 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 24, 2007
Bomber courtesy/shared with ’Naka. Pours a hazy orange color with amber hues. Nose of malt and spice, with a touch of citrus and floral notes. Decently medium-bodied, spices dominate, Very dry finish, with a touch of bitterness. It really doesn’t have the big malt profile that I’ve seen in other tripels. Not a bad beer, but not necessarily a tripel in any sense of the word.
rampmaster (315), Alden, New York, USA
Oct 23, 2009 Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a chalice.
Appearance: It has a small one finger thick foamy head. It is bright white in color and quickly fades down to just a small ring of lace. The liquid is a light golden color and has a light hazy appearance.
Smell: The aroma has a sweet candy like malt and yeast character with some light notes of apple and pineapple. Hop aroma is also noticeable but very light.
Taste/Palate: The malt has solid Belgian candied sugar sweetness with notes of apple and pineapple. The 9%abv gives it some mellow warmth and some boozy/peppery notes. Hop flavor is way off in the distance but adds some light herbal notes, dryness and light bitterness to the finish. The body has medium to full feel and the texture seems a little thick at first from the sweetness but thins out with the bubbly carbonation.
Notes: This was a nice drinkable Tripel from Southern Tier.
jeremytoni (1070), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
Oct 18, 2009 From a bottle poured amber with a small head. Nice spicy malty flavor with a quick finish.
scrizzz (1252), kirkland, Washington, USA
Sep 22, 2009 Dry autumn aroma, dead leaves and wet dog. Some cherry juice sweetness too. Bright gold, small temporary head. Very dry throughout, there’s a raw sweetness that wants to escape. The dry character get a bit out of control and takes on a chlorine bleach character for a quick second midpalate, but it’s gone into a cotton sock, finishing with some welcomed white pepper. Seems to be erratic and doesn’t sit still anywhere to fit in.
KornDogg (168), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 21, 2009 light tripel that hides the alcohol content well, citrusy malty, with a bit of sweetness
GJF (480), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Sep 5, 2009 This is a nice drinkable tripel. Nothing really extraordinary though. Generally sweet with a bit of pepper in the finish. Solid.
drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Aug 14, 2009 I love Southern Tier and most of their beers but this one ended up being a bit too sweet for the style and what I like.
fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Aug 8, 2009 Bottle 2007, 2 years old
Beautiful copper-amber color; small head. Sweet malt and delicate fruity aroma; maybe spices, but very light. Good body structure, it has a round malt flavor, caramel, light toffee and light nutty touch; a pleasant residual sweetness and correct bitterness; it provides a light fruity impression, with bitter oranges and something more mellow; in the end the combination of elements reminds me some sweet liquorice.
Even if not close to a Belgian Tripel, it’s surely a pleasant, balanced, interesting and well brewed Belgian Strong Ale, the sweetness and fruity touch being the best of it.
Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Aug 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours an orange hazy golden body with a white head. Citrus, lemon grass, wheat and a bread y character. Pear and some light fruity esters with a moderate warming. Not so good.
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