St Feuillien Triple

Brewed by Brasserie St-Feuillien / Friart
Style: Abbey Tripel
Le Roeulx, Belgium

Bottle, 75cl corked. It pours an almost clear, golden body with a nice, white head. Banana-fruity nose with some hops and spices, continuing into the flavor which is much the same. A little low on sweetness I think, but with a pleasant bitterness. Effervescent, medium to full mouthfeel. Quite dry. Sure, a pleasant, fruity and nicely spiced tripel. Would like to have this one again. (080314)

Bottle from BevMo. Slightly hazy golden/orange in color. Aroma is fairly grainy with an interesting spicy character. Some light fruitiness. Somewhat sweet and dry up front. Well carbonated. Some spiced yeast flavors. Very dry with a bit of an earthy quality. Finish is a little bitter with some pepper.

Bottle, Beers of Europe. A tidy tripel this fella. Pours clear and golden with a creamy white head.. Aroma is spicy, with some fruit and yeast. Flavour is more of the same. Cultured and drinkable.

Bottle shared with Jerc, Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, and Mabel, courtesy of Jerc and Mabel. This one was neat, as I was not really paying attention to the label or the name, I was just enjoying the good company and conversation and then, wham, a stunning Tripel I had never heard of sneaks up on me. Yay beer! Anyway, cloudy yellow, decent sized white head. Strong yeasty aroma. Good taste - strong yeast, bitter, some background balanced sweetness, good dose of alcohol. Very balanced and very drinkable while sacrificing nothing in terms of complexity or character - in other words a very good Tripel.

Pours a hazy straw to gold color with a fluffy white head. Aroma of straw honey, gouda cheese, chardonnay and grass. Lots of pilsner malt characteristics. Balanced flavor, sweet with notes of honey, hay/grass, light amounts of toffee, lighter rye breads. Finishes with a heavier grassy bitterness and a sort of cheesy earthy flavor, but the lingering sweet honey flavor has become cloying by this point. High carbonation is a little annoying at first, especially after having a creamier tripel just before this. I’d say this is certainly servicable, but just not very unique.

Pours a cloudy straw blonde color with a fluffy and foamy white head that persists for quite some time. Nose of pears, bananas and biscuits. Fruity notes are also prominent in the taste with biscuit notes as well. It’s almost got a "biscuit with jelly on it" sort of thing going on in the flavor. Hoppy finish that’s sweet and just the right amount of bitter. A good triple.

Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev, jerc & mabel -- courtesy of mabel. Pours a hazy yellow with a large lasting foamy white head. Aroma’s sweet and fruity along with floral hops and spices. Flavour of wheat, citrus, yeast, light hops, spices and some sugary sweetness. Medium spicy bitter finish. Medium bodied. Good carbonation. Pretty good stuff, a nice easy-drinking version of the style.

2008-04-18. Hazy golden pastel , modest fluffy white head. Hoppy aroma, with notes of lemon, light grassy notes with a sweet malty undertone base. Flavour is similar with zippy hops, sweet and sour lemons, pale malt base, very light tea note in the finish. Smooth average plus palate. I like it. Bottle from Mabel’s Florida Trip