is slightly fruity - a little disappointing for a trappist. The flavor is very light - also for a trappist - the flavor is very complex - with notes I can't figure out. And the flavor lingers for a long time. A nice beer - but far from as good as other trappists.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2003
at 17:32
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy gold with visible chunks.Nose is peppery and yeasty.Flavor is sweet and far too yeasty for my liking as it warms
Tried
on 27 Jan 2003
at 18:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden brown colour. Litlle bitter, little sweet...........................
Tried
on 18 Jan 2003
at 14:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brown color, small lasting head, small floating yeast particles. Malty aroma, bit fruity and acidic. Good sweetness and maltyness in taste, bit spicy maybe. Lingering palate of soft sweet malts.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2002
at 03:45
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Deep ruby. Complex ose with notes of dried fruit. Malty and reasonably dry. Lingering flavours of fruit, berries and toffee, and complex all the way thruough to the dry and salty finish. Perhaps the rumour is true that one of the brewers from Rochefort is now brewing at Achel?
Tried
on 18 Sep 2002
at 09:34
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Fresh, spicy citrusy and yeasty aroma. Notes of lemon zest and fresh bread. Cloudy pale gold with full fizzy head. Tripelish. Quite sweet up front, quickly matched by a dry sourness on the middle of the tongue and a mildly bitter finish. Full flavor and amazingly light fluffy mouthfeel. High carb. Alcohol well masked, but noticeable in the warming finish. Outstandingly quaffable, but quickly intoxicating. Takes on a candyish note in the end, making it easier to start than finish, but remains great all the way through, and a top-notch tripel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2002
at 11:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Ruddy brown; fruity-malty aroma (light raisin); palate is quite fruity as well (raisin, cherry) and sweet, with loads of malts. But they aren't as well-structured as say, Rochefort.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2002
at 16:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I dont think it's only available in the abbey anymore. There were loads of bottles in the store i went to. The bottle has a very modern label, so i think they're expanding their borders again. The beer has a pale golden color. A Spicy nose with citrus elements. Indeed some bitterness can be added when you arrive at the tasting. The palate is acceptable though. I presume the beer is a tripel, because of it's color, taste and ABV. If it wants to fit this category, i'm a bit disappointed actually, because i think i may expect something special from a real trappist, as e.g. westvleteren and rochefort certainly satisfy my beer-needs. But it's still a very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2002
at 05:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2014-11-06, purchased in May 2002, bb 11-2003, possibly 13 years old, 7-4-7-3-14=35
It still has a good carbonation level; it pours a hazy blond color with old gold hue, and small but compact head. The aroma is delcate, Belgian malt, light biscuits, traces of oxidization and chamomile. Lean mouthfeel; mellow malt flavor, within a very moderate sweetness; it has just a light oxidization, very light fruitines, pear, and expectedly low bitterness.
Declining, but still enjoyable.
2002-05-24, bottle, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Blond ale, average head, lots of stuff is suspension. Nice aroma, hop (not floreal like a Westvleteren), black pepper, some alcohol. Full mouth, average body, enough dry; some malt and some bitterness; palate enough bitter and strong, not enough aromatic. It gets smoother while getting warmer.
Enough strong and alcoholic, poor of malt taste and hop character. Still a pleasant beer, but the less interesting among the Trappist Ales.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2002
at 01:57