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Watou Tripel

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A goldblond tripel with a creamy white head, brewed in the classic abbey style at 7.5% ABV. Fresh fruitiness reminiscent of apricot meets a perfume of vanilla. The taste is velvety soft with a honey-like sweetness from the malt, and the aftertaste carries an orange note. Original gravity is 17.7 °Plato.

ABV
7.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter25 IBU
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden5
PaceSipper
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
fruityhoneyvanilla
fruity
honey
vanilla
malty
orange
spicy
Aroma
The nose opens with fresh stone fruit notes, particularly apricot, layered with pronounced vanilla and a subtle floral perfume.
also:bready
not found:hoppy,caramel,clean,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Watou Tripel

◎ Appearance

A bright goldblond body with excellent clarity, topped by a creamy white head that clings persistently to the glass. Fine carbonation supports the foam structure, creating a refined visual presentation characteristic of the abbey tripel style.

bright goldblondcreamy white headexcellent clarityfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with fresh stone fruit notes, particularly apricot, layered with pronounced vanilla and a subtle floral perfume. Beneath these top notes sits a clean, well-defined malt character that grounds the composition without overwhelming the delicate fruit esters.

fresh apricotvanillafloral perfumeclean malt

◐ Taste

The palate presents a velvety smooth entry with honey-like sweetness from the Malz backbone. The mid-palate develops an orange zest character while maintaining its soft mouthfeel, with restrained noble hop bitterness providing balance rather than dominance. A subtle spicy and bready undertone emerges in the center.

velvety softhoney sweetnessorange zestrestrained bitterness

◑ Finish

The aftertaste carries a persistent orange note with gentle drying, fading gradually without harshness. The moderate length finish leaves a balanced impression of honey and dry malt.

orange aftertastegentle dryingbalanced malt fade
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
85
Taste
84
Appearance
85
Finish
78
Serve at 9–12°C

Serve at 10–13°C in a goblet. The yeast character and carbonation are the stars — cold would suppress both.

Goblet

The wide mouth and heavy base promote head formation and channel rich aromatics toward the nose. Traditional for Belgian strong ales.

Drink within 2 years. Some complexity develops with age but the yeast character is best relatively fresh.

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About Tripel

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What is a Tripel?

Tripels are strong Belgian ales with 8–10% ABV. Deceptively pale, they offer fruit esters, spicy yeast, sweet malt and a warming finish.

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