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TRIPEL

Tripel Karmeliet

Brouwerij Bosteels • East Flanders Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 8.4% ABV

Brewed with three grains: wheat, oats, and barley. Famous for its complex, creamy texture and vanilla/banana esters.

PERFECT FOR
✦ Celebrations☾ Cozy Evenings✿ Spring Afternoons
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FLAVOR PROFILE
BananaVanillaOrangeCloveCreamy

Bright, golden and spicy, with notes of banana, vanilla, orange, 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
LightMediumFull
SoftBalancedBitter

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

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Brilliant gold, lively carbonation, dense white head
Aroma
Banana, Orange, Clove
Taste
Off-Dry, medium-bodied, banana, vanilla, orange, clove
Finish
Clean.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
8.4%
IBU:
25-38
Origin:
East Flanders, Belgium
Glassware:
Tulip
CELLAR1 to 5 years

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

PERFECT PAIRING

"Pairs elegantly with creamy brie or apricot tart, as the beer's oat-driven creaminess mirrors the food texture."

Soft Cheese

Soft Cheese

Brie, chèvre, fresh curd

Chocolate

Chocolate

Dark chocolate, tart

Fresh Fruit

Fresh Fruit

Berries, apple, citrus

Cook this: creamy brie or fresh chevre on toast, a dark Belgian chocolate tart or speculoos, or fresh berries and stone fruit.

AVAILABILITY

Specialty shops & better bottle stores

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PRICE GUIDE
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A considered, special pour.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Banana
IIOn the palate
  • Banana
  • Vanilla
  • Orange
  • Clove
  • Creamy
IIIThe finish
  • Warm, balanced

Brewed with three grains: wheat, oats, and barley. Famous for its complex, creamy texture and vanilla/banana esters.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Brewed by Brouwerij Bosteels to a recipe said to date from a 1679 Carmelite monastery in Dendermonde. It is unusually made with three grains, wheat, oats and barley, giving its signature creamy texture.

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.

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BREWERY

Brouwerij Bosteels

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

East Flanders

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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