How dedicated am I to this blog? Dedicated to update it the day my firstborn entered this world. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.The Abbey of Westmalle coined the term "Tripel" for a beer that became so popular the term is now widely used for the strong golden Abbey ales of Belgium. Other Trappist brewers that make a Tripel include De Koningshoeven & Chimay but countless secular breweries in Belgium and abroad have taken this style under their wing.
The original pours a golden color with a big fluffy white head. The aroma is bready and lightly spicy with some apricot and fresh cut hay. The flavor is bready and spicy with a nice well balanced but noticeable alcohol character. This sort of noticeable alcohol is sort of a benchmark for the Tripel style. Something about the style dictates that it generally does not refrain from showing it's strength. This is not a bad thing as long as the booziness balances well with the rest of the flavors of the beer. In this case I can attest that this is the case. Fruity flavors are abound in this beer but it's not for lack of dryness.
This beer is a true classic. Easy to find, with a pricetag of about $10 per 750ml or $6 per 11.2oz bottle it's a special occasion beer, but as you might have read before my wife delivered a beautiful baby daughter today, I hope I'm not the only one drinking to that.
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