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Merry Christmash

The lightest beer this year so far, at least in regards to colour.
Today, is not the eighth of December, but we'll still be having the eighth's ale today.
Today, we will try out The Nest's Schuppenboer winter edition, a 10% VOL tripel.
In regards to the Belgian brewing style, we've got two larger categories; the light, and the dark.
Within light Belgian beers, we find the blonde, and the tripel, whereas the tripel is stronger.
Similar within dark, we have the dubbel and the quadrupel.
If all you care about is alcohol, then it goes like this;
blonde → dubbel → tripel → quadrupel
In regards to flavour, you'll experience something similar to that as well.

This ale are rum barreled aged. Personally, I don't really like barreled aged beer, as it tends to add a strong and distinct smoked wood kind of flavour that doesn't really pair well with anything.

Pouring it up, it's clear to see that this is a light beer, giving off a pretty blonde orange colour and leaving a clear white head.

Giving it a smell, it becomes very clear that this one is barrel-aged. It smells of nothing but casket.

The taste is a surprise, however. Yes, it does taste of casket, but it's not as dominant as it quickly can become. Instead, the casket flavour plays well, with the significant sweetness of the ale, preventing the sweetness from becoming too overpowering. This leaves behind a somewhat sweet ale, with plenty of rum, and an aftertaste of wood without leaving any hint that this ale, is actually a 10% VOL one.

Not my favourite ale, nor my favourite tripel, but definitely the best barrel-aged ale I've ever had.

Merry Christmas