St Feuillien Triple

Bright and golden like acacia honey, this brew’s lively carbonation exhales a fluffy long-lasting white head. Potently aromatic like many tripels, St Feuillien’s take suggests the usual blend of sweet grains and classic overtones of bubble gum, soapy banana and pineapple esters. Unmistakable coconut shavings, biscuits, lemon peel and waxy honey present the certain idiosyncrasies of this beer. Deeper investigation yields hints of green mint, leather, cigar smoke and white grapes. An undeniably attractive though almost cloying aroma. Fluffy and ripe, the mouthfeel follows were the nose left off, starting sharp with citrus tones and quickly moving to spices and bubble gum. Ample grains carry a satisfying and balancing dryness as the finish leans towards a slightly herbaceous tone of basil and pepper. The alcohol isn’t felt until a lingering heat warms the back of the tongue. Initially this seems to be a rather formulaic brew, but as the glass warms up the spice profile becomes especially intriguing, suggesting clove, black pepper and slightly musty peach flavor. St Feuillien has crafted a dynamic and enjoyable tripel that definitely ranks on the higher end of the style. (19/06/2007)

Bottle. Pours a dark golden yellow colour with white head. Aroma is cramel, honey, fruit, flowers and spices. Flavor is the same with a slight bitterness at the end, but a sweet one. Very good.

Pours a dark golden color with an excellent white head. Aroma and taste have strong hints of honey.

33cl bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark caramel golden color with thick and frothy creamy white head that settles slowly and provides ample lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, toffee, honey, straw, grass, spice. Flavor is much of the same with a slight bitterness near and through the finish. Syrupy mouthfeel with a short, tart finish. Interesting tripel.

Nice tight bubbles with moderate head. Just a touch of malt with little spice in the aroma. First taste of orange blossoms, vanilla and a touch of nectar, lovely fruit without overpowering sweetness. Hops are pronounced in the finish, but just a nice complement to the fruit. Great balance. Good body. Delightful. I could classify this a s a lighter tripel, but can’t. It is lovely and unique.

Pour is a bright golden with a large white head. Aroma is a sweet malt with some candi sugar. Flavor is creamy and estery with some spice and yeast. Finish is smooth and no alcohol problems. A fair to average beer as this is pretty light all around but it does make for a easy drinking beer.

murky orange-light brown pour with small white head, the aroma smells of raisins, citrus, alcohol, sour bananas. The flavor comes across weak after the aroma.

075cl bottle. nice aroma. a little bit too grassy, but very nice. almost-clear yellow, white head of medium size. very sweet flavor. sugar, honey, discrete fruits. nice., palate as good as expected from a tripel, Overall a decent tripel, you won’t notice the alc. before you get drunk lol.