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Southern Tier Tripel

Percentile
64
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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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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 AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, 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 (1085), 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.


 Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/512/20
Dec 7, 2008  
22oz bottle from The Epeeist, thanks Chris. Medium orange/yellow pour with a white head. Somewhat sweet buterscotch aroma. Sweet buttery flavor as well, not too great.


 HonkeyBra (1324), Lemont, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Pretty lame for a tripel. Or a beer in general. A lot of alcohol in the nose, and a lot more in the taste with no real impressive fruit flavors. Wont buy again.


 after4ever (2711), Brier, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/510/20
Nov 17, 2008  
Draft at The Stumbling Monk. Pours slightly hazy medium gold with a dense and persistent creamy tan head. Bone dry; some old hay and some biscuit comprise the bulk of the nose. Medium body, a bit of carb, but not a lot. Ultra dry--biscuit, hay, slightly dusty mid-palate with a mild finish.


 trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/513/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange with a decent, though dissipating head.Aroma is nice. Far more American ale than Belgian tripel, but a great balance of hops and light malts, citrus fruits, yeast and alcohol. Fermented fruits are at the forefront of the flavor, and I hate to say it, but this one is a victim of its ABV. The alcohol is prominent enough that it detracts from the flavor, which offers sweet citrus (satsumas?) and a bit of green bell pepper. Fairly disappointing.


 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Bready, yeasty aroma with light fruitiness. Malt and bready flavor with light caramel and light spice. Medium bodied. Breadiness, caramel, and yeast linger. Some fusels noticeable.


 jimmack34 (566), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 21, 2008  
Smells of fruit. Pours dark gold. Tastes ok, strong fermented fruit and malt. Head didnt last long and aftertaste didnt either. Not really impressed.



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