'Abbatia De Dunis, Koksijde Anno 1138'

Full golden colour with a frothy, quickly diminishing beige head. Very active cabonation of rising champagne bubbles.

The nose is sweet malt, honey biscuits and full of fruit.
Sweet candi sugar taste, but not cloying. Dark fruits, red apples and some spicy flavours. A warming alcohol effect that doesn't dominate, not even in the belly.The attractive mixture of the fruity flavours and the maltiness add to this tripel's complexity.
The finish is dry with an aftertaste of dried apricots that linger for a while.

Good quality tripel, a lot of people seem to like this one.

Take note : The beer should be poured in slowly and carefully. Top-fermentation and refermented in the bottle.

Outside Belgium, the St.-Idesbald brand is also known as Duinen Abbey beer.
The number 1138, on the label refers to the moment in which the local abbey Our Lady of the Dunes was taken up in the Order of Citeaux, as an adopted daughter of the Cistercian abbey of Clairvaux. During the Reformation, in 1566, the Duinen Abbey was destroyed. A small chapel was saved and is dedicated to Sint Idesbald, a small village on the Belgian coast.