Stoudts Triple

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

750mL bottle, 2003 vintage, drunk on 5/26/07
Arg! Another one of these STUPID aging experiments. Just like the Cazeau Tournay, this wasn’t bad, but definitely didn’t gain anything from aging (I’ve had this one fresh on tap, so I could tell). It also didnt really lose much, however, still being in tolerable condition. The beer is chalk full of specialty malt notes, very toasty and extremely bready, with lots of tart-like yellow fruits (heavy peaches and bananas) and plentiful acidity (relative to the style) on the finish.
A very deep golden-bronze color, somewhat darker than your average trippel, but bottle conditioned nicely and still producing a medium-sized head that is somewhat well-retained and laces minimally
It smells quite musty at this point, with some earthiness, dustiness and mustiness from the yeast and slightly tired malt character. A touch of oxidation giving off a powdered sugar note, that seems to occur with most trippels.
In the end, it’s another one of these Weizen-trippels, as I shall call them, that taste somewhere between a (IMHO) nicely dry, heavily pilsner-malted strong golden trippel and a strong German weizen. It has ALOT of peaches and bananas, too much for my liking. The breadiness dosent help out either. Both the draught and bottle versions were somewhat thin on the end as well. Medium body at this point in time, though significantly sweeter when fresh (too sweet, probably). Alcohol well-concealed.

Draft at Mellow Mushroom. Amber/orange body with a small white head, no lasting power or lacing. Aromas of banana, candied sugars, malts, yeast, biscuit dough. On the tongue we have mostly the banana and spice notes, flowing into sweet fruit at the back end of the mouth. Mouthfeel is slightly sticky, medium bodied. Finish is yeast and alcohol burn. It’s a bit hot for 9%, but overall not badly done at all.

Draft. Full mustard yellow in color. Bubble-gum, Golden Monkey-like yeasty aroma. Nice job. Sampled @ American Beer Fest in Boston

Tap. Very deep orange color with a white head. Aroma is very much of alcohol and yeast. Very sweet fruit flavors. Classic clove taste was present as well.

12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Deep orange brown color almost no head in my glass. All I could smell was alcohol. The taste was suprising, I was expecting straight alcohol but whhat I got was more like sweet apple cake. It had a nice feel in the mouth and throat and the carbonation was moderate. Pretty decent beer overall.

Darkish copper color with not much head. Aroma is a honeyed sweetness with a good deal of alcohol on the nose. Light palate for a heavy beer. Taste was generally sweet, with very little yeast character present. Just a basic triple, with the alcohol being a bit too noticable.

Bottle at Mondial de la Bière (Montréal). Dark gold body with a good white foamy head. Aroma and taste are rather hoppy. It carries nice fruity and yeasty notes. Ends with a good bittersweet finish. Well balanced.

Rated 12/29/06: Great beer, and a rather good representation of the Tripel. Fruity aroma along with some sweet and sour, rather typical. Beautiful light orange pour with a nice fluffy head that stays and some decent lacing. Mouthfeel is upfront and crisp with a nice smooth finish, the alcohol is noticeable but in a really pleasant way. Flavor is fruity with a medium yeastiness. Mildly spiced, wish this was a touch more dominant. Sour apples keeps coming to mind. Nice one.