Alesmith Mikkeller Stone Belgian Style Tripel Ale

Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Escondido, California USA

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 10 2009; eye: golden with straw reflections, clear, no effervescence, tiny sheet of off-white head, no lacing; nose: yeast, fruity, alcohol, pine, light perfumy, citrusy; mouth: yeast, orange, alcohol, pine, hops, citrusy, dry and a bit short finale in alcohol, medium body, not much carbonation, a bit thin, light astringency, mildly bitter; overall: I was expecting more FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 10 novembre 2009; œil : dorée avec des reflets paille, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanc cassé, pas de dentelle; nez : levure, fruité, alcool, pin, léger parfumé, citrique; bouche : levure, orange, alcool, pin, houblon, citrique, finale sèche et un peu courte en alcool, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, un peu mince, légère astringence, moyennement amère; en résumé : je m’attendais à plus

Bottle poured into a tulip glass produced a finger worth of white head that dwindled to a thin lace. The body of the brew was golden yellow in color. Aromas of Belgian yeast. Fruity, candy sugar and some pepper comes thru in the end. What else would you expect from Stone but a hoppy triple. It starts off sweet then bam you get hit by the hops. It was Light and crisp in my mouth. Not a bad triple but not my favorite but drinkable none the less

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks Zvika! Clear honey color. Aroma of piney hops, honey, flowers and some caramel. Sweetish flavor with fruits, malt, some yeast, spices and a dry finish with spicy hops and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.

Bottle date etched on bottom n22 04 08. Medicine cough drop aroma with some spice notes of a Tripel. Yellow body with flat white head bubbly carbination. Little chalky and heavy spice ladden flavor for me. Seems to be some fruit trying get to the taste buds but just isn’t happening. Dry spice aftertaste on palate.

At a tasting, thanks Zvikar, hazy lemony yellowy, mandarine, peach, metalic hints an something soapy. Strong but not overpowering hoppy bitterness, some light spice and some jammy sweetness, strong bitter aftertaste. Not bad but not very belgian.

At a tasting, pours shiny yellow with a medium head, aroma of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, malt and cheesy notes, flavors of peach, grapefruit and malt, bitter from start to finish, light texture which does not reflect the style, yet fun to drink.

Bottle from IPB. Pours clear peach with a small white head that is short lived. Nose is spicy, some yeast phenols, nice fruity profile (citrus and a bit grapefruit). Some sweetness and maybe some hops also. Some touches of alcohol also. Nice complexity. Taste is mostly spicy. Carbonation is quite soft. Some alcohol. Some yeast here and there but mostly spices. some traces of hops also. Small bitterness on the finish. I’m getting more hops at the end. I like my tripel more fruity and phenolic. This is still a top quality brew, quite refreshing and drinkable. Definitely very enjoyable !

Pours yellow with a white head. Aroma is malt, hop, citrus, phenolic, coriander. Flavour is malt, citrus hop, caramel, coriander and perfume.