St. Bernardus Tripel

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Tripel
Watou, Belgium

Pours a clouded gold with a white head. Nose is mild. At first the thing that came to mind was pencil shavings (like when you sharpen your pencil with that little 2nd grade sharpener). Very slight citric tone. Overall though, the nose is very quiet. The flavor. Slightly woody tone on the tail end. But overall, it is extremely well balanced. Smooth and even. On the first sip, the feel was like I opened my mouth, closed my eyes, and had someone pour silk into my mouth. Beautiful. Hence the 5. Very drinkable. One to go back to again and again. Normally when I see a beer reviewed so much with such a high score, I approach with trepidation. This one did deliver though. And I am glad to have been able to grab a bottle when I was in the Bay area.

Bu au Festival Bière et Saveur 07 (bouteille). Blonde mi brumeuse, moyen collet. Arome de malte un peu épicé, quelque notes d’agrumes pétillant, légèrement houblonné. Bon goût de malte caramelisé aux agrumes, finission sûrette plaisante.

Pours a crisp cloudy golden color into the trappist glass. Initially there was about two inches of head that dissapated rather quickly. There was a small bit of lacing on the glass. The scent was of dried fruits, spice and yeast. The flavor was a bit sweet with classic tripel undertones. Not as complex as I would have expected. A middle of the road Tripel.

Name: Tripel
Date: 02/21/2001
Mode: Bottle Conditioned
Source: Chevy Chase, DC

dark yellow, thin head, sweet malt aroma, rich sweet full bodied malt flavor, touch of spicy hops and a slight bitterness in the finish
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Date: 03/11/2006

sparkling golden yellow, lots of carbination leading to a huge white head and thick lace, spicy sweet malt aroma, light epervesant body, blanaced spicy character to go with the sweet malt, no alcohol, no bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a hazy orange colour with a medium off white head. Aroma of white wine, clove, floral, yeast, sweet fruits. Initial taste is clove, sweet, and hints of mango. Moving to slight bitter hops on the palate, banana and spices(pepper) for the finish. Great balance, good head retention.

Purchased 11.2 FL OZ. bottle at Beverages, & More! in Pleasanton, CA. This is an excellent example of what a Tripel should taste like. Nice estery, butterscotch, fruity bouquet. Excellent, deep golden color. Great head retention for a high alcohol beer. Great malt and hop balance. Fruity finish. This is one of my favorite tripels. Anything from this brewery or Westvleteren is a must try. God bless the Trappists!

This has to be one of my favorite Belgians right now, love the flavor smell and taste

11.2oz bottle, pours a cloudy dark golden color with a perfect huge white head, lots of bubbles little sediment, fruit, banana, spice present in taste and smell, hops, smooth finish, well rounded beer overall, very good.