Southern Tier Tripel

22 ounce bottle. Pours a darker golden with a sticky pure white head with a few rising bubbles. The aroma displays pilsner, honey, and what I think smell sort of like American hops. The flavor comes off as lightly spiced which is probably a combination of yeast and hops. Its pretty damn sweet as well. A bit heavy on the body and sticky. Light on CO2 for a Belgian anything. This beer is just okay.

Bottle. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma of light caramel, earthy and floral hops, citrus and some light fruit. Malty sweet flavor with fruit, floral, light spices, yeast and has a slight hop bitterness

Southern Tier Tripel is a cloudy golden ale with some small particles swirling in it. It has a frothy white head that turns splotchy as it recedes. It has a faint aroma that seems dusty and fruity. It is medium bodied and smooth. The finish is crisp. It has a bold flavor: slightly sweet, fairly bitter and quite peppery. It is well balanced and well blended. The end of the taste is a warm wash of alcohol. There is an herbal aftertaste. Another solid offering from Southern Tier.

22oz. bottle. Mild, fruity and sweet aroma, some gentle floral touches and sugary, honeyish malt. Clear deep golden in color with a slight, subsiding head. Flavor has a bit more to offer, as luck would have it, showing a strongly sweet malt presence, tropical and citrus fruits, and a touch of bitterness towards the finish, which also contains a bit of hop spice and some herbal tones. Virtually no sign of the alcohol at any point, even after significant warming. Mouthfeel is low in effervescence and fairly smooth, body is full. A nice effort, certainly not disagreeable but not going to rank among the greats of this style.

Golden in colour, thin initially large white coloured head, some lacing. The aroma was lightly sweet, herbal, floral, some spice and citrus. The flavour is of oranges, peaches, some herbs and spices, minor alcohol. Sweet alcoholic mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes spicy, some alcohol warmth, lingering.

This is lacking the body and aggressiveness of the top triples, while this is somewhat enjoyable it is highly forgettable.

650ml bottle from the Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on January 6, 2008.
No date.

Glad you are reading. While the Anderson Valley is nice, this is a major let down. Most Southern Tiers are nice and aggressive. This one is not. Hardly a triple.

A decent take on the style.... I’ll get back to rating it again. I don’t intend to have it soon because there are many more out there I need to try again first or try again.

Bottle. Surprisingly clear gold body with a bit of a white head and aromas that are bland... maybe some pepper and citrus. Major player in the flavor is the peppery bite with a touch of alcohol and some cloves. A little bit of a garbage water taste to it... not going to win any awards from me.