Left Hand St. Vrain Tripel

750 ml brown Belgian style bottle. Corked & caged. No freshness date noted. Poured out a hazy straw yellow color, with a sticky white head. Aromas are of fresh cut hay, some citrus notes, along with lime peel. Wildflower honey in the aromas as well. Tastes are of honeysuckle vines, along with a citrus zing. Big malt backbone, with a floral hops finish. Decent body, decent mouthfeel. A pretty good triple from Colorado? Jeez, what will these guys do next?

Very tasty interpretation of tripel style. Very full-bodied, filtered, and with a nice faintly alcoholic aftertaste. Good stuff.

Happy St Valentines Day to me as I celebrate with this 750ml bottle of St Vrain, for which I heaped out $16. After de-corking the nice painted bottle, I poured a textbook Tripel. Golden orange with a medium activity level, the tiny carbonation rising to an ever present if thin foam topping. I can get a whiff of the aroma from 2 feet away as I type ... yeasty and bready. As I sip it here at my desk, I revel in the nice honey-nectar sweetness that’s countered with just a hint of dry finish. This hits the spot tonight. (#2702, 2/14/2007)

Corked bottle. Pours rich, deep cheddar yellow. Nice head and lacing. Aroma is weak bread yeast, with traces of light cheddar. Flavor is sweet, candied yeast with a citrus aftertaste; quite acidic. Nice, full mouthfeel. Much better than I expected; surprised at the low percentile rating. Not your typical tripel, but if everyone followed the same formula life (beer) would be verrrry boring.

Pours to a hazy carmeld straw color w/ a large white head. Aroma of bananna bread, some sweet sugars and carmels. Palate was well coated and lightly creamy. Flavor of bananna, carmel, some doughy notes, light warmth of alcohol. Pretty darn good.