Trappist Beers: Dubbel vs Tripel vs Quadrupel [What’s the difference?]

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If you enjoyed my Trappist Beers: Dubbel vs Tripel vs Quadrupel [What’s the difference?] video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻
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The Trappist and Belgian beers featured in this video are:
St Bernardus Prior 8 Dubbel / Double
Westmalle Tripel / Triple
La Trappe Quadrupel / Quad
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@shaunmorrissey7313 4 ай бұрын

St Bernardus (blue label) is a divine treat.

@nobbynobbs8182 3 ай бұрын

Dubbel is a severely underrated beer type

@TheCrumbyBeard 3 ай бұрын

For sure! Would love to see more about. Cheers 🍻

@chriskappert1365 5 ай бұрын

My favorite is the La Trappe , together with the Rochefort 10 . 😜

@nobbynobbs8182 3 ай бұрын

We often joke about dutch beers like Heineken, but at La Trappe they know what they are doing. I also was pleasently surprised with Texels Skuumkoppe. Very refreshing to drink in summer

@benbinks2012 Жыл бұрын

You could talk all night about Belgian beer and their relatives, and I would just sit here and listen 😁 I don't even need to, I have plenty of experience with them in their homeland, I just love them so much. Cheers, great review 👌

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

I really have a huge soft spot for them too. For me it's one of those styles I won't drink weekly or even monthly, but when the time comes, that's all that will really tickle the itch! Cheers!

@rehenhawksmusic Жыл бұрын

Great review cheers brother Cumby I love a Trappist beer❤❤❤

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

Cheers Henry! Me too!

@dietrichess9997 Ай бұрын

"Not all Trappist brewers are singing from the same hymn sheet." 🙂 Nicely put! Have you heard the lore about the monks having to pack up and relocate a monastery/brewery, and so they carted the wooden beams of the brewhouse along with them to the new site? The idea was that so many of these beers were dependent on their specific "wild" yeast which had established itself within the very wood of the structures. True or not? Interesting story for a homebrewer (me) used to sterilizing everything and using packaged yeast.

@TheCrumbyBeard Ай бұрын

I hadn't heard that but I can absolutely believe it! I've done a small amount of home brewing myself and likewise am fascinated by how it was traditionally done as a result. There are a couple of saison and wild ferm specialist breweries in the UK, I visited one last year and they actually filled a massive open-top stainless vat on the roof of the building with their wort for some of their specials, very different and very interesting!

@dietrichess9997 Ай бұрын

Taking the wooden beams along with the brewery makes sense. I'll try to find a source for that story. I read it somewhere. Prison wine recipes can involve leaving a fruit peel out, and waiting for whatever specific yeast to invest in it ... 🙂 Apple toilet wine or Orange toilet cider? Depends on the yeast. A saucy citrus or a floral bouquet? Wow, late night mycology... ? :-)

@TheCrumbyBeard Ай бұрын

@@dietrichess9997 haha, what a choice to make 😅

@dietrichess9997 Ай бұрын

I'm drinking a La Trappe Triple as I watch this, and it is 8% abv. I've enjoyed this style before but I wanted to learn some more details as I enjoyed a bottle (or three). I have conquered the "excitable" head problem mostly, just by pouring it like I'm defusing a bomb. 🙂 Nice video, Thanks! I simply looked up Belgian beer and chose yours. I'll be watching more, for sure. I've now subscribed. Edit: Today when shopping I saw a La Trappe Quadrupel and I think that label read 12%. I will check again tomorrow. I'm in Canada, and most of these styles come in larger bottles, with corks. The St. Bernardus is the exception, and we usually only see it in small capped bottles around the Yule season.

@TheCrumbyBeard Ай бұрын

Ah thank you! Welcome aboard! Some of our larger bottles are corked but the majority we get are the 330ml versions seen here. We don't get a huge number stocked in our regular stores but because shipping directly from Belgium is relatively inexpensive due to the close proximity, thankfully that allows many small independent and specialist stores to get a decent collection on offer!

@clymtc 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this, thank you, but you do need to get the correct glass type for the beers (and don't tip the bottle so far) Actually visiting La Trappe in a couple of weeks for a "tasting tour" - can't wait :)

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

That sounds fantastic, hope you enjoy!

@KermitForPrez 11 ай бұрын

Good review/education of the style. I have decided to take a focused walk down the Trappist road so I came back to this video to get started. Until now, I only had the style on the occasional lark.

@TheCrumbyBeard 11 ай бұрын

It's such a broad term in reality that trying to pin even the specific styles down is rather hard work, however, my experience has been just to try as many different styles from as many different breweries as possible and you'll find your sweet spot...or you'll find it's just not for you! But, at least you'll know. Cheers!

@mdesmet9111 27 күн бұрын

For a Tripel I prefer the Tripel Karmeliet. The St. Bernardus Abt 12 is a really good Quadrupel!

@lucvanmechelen5989 9 ай бұрын

We Belgians are very protectif of our beer culture. Sint Bernardus is not a Trappist beer. Until 1992 it was the brouwery that brouwed for the Westvleteren Trappist monastery. From 1992 on Trappist beer has to be brouwed within the walls of the monastery. So they lost there licence to call it Trappist.

@TheCrumbyBeard 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the facts! One day I will re-do this with exclusively Trappist brewers to avoid confusion. In addition it is unhelpful that globally people refer to Trappist beers as a style rather than a strict designation. Always learning! Cheers!

@timgentier5087 7 ай бұрын

Completely correct argument but...its the perfect version of a double to use in this comparison, right?!

@alaingroenen8505 3 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeardit’s an abbey beer, not all abbey beers are trappist but all trappist are abbey beers.

@aby110 Ай бұрын

Protectif en effet

@JamesPicciuto-zy7si Ай бұрын

Everyone shits on St Bernardus for not being legit Trappist, but it is on par with all of them and is my personal favorite

@mickeybravo6702 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I love the Trappist style but apart from a general history didn’t actually know some of the nuances. And trying to explain to others a bit easier now!

@TheCrumbyBeard 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad it helped! This video was far from comprehensive but hopefully it gives the general appreciator of the style just a little more insight. Cheers!

@beardedarcher1322 Жыл бұрын

This is a subject very dear to my heart, lived in south Netherlands for 3 years and spent a lot of my time sampling the rather large selection of Trappist beers, would recommend a stay in Maastricht if you get the chance!!!🍻

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

I'll add that to the must-visit list. Thank you!!

@LanguagesWithAndrew 11 ай бұрын

That was an *excellent* video for someone with only ~1000 subs. Well-done and I wish you success. Subscribed.

@TheCrumbyBeard 11 ай бұрын

Ah cheers Andrew! Much appreciated!

@stoempert Ай бұрын

St. Bernardus Abt (Prior) 12 imo is the go to Quadruple. Also, in the barley wine style, check out the very affordable Hertog Jan Grand Prestige.

@TheCrumbyBeard Ай бұрын

I'll keep an eye out for it! Cheers!

@ronaldtheriot Жыл бұрын

I've had the WEstmalle & the La Trappe.

@wilco7097 Ай бұрын

Try Leffe triple, its the best around and will get you absolutely hammered

@rafkuenen7257 Ай бұрын

Try Duvel,you will forget leffe

@TheCrumbyBeard 29 күн бұрын

Have had it since, can confirm!

@wilco7097 29 күн бұрын

@@rafkuenen7257 Duval is not as fruity as Leffe. It's more a sour triple and not as far so smooth as Leffe. Leffe for the win!

@user-bg2qx5xd5f 7 ай бұрын

St Bernardus isn't a trappist anymore since 1992. The Crumby pours are back baby .

@TheCrumbyBeard 7 ай бұрын

Yep, I fluffed that up! This video is a few months old not but rest assured The Crumby Pours are going nowhere 😂

@thedalillama 4 ай бұрын

As much as I like the famous beer brands of Belgium, I'm very happy to buy "Belgian beer" brewed in Canada and France. 1/2 the price by the time gets to me. I can wait until my next visit and look forward to it! :p

@TheCrumbyBeard 4 ай бұрын

The French stuff certainly isn't bad, and has it's own signature style which I rather enjoy - Affligem immediately springs to mind as a good French brew with a lot of Belgian flair, and always goes down well. Cheers!

@TheCraftBeerHub Жыл бұрын

The Crumby pours are back baby 😅

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

It's always foam party time in the Crumby Cavern 😂

@Mephizzle 8 ай бұрын

Also the double, tripple and quad refers to the amount of X's written on the keggs in the olden times :). So a double was marked XX, the tripple XXX

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

Oh interesting! Do you know how they determined which beer would receive what number of Xs in this format?

@Mephizzle 8 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeard the amount of % determined the amount of X's. One X (enkel) was drawn on the weakest beers, 'tablebeer'. XX was writen on the second level 6-8% and XXX was reserved for the heavy beers 8-10%. Quad beers are quite recent and invented by la trappe in 1991 and are more a marketing thing then actual use of X's. Quad beers are actually more a kind of barleywine then a proper beer.

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

@@Mephizzle brilliant insight, thank you

@wouterdemuyt1013 3 ай бұрын

Both the Rochefort 8 and the Rochefort 10 are quadrupel beers that date back to the 1950's. They are my favourite beers, along with La Trappe, St Bernardus Abt, West-Vleteren 12 and Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel.

@Fonfo-Sensei Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video Bro. Since you know about beer, I was wondering if you could give me some advice since I'm very ignorant in the world of beers, because I've always drank wines. My question is, what kind of beer brand to drink in a friendly party with colleagues of different ages and genders who don't like the bitterness of normal beer and it would be better to opt for a Dubbel beer or Tripel beer or Quadrupel beer?

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, and of course. I think the Quad may be too intense for a party situation as it’s very much a sit and consider type beer. Out of the other two it is difficult because the double is more approachable and has less hop bitterness, but some will have roasty bitterness introduced from the darker malts. Meanwhile the triple has hop bitterness but also has a lot more other flavours going on. If they don’t like “normal” beer I think the triple offers something more different, whereas the double is just a slightly sweet and stronger dark ale. Does that help?

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

Also, if you want to try other styles for non-beer drinkers who aren’t keen on bitter notes then I’d recommend looking at Weissbeers. Cheers!

@Fonfo-Sensei Жыл бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeard yes bro, thank you for the great help.

@FatWhiskyDrinkingGuy 8 ай бұрын

4 years shelf life, is just a suggestion. I have a small collection of beers in my cellar, that i bought over ten years ago. The only bad thing that can happen is that you lose the bubbels.... And you're pouring completely wrong......

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

Very true! Seeing 4-year shelf life on beers in the UK is rare as many of our craft ranges are as low as 4 months, but those of course are unpasteurised and unfiltered. Any tips on how you'd pour these styles? Every day is a school day after all! Cheers!

@arator1979 6 ай бұрын

You could have used the beers of Rochefort. They make doubles, triples and quadruples.

@TheCrumbyBeard 6 ай бұрын

Very true! I wanted to use a variety of brands to demonstrate how they can all vary quite a lot, admittedly I cocked up with the St Barnardus 😅

@philippeguiot9367 Ай бұрын

The usual mistake is to confuse Abbey beers with Trappist beers brewed by monks. St Bernardus f.i. is typically an Abbey beer

@Arnaud58 4 ай бұрын

@1:40 Note 2 things though: The brewery is 5.5 whole miles away from the Belgian border. Belgium and the Netherlands where once one country.👴🧐😉

@TheCrumbyBeard 4 ай бұрын

This makes a lot of sense!!

@patrickwolf5796 6 ай бұрын

I love the tripel most. St Bernardus makes a very nice one. For a dubbel I like Chimay. I don't care for quads, too boozy usually.

@TheCrumbyBeard 6 ай бұрын

I'm with you on the Quads, whilst I certainly enjoy one time to time, I very rarely order one when I see them available for that reason. Cheers!

@jan-willemtoonen2364 9 ай бұрын

The Latrappe 😊

@thedalillama 4 ай бұрын

Definition of quad for me: Predominate flavors are dried fruit like prunes or raisins, and some spice. High alcohol, low perception of alcohol. Whatever the flavor profile is, I save it as an event beer such as a replacement of dessert or something to be savored on a holiday. It's an occasion in a bottle... and delicious! My palette is not that sophisticated and does not care!!

@TheCrumbyBeard 4 ай бұрын

That is an excellent way to treat these beers and often find myself doing the same. I never fancy a Quad a a beer between a few other, but one to finish off a meal is superb! Cheers!

@Mephizzle 8 ай бұрын

As pointed out below St Bernardus isn't a trappist beer. The rest of the explanation is good though. Could you maybe use the right glasses next time, it's kinda important for trappist beers to be drunk from their respective glasses :)

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

Like everyone else I’m still learning. The glass collection is a work in progress and some quality stemmed glasses designed for Trappist styles is something I must acquire! As for the St Bernardus, I won’t make that mistake again 😂

@Mephizzle 8 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeard the glasses are quite easy to find in Belgium, if you ever have a need to connect just let me know. The monks and brewers on the Westmalle brewery are very kind people aswell and will gladly give a tour inside the brewery if you know who to ask :)

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

@@Mephizzle that’s brilliant thank you. Do you have a recommendation for a glass type that is suitable for a large variety of Belgian beers?

@Mephizzle 8 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeard see, the thing is, each beer has its own glass. So Westmalle has westmalle glasses, latrappe has latrappe glasses etc there is no 'real' universal glass. In a pinch you could use a glass with quite a wide opening (traditional for trappist beers) so the glass you use is kinda the opposite of a traditional trappist type glass.

@TheCrumbyBeard 8 ай бұрын

@@Mephizzle thank you! Obviously in an ideal world having branded glasswear for every beer would be brilliant but also very impractical 😅🍻

@user-kg6nb9ew5k 3 ай бұрын

Trappist beers are brewn within a trappist monastry. So there are no trappist beers brewn all over the world. They are abby beers. About the shelf life that is untill opened. I drank trappist that was 25 years old

@ikke12345 11 ай бұрын

It is not trapist style, those are trapist beerse except sint bernardus this one is in the style of, but can not cary the trapist name. You should look to west vleteren.. Onlee beers brdwed by trapist order inside the monastery are to be called trapist.

@timgentier5087 7 ай бұрын

For a, clearly knowledgeable zytologist, you really need the correct glas... Your explanation is spot on but these tumblers you use are just wrong. Glas is special and dedicated to every Belgian beer! You have a tumbler with closed nose and all of these beers need an open challes and for sure a foot so you dont warm the beer by gripping the glas... anyway, thx for indulsing into our culture but please, if you order beers from Belgium, buy the correct glas together. Its about 3 to 6 euro for the correct glas weir and with gift boxes, you get them for, almost, free 😊

@TheCrumbyBeard 7 ай бұрын

Fear not, after the comments on this video I will certainly not be making that mistake again! The glasses used here are commonplace for beer tastings as the funnel of the opening acts in a similar fashion to a Glen Cairn glass for whisky in that it can concentrate the aromas and allow you to analyse more accurately, however, as you said, it's not ideal for casual drinking due to the heat exchange when holding etc. I'm very pleased to see how many Belgian people are so passionate about how their excellent beers are consumed. Cheers!

@boereherp8705 Жыл бұрын

St Bernardus isn't a trappist anymore since 1992

@TheCrumbyBeard Жыл бұрын

Ah, interesting that they don't make that massively clear from their website etc when I was researching. Thanks for the heads-up! Just shows it's even more varied and complicated to talk about these as a specific style. Cheers!

@ikke12345 11 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeardthey used to brew for West Vleteren. But the rules changed so West Vleteren is brewing a very similar beer inside the monastery. One would be very lucky to get one. You need to phone in to by, they will give you a date and hour to get a crate of beer at the monastery. They only brew what they need to pay the bills. It is not commercially available

@joelkint1392 10 ай бұрын

the first one foams that much because you poured it wrong and not in the correct glass...

@askaryambus 9 ай бұрын

wrong glass for these beers...

@freggel04 7 ай бұрын

La Trappe not belgian? Beg to differ, didn't Westmalle save La Trappe?

@TheCrumbyBeard 7 ай бұрын

The brewery itself is in The Netherlands and I couldn't find any information to say otherwise, or that Westmalle was involved though there isn't extensive information on their ownership online that I could find. Would be great if you could share any info? Cheers!

@freggel04 7 ай бұрын

@@TheCrumbyBeard I'm sorry, seems I mixed up La Trappe with Achel. My bad 🙄🤫

@philippeguiot9367 Ай бұрын

"La Trappe" is not a belgian trappist beer (Tilburg - The Netherlands). The only 5 belgian Trappist beers are Chimay - Orval - Rochefort - Westmalle - Westvleteren