De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

Last but not least comes a different kind of Tripel, if I had to classify it as anything I would say it would be most like if a Tripel and a Dubbel were combined into some amazing concoction. Anyway... lets get to the beer.

It pours light brown with a decent sized white head that quickly fades into a small half finger sized ring. Very good carbonation with tight knit bubbles. Not much lacing. The aroma is of hops, light fruits, brown sugar, maple. Its very sweet with a subtle hops backbone. The taste is very sweet at first and then leads into a nice bitter hoppy ending with a slight warming sensation from the alcohol at the end.

It may be because I'm partial to Belgian Dubbels, but this was by far my favorite out of the four we tried for "Tripel" night. If you can find it, try it, you won't be disappointed.

Appearance - 3.9

Smell - 4.3

Taste -4.4

Texture - 4.2

Overall - 4.2/5

De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

This was one Mad Bitch - my favorite out of the 4 tripels we reviewed. Let's get down to it.

This Bitch poured out the darkest of the 4 with a lot of sediment. The color was a very dark gold and it had the most minimal head of the tripels. The smell was of light fruits and hops and the sweetness that goes along with that. The taste was very velvety and smooth. It had a lot of fruit and sediment in the mouth with a cool alcoholic kick at the end. The texture was full of body and it was lightly carbonated - not too much and not too little. From start to finish the feelings go from sharp, to mellow, to the bite of the alcohol. Very nice.

This was my favorite because this beer stood out the most of the 4 beers. It had an identity that stood out from the others and, even though it was #4, it was #1 in my books.

Appearance - 4
Smell - 4.2
Taste - 4.1
Texture - 3.8
Overall - 4.03/5