Bornem Triple
This was a 330ml bottle. Poured a very nice gold color with a decent head of large bubbles. Beautiful loose lace that sparkled in the light stuck around until the end. Smell is of brown sugar with very ripe fruit notes melding with yeast. Alcohol is not as apparent in the nose as in some tripels. You get a whiff of banana right before you sip it. Taste is immediately sweet with a mild spiciness somewhere between cinnamon and corriander. There's a little citrus followed by a very nice combination of cake-like malt and Belgian yeast. The mouthfeel is great; somewhat like a bite of cake, also silky and champagne-like. The low point is a medicinal alcohol and phenol taste that sticks to the tongue and struggles to outlast the maltiness. Overall, an enjoyable Belgian to have with dinner or a snack. Not the best tripel but worth trying.