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Southern Tier Tripel

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2933.19/5.03.18/5.09%33.1Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Don't let Tripel's light color and delicate aroma fool you, this is one serious beer brewed with maximum effort. First, we introduce freshest barley to crystal filtered water. Second, we add the best hops shipped directly for Europe. Third, our special yeast is the catalyst for fermentation, gobbling sugar and creating alcohol as it works. Some say that the Belgian monks who first brewed this style called it triple to denoted its high alcohol content. Still others believe triple's origins lay in its triple fermentation; twice in the brewery and once in the bottle. Whatever the answer, ours is the Tripel threat.
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 JMerritt (1315), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/516/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Clear, golden with a large, frothy white head that falls to a thin film, leaving behind uneven sheets of sticky lacing. Aroma of apricot, caramel and alcohol. Further sniffs detect spicy notes similar to cinnamon and cloves. Malty sweet flavor, some maple syrup and spicy hops lend a moderately bitter finish. Light-to-moderate carbonation level, perfect for the style.


 Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 6, 2008    Updated: Feb 11, 2009
22oz bomber-A golden/light amber body with a small ting for a head and an aroma of yeast, hops, malt, and a little caramel. initial taste of this beer is of yeast and a little banana followed by an alcohol taste. A liitle light in the body for this style. I was expecting more from these guys.


 tennisjoel (939), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/105/514/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Thanks Winston for picking this up for me!

Pour is slightly hazy golden color with a thinner head, especially for the style. Fruit dominates the aroma, banana, orange, citrus, lemon. Flavor is light bodied, not what I’d expect from the style. Kind of a tangy flavor but the flavors really don’t scream out at you. It’s hard to describe this beer. All of the elements are there with the exception of the flavor. One of the easiest drinking and least challenging tripels I’ve ever had.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/517/20
Jan 15, 2008  
I love this beer. Calling it a tripel is a stretch, but this is fabulous. Aroma was a little weak but mostly caramel malt. Pour was a boring flat hazy orange with no head. Taste was suprisingly and refreshingly hoppy for a tripel. Strong malt backbone with a hoppy bite that doesn’t linger. Tastes like a weak barley wine and nothing like a tripel. Nice beer!


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 14, 2008  
Bottle from a 12 pack sampler. Bright gold body with a slightly off white head. The aroma is like banana nut muffins with some earthy mushrooms behind it. Musky and leathery, this has some cake donut character. There is also a strong note of clove type spice in the finish. Overall, this is fairly thin and a little on the sweet side. Decent, but nothing special.


 estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Bottle. Golden body, white head, sweet nose with alcohol notes. Not much in the way of esters or spices, alcoholic, sweet, not a very good example of the style.


 pineypower (1090), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Pours out straw/gold with small white head. Aroma of sweet spice and slight citrus. Taste is sweet fruits, citrus, yeast, slight alcohol and some dryness on the finish.


 wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 18, 2007  
Yellow gold with mild head formation. Aroma of sweet fruits mostly oranges and peaches. Flavor reminds me of a barleywine; a fruity sweetness along with some hops and an alcohol burn.



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