Tripel
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.62
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Don’t let Tripel’s light color and delicate aroma fool you, this is one serious beer brewed with maximum effort. First, we introduce freshest barley to crystal filtered water. Second, we add the best hops shipped directly for Europe. Third, our special yeast is the catalyst for fermentation, gobbling sugar and creating alcohol as it works. Some say that the Belgian monks who first brewed this style called it triple to denoted its high alcohol content. Still others believe triple’s origins lay in its triple fermentation; twice in the brewery and once in the bottle. Whatever the answer, ours is the Tripel threat.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Surprisingly clear gold body with a bit of a white head and aromas that are bland... maybe some pepper and citrus. Major player in the flavor is the peppery bite with a touch of alcohol and some cloves. A little bit of a garbage water taste to it... not going to win any awards from me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2008
at 23:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Greenwood Gourmet Grocery in Greenwood, VA near Crozet. Pours light amber with a minimal head and light head retention. Surprisingly clean and dry aroma... some fruitiness. Odd grassy taste leads into a fairly fruity and caramelly taste. An odd creature here, but I like it. I think.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2008
at 23:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy golden amber body with a medium creamy white head. Sweet earthy and floral hop aroma, with some light caramel. Sweet caramel and earthy hops with some light caramel and sugar hints. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
on 18 May 2008
at 19:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours gold into a Tulip. Fluffy white conglomerate head leaves spot lacing as is slowly pancakes. Candi and halertau aromas. Crisp upfront with sweet caramel and sugar. Pepper in the middle with a slightly chalky and sour lasting hop finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2008
at 16:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a bright golden with a soft white head. Aroma is sweet and spicy but nothing outstanding. Flavor is some spice and yeast with a some what fruity aftertaste. Better than some but not as good as most of its Belgian counterparts.
Tried
on 02 May 2008
at 22:41
2.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
Big two dollar 22 oz bomber from 3 sons & dogs, Wexford. Has lots of information for the beer geek on the label. Yes, has the aroma of potentially strong ale with sweet fruity candy hints in the smell. Big creamy whitish alabaster head and many streams of carbonation rising within. Beautiful lacing as I drink. Color is slightly hazy light brownish yellow. The flavor impact is that of strong malt liquor. Very strong, slightly syrupy alky impact, this brew lets you know it is strong beer. Although I see tons of bubbles constantly rising, there is very little carbonation on the back of my tongue. Swig after swig the offense will not diminish. Grimbergen Blonde is much more gentle and enjoyable than this. I’m not sure what makes flavors like this so different than that cheap stuff that comes in 32 oz bottles at the local bar. Strong oppressive alcohol and malty. Continuous flow of fusel notes. This brew keeps saying; big beer, big beer. On par with Victory Golden Monkey and Weyerbacher Merry Monks Ale. I am nervous about rating this so low. Any abbey tripel or imperial stout is automatically rated pretty high on this site. I am guessing this is average for its style but I was hoping for something that was a little more well behaved. This style of beer is not to easy for my girlie taste buds to enjoy. Finish lingers for a short period after the last sip. For a tripel, IMO high alcohol should be a little more refined, not just a big buzz blast.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2007
at 17:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brown bottle, 355 ml, trip to Beers of the world with Dum, Ian and Lubière on August 26 2006; eye: golden, nice white head, good effervescence, clear, lacing; nose: malt, hops, grapefruit, citrus, caramel; mouth: malt, a somewhat stressing bitterness, hint of hops, grapefruit, caramel, finale in malt with a hint of caramel and grapefruit, mildly sweet and bitter, medium body, avergage carbonation; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Lubière le 26 août 2006; oeil : dorée, belle mousse blanche, bonne effervescence, claire; nez : malt, houblon, pamplemousse, citron, caramel; bouche : malt, amertume un peu agressante, pointe de houblon, pamplemousse, caramel, finale en malt avec une pointe de caramel et de pamplemousse, moyennement sucrée et amère, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bonne
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2007
at 16:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear golden colour with a small white head. Malty spicy, yeasty aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty slightly hoppy bitter flavor. Long malty bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2006
at 13:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear bright orange pour, with no real head to speak of - semi-herbal, fruity aroma of apple, apricot, with some background, grassy hops - quite hoppy and herbal up front, especially for the style - follows with a nearly over-sweet flavor of pear and apple - some slight buttery/oily qualities near the end, but mostly medium-bodied - some alcohol astringency in the finish - not as horrible as some of the more recent ratings suggest, but still not worth a second shot.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2006
at 20:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Murky bronze orange in color with a foamy white head. Sweet metallic citrus aroma. Sour citrus flavor finished a tangy malt.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2006
at 16:58