Brussels Beer Project Tatie Tatin
After introducing the Japanese brewery Kiuchi, discover Brussels Beer Project (BBP) ! Founded in 2013 as a crowdfunding initiative, Brussels Beer Project aims to reinvent classic Belgian beer styles and propel them into the 21st century. While Belgium is famous for its iconic beer heritage, BBP’s founders believed the local brewing scene needed a fresh boost.
BBP: Leave the Abbey, Join the Playground!
By reimagining classic Belgian Pale Ales, Flanders Red Ales, rich and smooth Quadrupels, and many more, Brussels Beer Project has embraced each style while creating new ones along the way — such as True and False, possibly the world’s first White Imperial Stout.
Whatever the style, every beer combines centuries of Belgian brewing tradition with modern flavors and a touch of humor to create truly unforgettable brews. As the BBP team likes to say, “Leave the abbey, join the playground!”
Apple Pie… in a Bottle?
Tatie Tatin, BBP’s bold Tripel brewed with apples, takes inspiration from the classic French dessert tarte Tatin, blending warm notes of liqueur and caramelized apples into a beautifully rich and indulgent beer.
Its deep caramel-brown color and beige foam release generous waves of rich brown sugar, layered with warm apple pie, vanilla, and spiced plum jam for a powerful, alcohol-forward sensory experience.
The warm, expressive aroma continues on the palate, delivering syrupy spiced raisins and a pronounced sherry-like alcohol note. This luxurious fortified-wine and apple-brandy character is balanced by gentle herbal liqueur nuances and a light burnt-sugar bitterness that offsets the apple crumble sweetness, leading to a wonderfully decadent finish. How do you like them apples?
Triple or Tripel?
Triple — often spelled Tripel in Flemish — is a beer style dating back to the Middle Ages in the Low Countries. Although the origin of the name remains uncertain, it is widely believed that Enkel (single), Dubbel (double), and Tripel (triple) referred to successive runnings of the same mash. Each brewing produced less fermentable sugar, resulting in progressively lighter beers. Brewers marked them X for Enkel, XX for Dubbel, and XXX for Tripel — the strongest version — while the lightest beer was commonly consumed during the day as it was safer than water.
Quadrupel is a more recent innovation introduced by Brewery De Koningshoeven, which began brewing La Trappe Quadrupel as an extra-strong Trappist beer.
Tatie Tatin Tripel is the little sister of BBP’s Tante Tatin Quadrupel. So when the Beery Christmas range is gone, try not to dwell on it — that would only be frustrating. The good news is that you can still enjoy a turbo-charged version of this surprising beer.
