Fairy Tales and Tripel Ales

Beer #250 Urthel Hibernus Quentum / De Leyerth Brouwerijen, Ruiselede, Belgium

Good news for the day - no one tried to steal my identity.  Hooray for small victories!  Although, I did get some laughs hearing about all of the exciting places my friends' credit cards had "been" without them, including Vietnam, Brazil, and Yeadon, PA.  One of these things is NOT like the others...

Today I'm sampling the Urthel Hibernus Quentum, from De Leyerth Brouwerijen.  That's a mouthful.  This tripel has a caramel color and a white head that quickly dissipates.  There's a sweet, honey-like aroma, and the taste has notes of malt, honey, dark fruit, and candi sugar, with a nice floral finish.  If you love Belgian tripels, this one will likely be right up your alley.  If you like Miller Lite, you may need to reconsider why it is exactly you're reading this blog.

Belgian beer and gnomes. What's up with that?

This brewery appears to go by the more common name of Urthel; it seems that the founder had been working on a fairy tale that was going nowhere, so he decided to brew beer.  When it came time for a name, he used the artwork and a name from his still in the works fairy tale characters, The Urthels.  Whatever you call it, a husband and wife team were behind the launch of this brewery in 2000.  From what I gather, they have a brewpub, but contract Leffe for much of their production.  If you like this review and want to try this beer, you better find one fast - this beer has been retired, and will no longer be brewed.  They are producing others, which is good, as this one was quite nice.

Thing to Think About Today:
I was tempted to make a play on the name Urthel and drop some Urkel in here.

Did I do that?  No, no I didn't.

But I can't do that.  Instead, if we're thinking about fairy tales for kids with an adult twist, we're dropping in some MC Slick Rick and his classic tale of a Children's Story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNTu8jdukA

I was hoping Rick the Ruler would have made an appearance at the London Olympics closing ceremony, but to no avail.  Sadness.