Brakspear Triple

About the beer

Source: Wychwood Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire

Strength: 7.2% ABV

Colour: dark copper

Brewing craft: This beer went through three fermentations, in which two were in Brakspear's "Double Drop" System, and the third fermentation continued in the bottle.  The bottle I had, marked with the bottle number 2084625, was filled at 6/7/2012 (you could check the date at the website www.brakspear-beers.com. In this way, you could actually store your vintage in cellar with known duration).  Hops were then added three separate times.

Malt: Crystal, Black and Maris Otter pale malts


Tasting at The United
           500ml bottle

Rating (out of 10): 8.5

Notes:

I bought the bottle at the Beer Bay, thinking about something stronger for the salty and oily food of the Lunar New Year.  Eventually, I had the rich beer at the dinner table of the New Year feast (sharing it with my father, sister and brother-in-law).  And the experience was so satisfying.

Strong craft beer does not easily let you down, as long as you are not fancying fast downpour through your throat.  What I mean is that if you are willing to take your time, drink slowly and treasure something extraordinary, strong craft beer should be your good choice.  This Brakspear Triple gives you a illusion of some good stuff from a Belgium Abbey, except that it produces some typical aroma usually associated with British ale.

Aromatic in your nose, while very rich in your palate.  A bit (not very) hoppy.  All these characters make this beer a good match for Chinese food.  Not that kind of ice-cold Tsing Tao for salty fried squid, but imagine some brandy goes with roasted duck.  Yes, just like that while you don't need to worry about those 40% brandy making you headache fastly.

It is good to drink slowly, just like a glass of good wine.