St. Vrain Tripel
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.76
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The usually peaceful St. Vrain River snakes out of the Rocky Mountains, winding mischievously towards our brewery. Named after Ceran St. Vrain, an 1800’s trapper and trader in the valley, St. Vrain is our version of a classic Belgian Tripel. Light in color and lightly hopped using Celeia hops, a touch of malt sweetness contrasts the warm spiciness hidden within. What at first appears benevolent can manifest into a mighty serpent in waiting.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the Cotteridge Convention, thanks to Garrold, 24/01/15. Clear pale golden with a moderately appointed off white head. Nose is straw, citric rind, spice, grapefruit, light caramel. Taste comprises yeast esters, bitter orange, farmy, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style, masks ABV well and more importantly for me doesn’t get overly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 05:01
8/10
Tried
on 05 Feb 2015
at 05:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the Cotteridge Convention thanks to Garrold. It pours clear pale gold with a small white head. The nose is sweet, grainy, toasty sugars, straw, grain, stone fruits and mild sweetness. The taste is bitter, grainy, straw, spice, icing sugar, alcohol hit, apple pie, pear and residual sugar with a sweet, warming finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Not as sweet as I had feared. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 10:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
24th Jan 2015: shared bottle at the Cotteridge Wine meet, cheers Gary. Golden hue to this brew, getting hazier with each new pour, white head. The nose was both fruity and yeasty as was the taste, some mixed spice traces also. Pleasant without setting the world alight, had a few Left Hand beers now, seems a good brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 17:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Cotteridge wine convention; hazy amber pour with a wispy off white head, floral aroma, taste has ripe fruit, sweet malts, some herbal character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2015
at 12:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle share. Cotteridge Beano. Clear yellow. Thin, white head. Pretty typical Tripel aroma. Big on the spice. Light yeast. Found this pretty drinkable. Easy going. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2015
at 05:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
660ml bo. Pours hazy gold with a small head. Aroma is grainy straw. Taste is sweet and grainy to start with a yeasty straw finish.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 11:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours light cloudy yellow with fairly low white head. Aroma of yeast, honey, light grass, dough, light spices. Taste is balanced honey sweet with some coriander and yeast. Fairly straightforward and easy to drink.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2014
at 08:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2006 Bottle Conditioned-Rating from 2-28-2010
Corked bottle-pours dark golden with a little off white foam-yeasty spicy nose with apples-it has a nice body to it-light with a touch of creaminess-spicy fruits in the flavor with a hint of clove and banana-it has an excellent candi sugar sweetness on the finish-the finish is actually the best part, some apples show up there too-as it opens, I get some peaches and a little cinnamon mixed in there....it aged well!
Corked bottle-pours dark golden with a little off white foam-yeasty spicy nose with apples-it has a nice body to it-light with a touch of creaminess-spicy fruits in the flavor with a hint of clove and banana-it has an excellent candi sugar sweetness on the finish-the finish is actually the best part, some apples show up there too-as it opens, I get some peaches and a little cinnamon mixed in there....it aged well!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2014
at 20:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Vinous celery aroma. Clear golden, medium head. Funk and lemon zest, peach underneath. Not boozy. Good, for a style I don’t like very much.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2014
at 13:24