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TRIPEL

De Garre

Brouwerij De Garre (by Van Steenberge) • Bruges Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 11% ABV

A strong golden ale brewed exclusively for Café De Garre. Bold yeast character, high carbonation, and firm bitterness create a dry, warming beer that remains balanced and dangerously drinkable.

PERFECT FOR
☾ Quiet Reflection☾ Cozy Evenings❄ Winter Warmers
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FLAVOR PROFILE
ToffeeYeastCreamyDried FruitWarming

Bright, golden and spicy, with notes of toffee, yeast, creamy, with a balanced, moreish finish.

SERVING

Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

8-12°C

CHARACTER
DryOff-drySweet
LightFullFull
SoftBalancedBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Brilliant gold, lively carbonation, dense white head
Aroma
Yeast, Dried Fruit
Taste
Off-Dry, medium-bodied, toffee, yeast, creamy, dried fruit
Finish
Clean and a warming glow.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
11%
IBU:
25-38
Origin:
Bruges, Belgium
Glassware:
Tulip
CELLAR1 to 5 years

Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Best served with the traditional house cheese cubes of Bruges to balance the intense alcohol warmth."

Aged Cheese

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval).

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE
$$$$

Special Occasion

Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Toffee
IIOn the palate
  • Toffee
  • Yeast
  • Creamy
  • Dried Fruit
IIIThe finish
  • Warming

A strong golden ale brewed exclusively for Café De Garre. Bold yeast character, high carbonation, and firm bitterness create a dry, warming beer that remains balanced and dangerously drinkable.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

The house tripel of the legendary Café De Garre, hidden down a tiny alley in Bruges and brewed for the café by Van Steenberge. Famously served with cubes of cheese and a strict limit of three per visitor.

On the Tripel style, Strong, golden-colored ale. Complex spiciness, fruity esters (banana, orange), and a sweet malt backbone masked by high carbonation and a dry finish.

Explore the Tripel guide Source: BeerAdvocate
BREWERY

Brouwerij De Garre (by Van Steenberge)

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Bruges

STYLE

Tripel

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Glassware & Ritual

The Tulip
THE TULIP

For aromatic Belgian ales

The tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.

01

Chill the glass

Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold

02

Pour at 45°

Aim for the inside of the glass wall

03

Finish upright

Build a two-finger head for the bouquet

04

Swirl, sip, savour

Re-release the esters halfway through

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a tulip, served around 8-12°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Lovely now, though a year or two will only soften and deepen it.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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