Stoudts Triple

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

bottle:pours a copper colour with a small off white head. aroma is sweet malts, sugar, spice, citrus and some breadiness. flavour is spices and sweet sugar malts, finishes dry and sticky.

rerate of 2001 bottle: this beer got a lot better to me so i m rerating it on the comments part of the page. the aroma had a lot more toffe and some fruit that was not present in thefirst bottle i had. the flavour got alot smoother with great caramel. new rate 7/3/7/3/16

Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head.The initial taste threw me.Did not like it cold.As it warmed it got better.The nose has malts, bread and spices.Flavor is doughy, cereal and spicy.The alcohol comes in on the rnd and warms the belly.The finish was alcohol induced, spicy yet dry.

Bottle. Light bread notes for the malt, perfume and citrus for the hops, with the usual musty smell for the yeast. In the background I noted banana, clove and freshly cut wood. Color is a clear orangy gold and the head is small, fizzy and fully diminishing. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic and the long finish is moderately acidic and lightly bitter. Palate is light/medium, between dry and watery, and the carbonation is fizzy. I poured two glasses from one bottle, one with the sediment included and one without. I noted the pour without was more citrusy and tart, and the one with sediments was much more mellow and a bit more complex in the taste.

Bottle. This is a beautiful example of a great American brewed triple. The beer pours a dark orange with no head. The aroma has a candy sweetness which is somewhat reflected in the taste along with spices. There is a full flavor and mouthfeel even though the beer itself is not thick.

One of the better micros. Sweet tasty aroma. A good beer to have after a heavy dinner.

The beer pours a deep, cloudy amber with brown and orange touches and a thick, tan head that quickly fades to a thin layer of tight bubbles. The aroma is lovely - thick with grassy notes of herbal hops, lots of grain and sweet malts, as well as a touch of spicy, fruity yeast (cloves, pepper, pears, and pineapple). The taste tantalizes the tip of the tongue - lovely bite of big, fuzzy carbonation combined with a mellow, malt-heavy flavor that is accented with touches of spice, fruit, and honey. More spicy yeast notes enter around mid-flavor - along with more tingly carbonation tickling the middle of the tongue. The back of the tongue picks up some alcohol, a devlishly complex and delicious malt and hop interplay (chocolate and caramel combine with spicy fruit and a touch of peppery bitterness), and a dry finish that has a decent alcohol bite. All of this culminates into a long, spicy aftertaste. Burps taste like spice, yeast, and grainy but sweet malts. The mouthfeel is full of carbonation, but also full in creamy body and amazingly flavorful. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this beer.

classic triple appearance and a nice version especially for an American brewery. some spice and nice complexities

Far more sugary than I expected, contains some nice citrus hops. Thin and stinging carbonation with thick fast-dissipating head. Yeasty and a bit spicy. Kinda good, kinda grossitating.