St. Idesbald Tripel 330ml

Description from Jason, The International Beer Collector, who kindly supplies Australia with St. Idesbald. Cheers Jason!

I think in my many visits to Belgium, I first saw the beer on a menu in the Cambrinus bar in Bruges (they stock 400+ different beers). And the second time was at Delirium Bar in Brussels.  (Again, no wonder as it is Huyghe’s own bar which offers over 3,000 different beers!)

I don’t know why they were so elusive, as I think they are very solid beers.  As you’d expect from a brewery of Huyghe’s renown.

This is their tripel, and it pretty much ticks every box on the tripel must-do list.

It has a clear, golden body with a fluffy white foam.  Aroma is full of classic Belgian yeast character – banana and spice, with a sweet malt backbone.  And that’s what it tastes like as well.  A little sweet caramel malt at the start, balanced out by some earthy hops and the fruity, spicy yeast character that gives the beer a lingering dry, prickly finish.