After a late night meal in Brussels with new friends, the Bitter Wife and I hit up a convenience store near our hotel and I came home with a bottle of Stadsbrouwerij De Koninck’s Tripel D’Anvers. The effervescent blond ale comes from Antwerp in 330mL bottles, weighing in at 8% alcohol.
Tripel D’Anvers is a dull golden ale with loads of carbonation. It has a warm, yeasty aroma with notes of clove and banana. The flavour, too, has over-ripe banana notes, in addition to some citrus, spice, and a rowdy yeast profile and a fizzy texture. Perhaps a touch too sweet, but otherwise satisfying.
The fact that this low-key beauty is available at 11:30 PM at a dingy tobacconist is a truly remarkable facet of visiting Belgium.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10.
