Catalogue no. BBG096

Brugse Tripel

Brewery: Brouwerij De Gouden Boom
Beer style: Tripel
Glass style: Pilsner
Place: Brugge (Bruges) (Flanders)

Curator’s Notes

I bought this Brugse Tripel glass for 50 cents at a brocante, alongside another glass branded Brugge Tripel (BBG097). Note the different spellings of Brugse and Brugge – they become important as the story develops. The connection between the two glasses only became clearer later.

This is the earlier of the two identities: Brugse Tripel, brewed in Bruges by Brouwerij De Gouden Boom. The beer was later renamed Brugge Tripel – Brugge being the Dutch name for the city itself – and production eventually moved from Bruges to Palm's brewery at Steenhuffel. The other glass in the Museum belongs to that later identity.

The glass itself is tall and gently flared, with a heavy base, simple red lettering and a small painted Bruges scene above the name. Seen alone, it is an attractive piece of older branded glassware. Seen alongside its Brugge Tripel successor, it becomes part of the story of how the beer's identity evolved.

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