Cellar Notes - Westmalle Triple

Bottled: July 2005
Sampled: April 2008 (14/20)

I didn't have huge expectations given my sense is that this beer generally drinks better fresh. Appearance hasn't suffered over time; glowing orange and a thin creamy head of light density. The nose is really, really impressive with sweet malts, hints of toffee, and some darker aniseed fruits that are probably driven by the alcohol. Not unexpectedly the flavour power doesn't quite match the nose but is still solid; drying malts and a marked firm bitter sliver, almost bitter in the stone fruit mould. Plenty of fizz, as per usual, and a drying finish. Can't see a lot of sense cellaring beyond 3 years but this was worth the effort.