Examples are belgian beers hoegaarden pictured, westmalle tripel and echt kriekenbier, which are rich in probiotic yeast. These trappist monks plan to construct an abbey, based on the plan of notre. Tripels are the strongest trappist ales, running from 7. For hops, i have guessed at this based on the book again, but they only said 39ibu and that these types of hops were used. The dubbel is not quite a big as a tripel or strong golden at 67% abv but is. Unless youre really curious, have a westmalle of a couple of years, like yours, next time youre in belgium you know where to get those. Westmalle tripel is a clear, golden yellow trappist beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle 9,5%. First introduced in 1934 it has an alcohol content of 9. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. In westmalle, brewing is far from being a purely commercial activity. If you really haven t tasted an aged westmalle before, i would urge you to have a couple of years patience yet.
There was another early blond, witkap pater, developed by the same brewer who formulated. I found westmalle by accident and its much better than leffe. Trouble with tripples or how i learned to brew a westmalle. You might recall that this wasn t the original matchup but ray had a cunning plan to keep the tasting just a tiny little bit on the blind side for jess. Westmalle tripel blond trappist beer 33cl beer merchants. Its not easy to find recipes that do credit to fresh westmalle tripeldry, with surprising hops characterbut homebrew chef sean paxtons clone comes very close. This type of beer was first brewed in westmalle abbey in 1934 when the new brewing hall came into use.
Trappist westmalle dubbel tripel recipes homebrewtalk. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. See bars, beer stores, and restaurants near me selling westmalle tripel with prices and whether its on tap or in a bottle, can, growler, etc. Add the lovely creamy collar and the bubbly champagnelike pearls and you will understand why westmalle tripel has topped world rankings for many years.
It produces three beers, designated as trappist beer by the international trappist association. I consider blam brew like a monk and yes i like blam as an acronym to be probably most accurate, as there is documentation, footnotes, etc, and photos. Westmalle dubbel dark trappist beer 33cl beer merchants. They are highly alcoholic, but brewed with high carbonation and high attenuation yeasts to reduce the taste of alcohol. Tripel has become a stalwart among the belgian exports. It was used to name their new beer since they started using a tripled amount of ingredients as before. In 1956, the superbier recipe was modified at the abbey by brother thomas and the westmalle tripel was born. In a blind tasting, adelberts would seem perfectly belgian more, perhaps, than westmalle.
As youll read in the label, this beer is made by trappist monks who use the income for the upkeep of their monastery. A dubbel, unlike the tripel and strong golden, is a dark beer focused on rich caramel and plumlike maltiness with a complimenting complex ester character and a slight contrast of spicy phenolics. However, the first tripel was actually launched by henrik verlinden in 1932. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients. I was 15, it was in a hotel in ostend during my first holiday on the european mainland. In the beer judge certification programs guidelines, the tripels history section consists solely of these eight words. Westmalle trappist tripel brouwerij westmalle beeradvocate. Ever the perfectionists, westmalle s esteemed brother thomas tweaked the recipe to include more hops. Westmalle brewery is a trappist brewery in the westmalle abbey, belgium. This beer has a glowing orangegold color and an aroma of fresh herbs and flowers. The monks then used their upgraded brewery to concoct a superbier, which was later renamed tripel. More info on westmalle brouwerij westmalle abdij westmalle antwerpsesteenweg 496 b2390 malle belgium. Westmalle tripel, first released in the early 1930s, is the urtripel, the prototype from which all other belgian tripels are descended.
Belgian tripel recipe westmalle tripel clone brewgr. The creamy head has the fragrance of special malt and leaves an attractive lace pattern in the glass. It is soft and creamy in the mouth, with a bitter touch carried by the fruity aroma. Westmalle tripel is credited with being the first golden strong pale ale to use. Most of the sales revenues from the beers are pumped back into the brewery to be invested in good working conditions. Originally popularized by the trappist monastery at westmalle. I don t really want to plagarize content, but i do own all the above sources, and want to point out that there are differences between the varied references to the actual westmalle recipe. Soft and creamy in the mouth, some bitter hoppiness is balanced by a delicate sweetness with the suggestion of orange. Westmalle dubbel trappist ale dark 7% 330ml tesco groceries. Stan hieronymus recorded a few key examples in brew like a monk brewers publications, 2005.
Westmalle was the first brewery in the world to brew a strong golden ale and call it a tripel. I can t remember much about it but i did like it i recall a little offlicence right next to harringay station in the late 1980s that used to sell little bottles of. The full name of the abbey is the abbey of our lady of the holy heart of westmalle. Some of the most famous belgian tripel varieties, like the westmalle tripel, are brewed in monasteries by monks. An exceptional beer, with a great deal of finesse and elegance. Flavor notes include vanilla, caramel, and a dash of coldbrewed coffee. Those benedictine monks have been brewing up unique beers since 1836 with an unsurpassed focus on labor, prayer, and charity. This product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. Buy westmalle trappist dubbel online from waitrose today. This homebrew recipe is an extremely easy one to make that yields great results, we. Golden and slightly hazy, this beer has a fantastic deep fruit and spicy aroma, with banana breadlike flavours and herbal notes to balance the sweetness.
Trappist dubbel and tripel beer recipes home brewing. Traditionally, tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average pilsener. All practical information such as the dimensions and weights of our beers, cheeses and pos materials we brought together on handy data sheets. Westmalle dubbel is a dark, reddishbrown trappist beer with a secondary fermentation in the bottle. Very few hops were harmed in the making of this ale. Wednesday beer westmalle tripel the first belgian beer i ever drunk was stella artois. Brother tims triple is a belgian tripel style beer brewed by lake louie brewery company in arena, wi. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. By the way, ive also heard that westmalle don t ferment at as high temps as some other breweries, but keep in the low 20s c. Westmalle is located in the province of antwerp in the flanders region of belgium. Our book 20th century pub was released in 2017 and is an awardwinning rattle through the development of the english pub from beerhouses to micropubs. Westmalle tripel is a clear, golden yellow trappist beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle 9,5% alcohol.
Yeast strains for belgian strong ales brew your own. But once a westmalle has, say, 78 years of age, the changes get interesting. We age our tripel a belgianstyle golden ale in bourbon barrels for seven weeks then blend in coldbrewed coffee. It is enriched with complex flavors that meld malt sweetness, warmth, and hops resulting in powerful drinkability. As far as i know, what you wanna do with this beer is adding some sugar during fermentation, so the starting gravity won t be so high. Trappist westmalle online bier kaufen belgian beer factory.
Until that beer came along in the 1930s, amber and brown beers were the overwhelming norm in belgian brewing. The westmalle tripel is indeed called the mother of all tripels. Westmalle tripel is a clear, golden yellow trappist beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle 9. Known as the mother of tripels, this gorgeous beer is thought to be the first example of the belgian tripel style beer. You wouldn t think that the long voyage across the atlantic would diminish a beer like this, but i have to say that fresh westmalle tripel was a revelation. Trinity tripel is a belgian tripel style beer brewed by community beer company in dallas, tx. Tripel is a term used by brewers or people mainly in the low countries, some other european countries, and the u. The trappist beers produced by the abbey of westmalle are famous all over the world. In the forthcoming issue of all about beer magazine, i discuss brouwerij westmalles tripel, one of the most important beers in the belgian canon, in my classic beer column. Besides, these yeasts can handle quite a lot of everything. The current formula has stayed practically unchanged since 1956, thus more. Westmalle introduced its tripel, and newly built brewhouse, in 1934.
Essentially strong and blond, a tripel is a comfortingly boozy blank canvas. Trinity tripel community beer company beeradvocate. As an exercise, pour these beers aggressively down the middle of the glass and wait for the bubbles to calm down, killing some of that carbonation. Westmalle trappist tripel is a belgian tripel style beer brewed by brouwerij westmalle in malle, belgium. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast. It is made with pale candy sugar and has a very pale colour produced. The community was founded in 1794 by monks of the order of cistercians of the strict observance and was granted abbey status in 1836. The flavour is rich and complex, herby and fruity with a freshbitter finish. The name tripel first appeared in the brewery westmalle, in the 1930s. It is a complex beer with a fruity aroma and a nice nuanced hop scent. The name tripel actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard trappist simple. I don t have the foggiest how to get to 39 ibu though, or when to use these 3 hops, so just guessed at this. The westmalle tripel is generally recognised as the mother of all tripels. The name tripel originally was first used in 1956 by the westmalle brewery to name their strongest beer originally produced in 1930 and named superbier, it was renamed to tripel.