Tripel Karmeliet - One of the Best Belgian Beers

Browse this interesting article about Trappist beers and learn about Belgian beer culture. We will look closely on Tripel Karmeliet which wins everybody over by its full-body, spicy taste.

Degrees plato vs. alcohol content

If you happened to be an ale drinker, you should know by now that if you drink one pint of lager marked as 12°, taste is more rich in comparison with 10° pint. If you thought 12°, 10° stand for alcohol content in beer you were wrong! Even though beer degrees plato
 does have something to do with alcohol content, you should look elsewhere. 

The density of beer depends on the amount of malt dry mass added to boiling process. There is a certain ratio between the amount of water and kilograms of malt. This ratio is expressed in degrees and you can find beers with 12° or even 23°. More degrees’ beer has, stronger it will be. An alcohol content in beer is created while fermentation process is taking place and it is expressed in percentage.

Belgian trappist beers are unique

So whereas France is well known for its endless, sunshine vineyards, Belgium is “cradle of quality beers”. The states of Benelux are known for their beers with higher percentage of alcohol and rich taste.

Trappist beers first appeared in 17th century in the Monastery La Trappe, as the way for monks to earn enough money to keep monastery running. The term “Trappist beer” can only be labelled on those beers, which come from one of ten monastery breweries located in Belgium, Holland, Austria and USA.

Tripel Kameliet beer - three sorts of grain, seasoning and fruit

Even though this beer is not produced in monastery brewery, its taste is inspired indigenous recipe from 1679, which was created by Carmelites monks in monastery located in Dendermonde. Fancy trying really strong, spicy taste? Well, you should try Tripel Karmeliet beer, which is a mixture of barley, oats and wheat. You will feel creamy foam and sweet taste of lemon, banana, clove and coriander won’t be left without your notice either. 

Its degrees plato is up to 19,8°, and the alcohol content is around 8,4%. It belongs to the category of beers labelled “Belgian Strong Ale” and it is made by brewery called Brouwerij Bosteels. On the well-known website among ale drinkers, ratebeer.com, Tripel Karmeliet in 2010, ended up on 22. Place out of 50 best beers of Belgium 

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