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St. Bernardus Tripel

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Tripel

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10303.78/5.03.78/5.08%97.2Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This beer, with high fermentation, has a pale amber colour and a flowery, fruity taste with a harmonious balance between sweet and sour (8% alcohol content). This beer has a thick and vivid froth and strikes by its balanced taste with a delicate bitterness.
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 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Bottle gushes slightly but pours a light cloudy golden hue with a small pillow of off white head. Heavy spice aroma, slightly citrusy, hoppy. Substantial body and mouthfeel. Strong spice and alcohol notes up front with grassy middle and moderate carbonation. Citrus and boozy finish in a fairly short dry hop finish.


gbdub (73), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Pours cloudy yellow-gold with thick white head that sticks to the glass. Yeasty, citrusy nose with banana and spice. Sweetish yeasty, fruity, bubblegummy flavor at first, ending spicy, dry, and a bit acidic. Rounded, sticky feel on the palate with a carbonation tingle. Tasty and refreshing.


 wyzzywyz22 (771), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle, Beer Ritz Leeds. Poured darkish slightly hazy gold with a decent white head Aroma was hay, yeast, citrus. Flavour had a sweetish beginning with spice, fruits and a hint of malt. Dryish finish. Solid.


Pompey (42), Longmont, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Nice amber-yellow with a moderate head. Aroma of sugar, big yeast, and bananas. Blast of bubble gum, bananas and bread in the mouth. A delightful fruity tripel with only minor spice and citrus notes. Big, thick gummy mouth feel. Wet full bodied ale that’s rather refreshing and leaning to overripe fruit and vanilla. A refreshing tripel.


 TheGrandMaster (1855), Auckland, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Bottle (in NZ), a lively pour, a hazy amber with a large white pillow head. A spicy aroma, ginger and cloves, and sweet yeast. A spicy yeast flavour, quite a bitterness to the palate. I found it a bit uninspiring - but that is probably the result of the trip.


 Skidds (252), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Poured a slightly cloudy golden orange with a thick white head. Sweet aroma of yeast, citrus and other fruity notes I couldn’t quite finger specifically (peaches maybe?). Flavour was quite spicy with yeast and fruit. Spicy finish. I was happy to try this one.


 ChainGangGuy (2544), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Best Before: 19 07 10. Appearance: Pours a clear, bright, orangey-gold body topped proudly with an inch of white foam. Smell: Sweetish, malty nose with hints of spicy hops, fruit-flavored bubblegum, booze, and more candy. Taste: Sweet pale maltiness with a tiny bit of breadiness to it. Large dose of toffee candy. Drop of lemon extract, a drop of vanilla extract. Spicy, flowery hops with a medium-low bitterness. Splash of bubblegum liqueur with its accompanying alcohol heat. Tiniest bit of sourness rides into the otherwise sweetish finish. After a few sips, a growing taste of black pepper develops. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Sticky mouthfeel. Medium-high, slightly prickly carbonation. Drinkability: Another very good tripel from the St. Bernard Brewery-err, I mean Brouwerij. Though, for me, when pit side-by-side with the Watou Tripel, I do defer to the Watou.


 HughConway (367), Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours golden with nice white head. Aroma of fruit and yeast. Flavor is deep, sweet, spicy, fruity, yeasty. Gorgeous finish. Excellent tripel.



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