St Feuillien Triple

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

In short: A tasty and crisp tripel with an intense dry noble hopping. One of the best tripel out there. Underrated.
How: Bottle 750ml/330 many times. This re-write for a fresh (about 6 months) 750ml bottle.
The look: Partly cloudy golden body topped by medium white head leaving good lacing
In long: Nose is fruity, grassy and spicy. A rather complex taste. Main attractions are the fruity yeast (not focussing on any particular fruit), nice mix of spices (again with a lot more than just the usual coriander) and a whole lot of dry noble hops. Just citrusy enough to give it a pleasant refreshing tartness. Body feels full rich and crisp at the same time. Finish is very sharp (almost aggressive) and dry. With some age on it the finish becomes less sharp/dry and the fruity flavours take more room. I prefer fresh. 9% abv very well hidden. One of the best Tripel out there. I buy these this beer in large quanitities. Even bought a full 24 not so long ago. And when it’s all gone it leaves a hole in my heart almost as big as the one in my wallet.

Hazy gold, heavy and resiny. Finishes quite bitterly. Smells like a tree. Girlfriend couldn’t finish it. Run-of- the-mill elephant tranquilizer.

No date. Clear gold with a modest, fizzy white head. A single side of the glass is filled with bubbles moving very quickly from bottom to top, the rest of the glass is clear. Nose is rich, sweet, malty. Light fruits, hops, and yeast also. Same flavors, a bit of musty funk, yeast adds some spicy and doughy notes, herbs and alcohol in there, also. Full, balanced body. Great tripel.

Bouteille de 330 ml ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur fruité (Poires entre autre). Apparence: La couleur est blonde orangée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un énorme col mousseux sculpté et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et d’épices. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Forte effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de caramel et d’alcool en arrière goût. (Rating #473)

Draught. At Cole’s, Buffalo NY. Poured pale clear slightly bubbly gold (got hazier as it warmed) with a smallish white creamy head. Pleasant fruit/spice/alcohol/yeast light bitter hops aroma, the taste was quite similar although very smooth with a surprisingly spicy bitter lemon zest medium-long finish. Average body, quite sticky, decently carbonated, subtle and nicely complex - a very good and easy-drinking tripel which I think I might rate higher from the bottle - just a guess. ** Original rating 7/3/8/4/15 --- re-rated April 18 2008 - much, much better, complex, tasty, smelled great.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours golden/orange with a fat white head, very smooth tasting with a little bite upfront, smooth like silk on the way down. great sweet taste, i loved this beer, very drinkable.

Gold blond colour, average white head. Malty and fruity aroma. Full body, rather bitter finish with a light fruity ending.

(Bottle) Pours light golden with high/very fluffy and stable white head. Taste is extremely complex, with notes of spices/fruits and malts. Rather strong notes of pepper in the aftertaste. High ABV% yet the beer is easy drinkable and refreshing. Very good!