Tripel beer

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45 products

Beer Jambe De Bois 8% Senne | Triple
€52,80
Belgique Bio Blonde Bouteille Bruxelles

Jambe-de-Bois is balanced but generously hopped Triple. It is a powerful and full-bodied beer and most likely the bitterest Triple beer in Belgium. 

When you pour Jambe de Bois into your beer glass, you’ll notice a beautiful blonde colour beer with golden reflections filling the glass. It has a creamy, firm, white head. 

On the nose, the hops aromas dominate but are accompanied by orange, citrus, grass and banana. You will also notice the aromas of fermentation and another fruity aroma that resembles a pear. The floral, honeyed sweetness of malts and spicy notes appear as well. 

The beer flavours are unique. In the mouth, you will experience a balance of bitterness and fruitiness. A ripe banana taste can be noticed. Malt is another dominant taste. The strong alcohol content gives it roundness and the absence of residual sugars makes the finish hoppy and bitter. 

De la Senne brewery is known for its quality beers and has created some true gems. Jambe-de-Bois is a unique triple and should not be missed when degustating Belgian beers. 
 

 

Story of Jambe-de-Bois name

 

The Senne Brewery gives tribute to the Belgian revolution and more specifically a Belgian soldier Jean-Joseph Charlier with this beer. Jean-Joseph fought in Napoleon’s army and lost his leg. His new wooden leg did not stop him. Later, in 1830, Jean-Joseph was a cannoneer during the Belgian Revolution against the Netherlands. 

 

What else can we know about Jambe-de-Bois beer?

 

What’s on the Jambe-de-Bois beer label? 

The beer label is related to the story of the beer name and is dedicated to the Belgian revolution. The illustration shows someone with a wooden leg sitting on a cannon. That would be Jean-Joseph Charlier! The label also used to state “No Dutchman was hurt in the making of this beer,” while now it reads Belgian Revolution Triple. 

jambe de bois label
 
 
 
 

Where is Jambe-de-Bois brewed?

De la Senne brewery is located in Brussels in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean area. 

 

How to serve Jambe-de-Bois beer?

 

The best serving temperature is 8 degrees celsius. It is best to use a tulip-shaped glass that can get the hoppy aromas out. Pour the beer slowly into a glass so it can form a nice foamy head. 

 

What are the ingredients of Jambe-de-Bois beer?

 

The beer contains barley malt, sugar, hops, yeast and water. 

 

How bitter is Jambe-de-Bois beer? 

 

It is quite a bitter triple with an IBU of 49. Triple beers' IBU range is usually between 20-45. 

 

Is Jambe-de-Bois gluten free?

 

No, it is not gluten-free. But we do have a gluten-free beer collection in our catalogue.

 

What are some other beers by de la Senne brewery?

 

De la Senne is one of the best craft beer breweries in Brussels and has many other great beers to offer. You should also try their Zinnebir, Taras Boulba, Bruxellensis, Saison du Meyboom and Stouterik

jambe de bois
Photo: Brasserie de la Senne

 

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Beer Guldenberg 8% Ranke | Triple
€52,08
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Hainaut

Triple hopped, in the long tradition of bitter beers from De Ranke.

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Beer L'Esprit Triple'S 8% Lesse | Triple
€57,60
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Namur
A typical Belgian Triple, a strong and very fresh blond beer.
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Beer Anvers Triple 8% Koninck | Triple
€53,76
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille
Slightly sweet taste from the first sip, fresh and sparkling notes and spicy aromas with subtle hints of orange peel, coriander and full-bodied aftertaste.
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Beer Westmalle Trappist Tripel 9.5% Westmalle | Triple
€52,56
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille
Westmalle Tripel is a light, golden-yellow Trappist beer that undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle. It is a complex beer with a fruity aroma and a nice nuanced smell of hops. It is soft and creamy on the palate, with a bitter touch carried by the fruity aroma.
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Beer Enfant Terriple 8.2% Leite | Triple
€60,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Orientale
Enfant Terriple is a blond beer with a subtle bitterness and a hint of citrus that is enveloped in a light taste of spicy malt.
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Beer Gouden Carolus Tripel 9% Anker | Triple
€51,60
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille

Triple sweet.

The hopping here does not bring any bitterness and the malts can express themselves fully for a taste between bread and slightly fruity aromas.

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Beer Rochefort Triple Extra 8.1% Rochefort | Triple
€49,20
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Namur
Sweet and full-bodied like the classic 6, 8 and 10 from Rochefort, the Triple Extra is distinguished by its golden blonde color, citrus notes and spicy fragrance. This subtle blend of tradition and know-how results in a refreshing beer that will delight the palate of beer lovers.
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Beer Tournay Triple 9.2% Cazeau | Triple
€54,48
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Hainaut

Rather hoppy, which gives it a herbaceous and spicy taste.

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Beer Rebel Local 8% Verzet | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Orientale

Aromatic triple hoppy.

A rather floral taste reminiscent of Guldenberg, among other things.

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Beer Chimay Cinq Cents White 8% Chimay | Triple
€48,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Hainaut supermarket

Easy-drinking Triple Trappist.

Balanced between sweetness and bitterness, it was produced in 1966 for the 500th anniversary of the Principality of Chimay

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Beer Swaf 8% Silly | Triple
€60,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Hainaut

It is spicy followed by a slight bitterness and a fairly present body.

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Beer Caulier Triple Gluten Free 9% B28 | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Brasserie 28 Hainaut Sans Gluten

A gluten-free Triple beer, with delicate fruity flavors.

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Beer Gembloux Triple 8% Gembloux | Triple
€53,52
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Namur
A one-of-a-kind beer. A Triple Lager with a complex malty taste and floral aromas, with a touch of honey. Fermented by a yeast with delicate profiles that sublimate the malty and hoppy aromas and confer a thirst-quenching finish.
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Beer Bertinchamps Triple 8% Bertinchamps | Triple
€60,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Namur
Sweet, slightly amber and cloudy. Sweet and refreshing, the beer also has a subtle bitter aftertaste with a hint of caramel.
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Beer Rochehaut Triple 8.5% Rochehaut | Triple
€53,52
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg
Triple Rochehaut beer is of the tripel type, blond in color, on the nose malt and cereals, on the palate citrus fruits and coriander.
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Beer Tripel Karmeliet 8.4% Bosteels | Triple
€54,72
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Occidentale supermarket

Tripel Karmeliet is still brewed according to an authentic beer recipe that describes the use of three kinds of cereals: wheat, oats and barley.

The Tripel Karmeliet beer was created back in 1996. The brewer got inspiration from a local bakery and was impressed by their multi-grain bread. Because of this, he was thinking of creating a Tripel beer and worked on refining the recipe for three years. 

Afterwards, he had the luck to discover a recipe that dates back to 1679. This beer recipe was very similar to the recipe he was working on. This ancient recipe had a big influence on the modern Tripel Karmeliet recipe. That led to the tripel beer we know today that instantly became a success. 

The beer has a nice creamy foam and a golden colour. You have spicy notes and hints of vanilla and citrus on the nose. The Tripel Karmeliet flavour is refreshing with spicy, earthy and sweet notes. The oats bring a creamy mouthfeel and a smooth finish. You can also get notes of banana and vanilla which develop into an orange flavour throughout drinking. 

The brewing process of Tripel Karmeliet beer is much longer than usual and takes up to 6 or 7 weeks. It is only to assure quality and flawless taste. 

Moreover, the beer has won several awards, including the World Beer Awards, World Beer Championships, The International Beer Challenge and Asia Beer Challenge. You can trust that this beer is pure perfection. A great Belgian classic!

Want to know more about the famous tripel karmeliet beer?

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: 

  • Who makes Tripel Karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet is brewed by a Belgian brewery Bosteels. The brewery also has other fantastic beers like a strong blonde beer Kwak. 

  • Where exactly is tripel karmeliet made?

Bosteels brewery, which brews Tripel Karmeliet, is situated in a little Belgian town called Buggenhout. The little town is located in the Northwest of Brussels, in Denderstreek, in the province of East Flanders. 

  • How many calories are in tripel karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet has 76 calories per 100 ml. 

  • What is a triple beer? What makes a triple a triple?

The term came in use to indicate the strength of strong pale ale. Westmalle brewery was the first to use this term in 1956 to name their strongest beer in the range. These styles were already brewed before, though. After the Westmalle Tripel, the style was copied all around, and the name took off. Triple beer is often a heavy top-fermenting beer and refermented in the bottle. The triple beer uses three times more malt than normal Trappist beer. 

  • Which beer is similar to Triple Karmeliet?

You should start with the Westmalle Tripel that made this style famous. Other popular choices are Paix Dieu, Jambe de Bois by Senne brewery, and Guldenberg, a bitter triple beer by De Ranke brewery

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  • What are the ingredients of tripel karmeliet?

The beer has been brewed with 100% natural ingredients. The Triple Karmeliet contains wheat and oats, barley, Steiermark hops, mineral water and the brewery's own yeast, the K97 grain yeast. 

  • How to serve Tripel Karmeliet? How do you drink Tripel Karmeliet?

The best pouring temperature of the Tripel Karmeliet beer is between 6-9 degrees Celsius. Tripel Karmeliet has its own beer glass. Once you open the beer bottle, you pour the beer into the glass tilted at a 45-degree angle. Slowly tilt the glass upright so you will end up with a good amount of head. 

  • What foods are good to pair with Triple Karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet beer goes well with all sorts of cheese platters. Surprisingly, it also goes very well with some desserts like pies. 

  • How strong is a triple beer?

Triple beers have around 9% alcohol. The Triple Karmeliet has 8.4% of alcohol. 

You may find this beer also in one of our beer boxes or discover it with our monthly beer subscription
 

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Beer Straffe Hendrik Brugs Tripel 9% Halve Maan | Triple
€58,80
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Orientale

Triple bitter from Bruges.

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Beer Trp 8% Jessenhofke | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Bio Blonde Bouteille Limbourg

TRP is a triple dry with a herbaceous touch. Elected best amateur beer in the province of Limburg in 2002.

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Beer Queue De Charrue Triple 9% Vanuxeem | Triple
€48,24
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Hainaut

Copper color balanced between sweetness and bitterness.

Originally it was the blonde but in 1992, it was renamed triple to make way for its lighter and softer little sister.

Quite classic, it is similar to many triple abbeys in Belgium.

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Beer Organicus 8.5% Lupulus | Triple
€51,60
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg

Slightly more floral organic version than the Lupulus with the same alcohol content.

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Beer Trio 8.7% Atrium | Triple
€70,08
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg
Triple Beer
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Beer Gypsy Rose 9% Sainte-Hélène | Triple
€52,08
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg Saint-Monon
Amber colored beer with Alsatian hops. Very fruity aroma, sweet like caramel and slightly salty. The flavor is sweet, fruity and spicy with coriander.
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Beer Malmedy Triple 9% Bellevaux | Triple
€56,40
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Liège
A powerful and full-bodied taste due to the high alcohol content and the different malts. Very easy to drink but watch out for the high alcohol content. Golden blonde with a fine, fruity mousse with a rather bitter aftertaste. Slightly sweet at the start of the palate, it ends with a bitter finish due to Alsatian hops.
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La Saint Guidon 8% 24x33cl Bieres de Quartier | Triple
€58,80
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Bruxelles

La bière belge La Saint Guidon de la brasserie Bieres de Quartier est une Triple à 8%. Brassée en honneur du quartier anderlechtois du même nom, les habitants peuvent se délecter de cette délicieuse bière triple dans les cafés populaires du quartier.

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Beer Fagnes Triple 9% Fagnes | Triple
€54,72
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Namur
Triple beer with a beautiful coppery color and a fruity banana taste. It is mainly composed of water, malt, Czech and German hops, spices (coriander, orange peel and liquorice) and high fermentation yeast.
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Beer Corsendonk Agnus Tripel 7.5% Corsendonk | Triple
€49,92
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille

Abbey triple with fruity and spicy notes and a bitter finish.

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Beer Val-Dieu Triple 9% Val-Dieu | Triple
€51,60
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Liège

Hopped abbey triple.

It is part of the classic triples with good headiness, it is balanced between cereal and hops.

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Beer Schuppenboer Tripel 8% Nest | Triple
€52,32
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille

The SchuppenBoer Triple (jack of spades in Dutch) is a triple hopped with Cascade hops with the addition of coriander.

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Beer Bersalis Triple 9.5% Oud Beersel | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Brabant Flamand
Bersalis Tripel is a triple blonde with a strong character. The taste of wheat malt evolves during the tasting from a fruity-bitter flavor to a round and sweet taste. Its spices leave a pleasant sensation in the mouth.
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La Mère Vertus 9% 24x33cl Millevertus | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg

La bière belge Triple de la brasserie Millevertus est une référence incontournable. Fondée en 1997 dans la région de Namur, la brasserie propose une large gamme de bières artisanales. Parmi les plus connues, on retrouve La Mère Vertus, une bière forte à 9%.Triple maltée et houblonnée facile à boire.

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Beer Florentine 8.5% Sainte-Hélène | Triple
€53,52
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Luxembourg Saint-Monon
Florentine is a Triple style beer brewed by the Luxembourg brewery Sainte-Hélène.
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Beer Rio 8% ValDuc | Triple
€54,72
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Brabant Wallon
Triple amber brewed with 4 malts and 4 hops. Its candy sugar perfumes each sip and recalls the terroir while the 4 hops evoke citrus. Refreshing.
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Beer Waterloo Triple Blond 8% John Martin | Triple
€55,92
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Brabant wallon supermarket
Authentic Belgian top-fermented beer with a brilliant golden yellow colour, very fine bubbles and a thick, creamy head. The first impression on the nose is fresh and yeasty. Lively and fruity aromas accompany notes of delicate and refined hops. The bouquet is completed with hints of green apple and lime blossom. The initial flavors linger on the palate and are well balanced.
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Beer Fort Lapin Tripel 8% Fort Lapin | Triple
€48,24
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Orientale
A blond beer. It has something of a wheat beer thanks to the addition of coriander and wheat malt. A well-balanced and easy-drinking beer. A lightly spiced beer, with a beautiful golden color and a beautiful robe.
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Beer Zeezuiper 8% Schelde | Triple
€53,04
Anvers Belgique Blonde Bouteille
A golden triple malt with a well-balanced bitterness and a fruity aftertaste. The various flavors blend harmoniously. Subtle notes of coriander. The scent of yellow fruits and the delicate bitterness determine the definition of this original and appreciated triplet.
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Beer Ename Tripel 8.5% Roman | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Occidentale
This blond and strong abbey beer tastes of citrus, pineapple, peach, nectarine and herbs. Malt and hops are nicely balanced. Fruity and honey aromas, yeast, sweet malt, light hop notes and light mineral touch. Flavors of fruit, malt sweetness, light hops and Belgian yeast.
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Beer Triple Lefort 8.8% Omer | Triple
€54,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Orientale

Sweet with a very present cereal note.

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Beer Tamera 9% Enigma | Triple
€60,00
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Limbourg

La Tamera is a triple hopped with Citra which gives it a pronounced bitterness kick.

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Beer Gruut Inferno 9% Gruut | Triple
€63,12
Belgique Blonde Bouteille Flandre Occidentale
A delicate beer with an intense taste. Its golden color and unique flavor make it popular at all ages.
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Tripel beer

The “tripel” beer has its origins in the abbeys.

At the time when the monks brewed their own beers, they produced four beers: table beer, double, triple and occasionally quadruple beers.

Each style was a multiple of three to express the alcohol level of the beer. The different styles were actually a benchmark for consumers. The company being very hierarchical, kept the best products for the highest social strata.

Strong ales like the triple were reserved for large events or important members of the clergy and their visitors. Stronger in alcohol, they were also better designed, as the monks allowed more time for them when brewing. Because the longer the mashing, the more sugars are present in the must; part of this sugar will then be transformed into alcohol during fermentation.

Even though everyone thinks that triples are all blondes and doubles are all brunettes, this prejudice was born when the Westmalle Tripel was released. After this event, breweries started making doubles which were brown and triples which were blonde. But it has never been officially decreed that color was a binding factor, nor an obligation for the triple beer appellation.

There are still a few examples of beers that do not respect this rule. The Strubbe Brewery brews a double beer which is amber in color, and a triple beer which is brown; proof that color is not a legislated characteristic.

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