BB Abbey St. Martin Triple Beer 9% - 330ml

• The look: A strong look, old gold. A strong, fine foam edge stays well.
• The smell: The first nose is marked by candied fruit and a touch of acacia honey and supported by the fermentation to prevent it from being excessively sugary.
• The taste: Supple, round and full flavour. Rich. The impression of a delicacy in the mouth comes before the thirst-quenching impression. A beer for tasting rather than quenching thirst. To be kept to be enjoyed by the fire with Herve cheeses briefly prepared in the oven with some Liege syrup (apple and pear syrup). A beer for gourmands.

The Beer

The Saint-Martin abbey beers are heirs to the former Abbey of Saint-Martin in Doornik (Tournai), one of the oldest cities in Belgium. The abbey was founded many centuries ago and ceased to exist in 1797, during the time of the French Revolution.

The sole survivor is Doornik Town Hall, with its historic subterranean crypt, which is located in the former abbatial palace. In common with many abbeys, the abbey of Saint-Martin had its own brewery.

In 1890 the Brasserie de Brunehaut – then called the Brasserie Saint Joseph – started to brew the abbey beers based on the recipes compiled by the monks.

To this day, this tripel is brewed in an artisanal way, using only natural ingredients, including the organic barley produced by the brewery farm and malted according to the Brunehaut specifications.

Besides the tripel there is the Abbaye de St Martin Blonde, Abbaye de St Martin Brune, Abbaye de St Martin de Noël and a number of limited editions, including the St Martin Quadruple, matured in oak barrels.

The Saint-Martin Triple, introduced in 2012, packs a surprising punch thanks to its aromas of fruit confit and acacia honey, coupled with the full-mouthed taste of a balanced degustation beer with a dry finish.

Alcohol

9% ABV

Fermentation

Saint-Martin triple is a top-fermented beer that re-ferments both in the bottle and in the barrel.

Ingredients

Saint-Martin Triple is brewed with water, home yeast, malt and Hallertau Mittelfrüh, Saaz and Northern Brewer hops.

Colour & Transparency

Saint-Martin Triple is a golden-blonde, clear beer with slight pearlisation below a delicate collar of white froth.

Serving Temperature

7 °C / 45 °F

 

Character, Tastes & Aromas

The first impression yielded by the Saint-Martin Triple is one of fruit confit and acacia honey, followed by zesty impressions of maniguette pepper and coriander.

The re-fermentation lends a dry character to this beer that becomes particularly noticeable in the long finish. It is a rounded, full-in-the mouth and complex