Tag Archives: Tripel
#217 – Grimbergen Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Only beer #217 and it was with some relief that I reached the end of the Grimbergen range with the Tripel. I’m not saying that these beers are awful in anyway, but if ever … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Alken-Maes, Phoenix
Tagged as Alken-Maes, Belgian beer, Brasserie Union, Carlsberg, Grimbergen, Kronenbourg, Leffe, Narnia, Phoenix, Tripel
#216 – Val-Dieu Triple
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The Brasserie de L’Abbaye du Val-Dieu is in actual fact the only non-Trappist brewing Abbey in Belgium. I won’t go into the history of the Abbey as I covered that when christening the Val-Dieu … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Val Dieu
Tagged as Aubel, Belgian beer, Brasserie, Cistercian, Trappist, Tripel, Val Dieu, Witkap Pater
#184 – ‘T Smisje Dubbel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % I continued my adventure in the Rake with another beer from ‘T Smisje. The Tripel (#183) had been so good that I opted for the darker double, and am therefore quickly able to continue … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Abbey Dubbel, Dog, Smisje
Tagged as Alvinne, BBBourgondier, beer, Belgian, Brandt, Calva, Calvados, dates, De Dolle, de Regenboog, Dubbel, Duvel, Facebook, Guido, hop, Johan, lemon balm, Mater, Moortgat, mustard, Oudenaarde, raisins, Rake, Reserva, Sleedornbier, sloes, Smisje, Smiske, Struise, Tripel, valerian root, Wostyntje
#183 – ‘T Smisje Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The brewery Smisje has been around since 1995, but began life as the Brouwerij De Regenboog. In fact it was known under this name right up until 2008 when the owner Johan Brandt moved … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Dog, Smisje
Tagged as artisanal, Assebroek, bee keeper, beer, Belgian, blacksmith, Bruges, Christine, de Regenboog, de Schepper, forge, Honey, Impy Malting, Johan, Joris, Oudenaarde, printer, Rainbow, Rake, Smisje, Stijn, Tripel, Westmalle Tripel
#182 – St. Bernardus Prior
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % I’m running out of superlatives and stories for the St. Bernardus beers – this is the fourth of my Odyssey, after the Abt (#46), Wit (#100), and Tripel (#106). I have talked a lot … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Dubbel, St. Bernardus
Tagged as Abt, bed and breakfast, beer, Belgian, Bernadette, Brouwershuis, Claus, Deconinck, Evarist, guesthouse, Guy, Joan of Arc, Prior, St Omer, St Sixtus, St. Bernardus, Trappist, Tripel, Watou, well, Wit
#181 – Kasteel Triple
Size: 330 ml ABV: 11 % This is the second and penultimate beer from the Kasteel range which has found its way down my throat. The first was the dark sweet cloying beast that is the Kasteel Donker (#93), where … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Tripel, Van Honsebrouck
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bush Blonde, castle, Donker, Dubuisson, fire, Hapsburg, Ingelmunster, Kasteel, Kasteelkelder, Luc, Marc, Tripel, Triple, Van Honsebrouck
#180 – De Block Speciale
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % De Block is a solid little brewery tucked away in the Flemish Brabant region of Belgium. I had already tried their Dendermonde Tripel (#47), and Kastaar (#96), each of which had a unique story … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Belgian Ale, De Block
Tagged as Baardegem, beer, Belgian, Brabant, Burgundy, De Block, Dendermonde, Duke, elderberry, elderflower, export, family, Flemish Brabant, Henricus, Kastaar, Louis, Paul Saerens, pomegranate, Satan, Speciale, Tripel
#161 – Achilles Serafijn Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % The Achilles brewery was once just a hobby for Achiel van de Moer, who spent seven long years trialling a number of different efforts before finally deciding to open this great little microbrewery in … Continue reading →
#154 – La Trappe Quadrupel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % It was a fleeting visit to Bruges this weekend, and the drive back on the Sunday afternoon was made particularly difficult due to the debilitating hangover which surfaced as I did. As I grimacingly … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Abt/Quadrupel, de Koningshoeven, Trappist Beer
Tagged as Abt, ABV, beer, Beer Advocate, Belgian, Bruges, Chimay, Dubbel, hangover, Koningshoeven, Quadrupel, ratebeer, Red, St. Bernardus, Staminee de Garre, Tilburg, Trappist, Tripel, Westvleteren
#153 – Tripel de Garre
Size: on cask ABV: 11.5 % We started our Saturday evening on the tiles in a highly recommended bar, wedged into a tiny alley, just a stones throw from the main square in Bruges. The Staminee de Garre in fact … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Van Steenberge
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bruges, Brugse Zot, celery salt, cheese, de Garre, goblet, Staminee, Tripel, Van Steenberge
#149 – Westmalle Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9.5 % Just as Westmalle symbolises the ultimate Dubbel (#16), then look no further than Westmalle for the archetypal Tripel. I often get asked by new recruits who I drag to London’s best pubs for a … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Trappist Beer, Westmalle
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Drie Linden, Dubbel, gravity, Hendrik, Superbier, Three Lindens, Trappist, Tripel, Verlinden, Westmalle, Witkap Pater
#139 – Moinette Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % There could be a handful of reasons why Dupont chose to name their popular beer Moinette Blonde. I’m happy to run through a number of hypotheses and let you play detective (#75). 1. Well … Continue reading →
#137 – Tongerlo Dubbel Bruin
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % This is the second dabbling I have had with the beers of Tongerlo, my first stop being the Tongerlo Tripel Blonde (#30) which gave me a chance to introduce the Abbey which so elegantly … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Dubbel, Haacht
Tagged as Abbey, Augustine, beer, Belgian, blond, Bruin, Canon Regular, Cistercian, Dubbel, Grimbergen, monk, Norbertine, Premontre, St Norbert, Tongerlo, Trappist, Tripel, Xanten
#111 – Maredsous 8
Size: 330 ml ABV: 10 % A fair way back on my Odyssey I got to try the Maredsous Tripel 10 (#44), and touched a little upon the history of the wonderful Abbey hidden away in the Namur countryside. I … Continue reading →
#106 – St. Bernardus Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % I was able to begin the account of the wonderful St. Bernardus brewery after drinking the awesome St. Bernardus Abt (#46), but there’s certainly a bit more to the story worth reading about. The … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, St. Bernardus
Tagged as Abbey, Abbot, beer, Belgian, monk, Saint, St Sixtus, St. Bernardus, Trappist, Tripel, Westvleteren
#104 – Brugge Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.2 % Beer two of the night, and another Palm Tripel style beer to follow straight after the Steenbrugge (#103). Andrew my trusty beer companion swore this was an absolute classic and had been long looking … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Brewers, Palm
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bruges, Brugge, Golden Tree, Gouden Boom, Gruit, Palm, Rate Beer, Steenbrugge, t'Hamerken, Tripel
#103 – Steenbrugge Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8.5 % Having already told the story of St. Arnoldus and his waffle-stick (#26), its time to talk about another thing Steenbrugge beers are associated with – gruit, and the best way to do that is … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Brewers, Palm
Tagged as Abbey, beer, Belgian, Brugge, church, Gruit, Grut, herbs, hops, India Pale Ale, Reformation, Roman Catholic, spices, St Arnoldus, Steenbrugge, Tripel
#96 – Kastaar
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % The label of Kastaar is adorned by what looks like a king, but I was struggling to find out just who this fellow was. In the end after some poking around on the internet … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Ale, Brewers, De Block
Tagged as 80 Years War, beer, Belgian, Biervliet, Count, Dulle Griet, Egmont, festival, Ghent, Gravensteen, Gueuzen, Kastaar, Lamoral, Netherlands, Orange, Schelde, Tripel, Westerschelde, William
#94 – Witkap Pater Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % I am a big fan of the gentleman who adorns the Witkap beers – after all it’s clear proof that beer-drinking hoodies have been around since medieval times ! The chap is in actual … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Brewers, Slagmuylder
Tagged as Abbey, beer, Belgian, Benedict, Cistercian, Citeaux, contemplative order, hood, monk, Pater, silence, Tripel, Westmalle, Witkap
#86 – Watou Tripel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % Watou is a bit of a haven when it comes to beer. If you start to plot breweries on a map of Belgium – which lets face it is a perfect thing to do … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, St. Bernardus
Tagged as beer, Belgian, Bernardus, Flanders, France, hops, Poperinge, Saint, St Bavo, Struise Brouwers, Tripel, Van Eecke, Watou, Westvleteren
