Chimay Tripel
Chimay

Chimay Tripel tasting notes

Chimay Tripel is a Trappist beer with a very typical golden apearance. Aroma has apricot, orange, peach and some spicy hints. In palate it has orange, some yeast and a lot of spices and a smooth finish with some alcohol and hints of hops.

Tripel is a term coined in Belgium in order to describe a strong pale ale inspired in the Tripel from Westmalle—who used the word tripel in 1956 to rename their strongest beer. It is a spicy, dry and strong Trappist ale with a rounded malt flavour. Aromas are complex with spiciness and fruity notes.

Flavour tend to be spicy and fruity too, with malt sweetness in the background and sometimes a honey touch. Tripel use to be high in alcohol, but they don't strongly taste as alcohol which is usually well hidden. Tripels can be compared with a slightly strong version of a Belgian Golden Strong Ale.