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Southern Tier Tripel

Southern Tier Tripel - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
64
overall
Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2913.19/5.03.18/5.09%32.6Trappist glass, Tulip
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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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 TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bouteille de 22 oz obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe de thé et d’alcool. Apparence: La couleur est blonde dorée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes avec pointe de céréales et d’alcool. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de zeste d’orange en arrière goût. (Rating #2104)


 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 11, 2009  
22 oz. bomber. Pours a slightly hazy orange-gold color with minimal foam production. Head faded quickly with only a thin wisp of spotty foam remaining after a minute or so. No lacing noted along the sides of the chalice. Pleasant Belgian Ale aromas greet the nose with notes of banana, orange zest, vanilla, lemon candy and honey. Mouthfeel seened to be a bit flat for the style considering most Belgians are highly carbonated. More CO2 here would have made this ale a bit more authentic. Flavor profile seemed to be a bit too dominated by the hops for this style. Some light apricot, apple, honey sweetness starts things out, but a hefty amount of citrus rind bitter hop flavors intrude a bit too much to make this similar to most Belgian Triplels. I usually love the hoppy beers but find this a bit distracting when you’re expecting a sweeter beer.


 Bradrcr (778), Renton, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 9, 2009  
10/13/08 On draft at the Dog & Pony, Renton, Wa. Aroma is citrusy with a slight alcoholic note and no classic spice. Appearance is clear gold with a medium white head. Flavor is orangy and candy sweet. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a fairly low carb feel for a Belgian. Overall, a bit too sweet, but not truly malty, a bit tough to place.


 carl4beer (394), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/510/20
Jan 2, 2009  
22oz. pours golden with small white head. aroma is a little funky with some citrus. mouthful is is very one demential, just some bitterness and a fade to alcohol. this is missing all the spice and complex flavors expected from a tripel.


 zootfinster (179), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/53/102/59/20
Dec 29, 2008    Updated: May 30, 2009
If I were rating an amber ale or even perhaps a porter I might give this decent marks but as a Belgian Triple it pretty bad, I don’t understand its classification. Lots of dark roasted barley taste. I even detect some noble hops. It’s drinkable but I certainly wont buy it again.


bellmyer (41), EAST MOLINE, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/511/20
Dec 28, 2008  
650ml. Pour is a cloudy gold with a small white head that recedes quickly. Nose is light with citrus fruit and yeast. Taste is spicy with malt backing and a decent alcohol warming. Way too sweet. Lots of sugar that made it very hard to drink the whole thing. Not a very good brew.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Clear amber with a fleeting head. Earthy black tea leaf aroma. Medium body and smooth. Decent enough flavor is pale and caramel malt, its not really dry or sweet. Has some dry spices to finish. Typical of most American jabs at this style, which is too much spice, and not the right yeast or fruit flavors.


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/513/20
Dec 9, 2008  
pours a clear orange with a small off-white head that disapates rapidly, some lacing. smell is faint, some sweet fruits, grain. taste is thin, pear, peach, slight orange, barley, and hops, ends on the dry side, becomes a little more bitter as time passes.



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