De Molen Heen & Weer (Back & Forth)
20EBC / 42EBU / 20 ºP
Premiant, Saaz & Coriander
Premiant, Saaz & Coriander
3.6
529 reviews
Bodegraven, Netherlands
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Ticks all the boxes of a good tripel. Aroma, taste, that killer palate. But something is lacking, which makes me drop the overall score. Like those snooty judges marking down Tonya Harding's otherwise perfect, ground breaking routine due to 'presentation'
Fles. Prettige tripel. Aroma zacht kruiden, in smaak ook. Waar veel triples te zoet zijn, of te gekruid, is deze in evenwicht. Mocht wel iets voller van smaak zijn
Thanks markoijelena for sharing! Clear dark amber body with mid sized, collapsing white head. Aroma is yeasty, spicy, some caramel. Taste is fruity, spicy, caramel again. Mild spicy finish with soft mineral notes. Medium body, soft carbonation, oily texture.
Belle couleur rousse, pas de mousse.
Nez caramel, fruits rouges et oranges, un côté floral (miel?).
Bouche bien ronde, sucrée mais pas trop, bien goûteuse (caramel, prune, abricot, du fruit confit), une petite astringence sympathique et quelques épices.
Une "triple" améliorée de chez De Molen.
Bottle at Las Buenas Pulgas, served in a standard glass.
Amber colour, medium head and retention, average lacing. Aroma is sweet, malty, bananas, pears, honey, spices.
Medium to full body, sticky 6,good carbonation. Sweet finish.
Taste of fruits, honey, cloves, pears.
Great Belgian style triple.
Sweet & dark honey nose. Needs some more aging ( about 3 y.) . Light fruity taste, decent honey which is dominated by hops. Bbe 05/18
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, caramel, spicy and honey notes, light to medium sweet, medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty and spicy bitter sweet finish. Ok.
Copenhagen 26/9 2020. 33 cl bottle from Føtex, Torvet, Silkeborg. De Molen's usual austere label design with a simple white label with basic information about the beer in black writing and the little logo with the wind mill.
Pours murky amber with a big off-white, yellowish head. Settles as creamy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is intense with a sweet, boozy odor with lighter sour scent peeking in. Fermented plums in alcohol. Boxed chocolates with banana cream. Sharp alcohol. Sour grains.
Medium strong carbonation. Medium thick, oily, lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a moderate sour bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet with an underlying boozy undercurrent. Finish is semi-dry and laden with alcohol.
Potent boozy take on a Belgian Triple.
0,33 litre bottle from old cellar collection. BBF.2013. Amber with little head. Malts, hops, sweetness ,
Wow. Øl fra øverste hylde. Masser af fylde og velsmag. Tilpas bitterhed. Lækker indbydende aroma
Amber color, good foam. Aroma somewhat sharp, but excellent taste: sweet, bitter and a full warm aftertaste.
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Hazy amber golden colour with a thin off-white head. Sweet aroma with raspberry jam, fruity notes, yeasts, grasses and floral hops. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Slightly drying fruity finish yeasts and hoppy notes. Very enjoyable.
Bottle@Lars - Hazed amber with a off white head. Sweet malty and yeasty, notes of dried fruit, some sweet icing sugar, red fruits, medium to full body, nice notes of spice into the lingering sweet finish.
33 cl. bottle. A hazy amber coloured beer with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, hops, yeast, spice, fruit, alcohol and sweetness.
Pours redish with whote head .Honey notes The smell of alcoholic sweetness.
330ml bottle pours cloudy orange with fine off-white head. Aromas of caramel malt, citrus hops, dried fruit and yeast. Tastes of barley malt, boiled orange, fruit sugar, caramel malt, raisins, dates, bready yeast and spices. Medium bodied with slightly oily mouthfeel. Some orange rind bitterness in the finish. Well balanced triple.
Thuis uit een flesje, geschonken in een Karmeliet glas. Amberkleur, goed schuim. Aroma wat scherp, maar uitstekende smaak: zoet, bitter en een volle warme nasmaak.
Cloudy, quite bitter, but strong and balanced with great yeast and malt body. online belgian beer factory
Large bubbly white head stayed on a hazy light reddish brown still body.
Stewing fruit, malt & caramel aroma.
Medium to full body, carbonated on the front with a smoother creamy back & clean aft.
Red berry, citrus, spices, pine, grass, hoppy, caramel & clove tastes.
Fľaška z drink shopu. Vôňa alkoholova sladkasta. Farba medova. Chuť alkoholova medova.
Color ambarado y espuma crema que desaparece con cierta facilidad.
Aromas dulces, fruta madura, caramelos...
Triple...ceci est vite dit. On est plus proche d'un barley wine que d'une triple, mais ce style hybride est tant intéressant que cette bière est réussie. Blond orangé en verre, (EBC de 23), cette Heen & Weer est surmontée d'une mousse blanc cassé de 3 mm. Le nez, d'emblée fait davantage penser à un Barly Wine avec des arômes de miel, d'orange confite de caramel avec de légères épices. Saaz et Columbus sont les 2 houblons utilisés. Ceux-ci se complètent très bien, avec cette élégance et ces fines épices apportées par le Saaz et ces bons arômes d'agrumes apportés par le Columbus. L'amertume avec 61 d'EBU est bien poussée et ce dans une remarquable alliance avec le malt, très présent, qui de son côté confère une grosse densité en bouche. L'équilibre en est bien trouvée et la complexité au rendez-vous. L'alcool à 9,2 % est correct mais aurait pu également être poussé sans problème. Mis à part l'attaque, légèrement timide, la dégustation est quant à elle relativement linéaire (les arômes étant ceux présents au nez), ce qui rend tout de même la bière un peu ennuyeuse sur la longueur. Voici un dérivé de Barley Wine de chez De Molen tout à fait honorable.
Completely cloudy. Copper colour. Very tiny head. Aroma is vanilla bean, marzipan, and toffee. Taste is toffee, Grand Marnier, and applesauce. Surprisingly smooth considering the strength.
Just super
This beer I liked a lot. Balanced, complex but compensated. A beer that has all the elements of a good three times well balanced. Evolve well in the glass and it is a beer that improves as you try it. Repeat
The Netherlands have been imitating Belgian tripels since the eighties but I have rarely encountered a really good one, so when I saw this listed at Willems (near Antwerp), I just had to give it a go. Tripel-ish beer by De Molen, tasted from an older bottle, three years old now and a month past its "best before" date... Thick, eggshell-white, intricately "Brugse kant"-like lacing, remarkably stable head remaining closed for the entire tasting session (33 cl); initially almost clear, deep amberish orange robe, darker than average for the intended style, shifting to a misty amber and eventually a brownish-tinged murky copper as more sediment goes into the bottle. Aroma clearly coloured by age, reminiscent of very old tripels I enjoyed at Kulminator many years ago, at the start of my beer tasting 'carreer': oxidation both in a 'noble' way (sweet white port) and in a less flattering, 'rusty iron' kind of way, marmalade, Grand Marnier, honey, carrot cake, old biscuit, poached pear, strawberry jam, moist white pepper, old ginger powder, cognac, sweetbread, pineapple candy. Sweet onset, very sweet even with a lot of residual, honeyish, white sugariness cloying a bit to the teeth; esteriness remains however limited to fig-, pear- and pineapple-like accents, with a deeper sourish touch below. Softish carb, very thick and viscous (certainly for style), oily mouthfeel, vinous in the end; oxidized caramelly, biscuity and honeyish sweet malt body with ongoing candied fruit aspects, leading to a confidently bittering finish involving a peppery, firm, bit resinous hop bitter aspect, some bready yeasty notes including phenolic effects but restrainedly so, candied orange peel flavours lingering and eventually a relatively astringent, heating, cognac- and rum-like alcohol effect. Oxidized malt aromas, with a light metallic side to it, linger a bit. Boozy, overly sweet tripel: De Molen has excelled at strong stouts and barleywines on countless occasions, but creating a pale blonde, strong ale that at the same time remains light and drinkable in the mouth, the key aspect of a tripel, is apparently not their forte. Granted, this bottle is too old, I should have rated it younger, but that thick, vinous, oily body must have been there when it was younger as well, as age only tends to thin out beers by coagulation of the proteins. Not a tripel any more than e.g. Bush Ambrée or Dolle's Stille Nacht are - and these examples spring to mind with good reason: this is, at best, a 'Belgian style barleywine' if such a thing exists. And if it doesn't, I believe this beer would better fit under the general barleywine category - but of course we need to respect brewer's intent, and in that respect, there clearly are a number of good arguments to call this a failure. That said: I did enjoy this 'bière de dégustation' quite a lot, honestly speaking, for its rich and generously aged bouquet and full, quite densely packed flavours, so I will not take 'truth to style' into account here and rate it as if it were intended as another variation on De Molen's barleywine themes. Very satiating, desserty sipper to be enjoyed sip by sip, in any case.
Hazy amber, medium cream head with nice lacing. Aroma of caramel and floral. Medium sweetness, very Belgian character, malty and yeasty, caramel and ripe fruits, dates, resin and spices, notes of alcohol in the end. Nice body, viscous and smooth, soft carbonation, long finish. Very nice ale, enjoyable and easy to drink besides its 9.2%.
Fles 33cl thuis. Zoet. Rood ruit, krachtig, goede balans Redelijk complex. Koriander. (7-2012).
At home together with Yves hazy amber colored body with yeast particels and a small white head and with a malt hop caramel aroma a malt hop caramel sweet chocolate alcholic bitter taste with an alcholic bitter finish
330ml bottle, almost three years old (2015-07-06). Pours hazy amber with a lot of sediment floating around, a nice thick beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, malts, spices, honey. Taste is malty, sweet, honey, dried fruits, spicy, yeasty, bitter hop finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.