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Left Hand St. Vrain Tripel 3.35 163

Left Hand St. Vrain Tripel

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79
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1633.38/5.03.35/5.0Special9%62.1Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
In honor of the mighty St. Vrain River that lies due west of the brewery, we've named our latest release in our limited edition "Big Mo" series St. Vrain Tripel. The St. Vrain River originates in Rocky Mountain National Park, and flows through Longmont on its way east. Named after Ceran St. Vrain, an early settler of the valley who helped establish the first permanent trading post by white men in what is now Colorado. A reflection of this pioneering spirit can also be found in the ales of Belgium, where brewers, often monks, developed beers of distinctive character over the past 900 years. Simply admiring our hazy golden Belgian-style Tripel in your wide-rimmed glass doesn't even begin to reveal its complexity. The spicy aroma that streams upward with hints of wild flower honey and orange blossom is your first clue of the depth of St. Vrain Tripel. The sweetness from the malt makes itself known immediately, progressing to bittersweet honey and dried fruit flavors, and finishing out with the lingering earthiness from the Styrian Golding hops. The warming effect of the 9% ABV is your final indication that the initial simplicity masks St. Vrain's beautiful intricacy.
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 drjay44 (802), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 10, 2009  
22 oz. bottle. Vintage 2009. Pours a very thin short lived head over a cloudy pale yellow (SRM 5) body......nose light spice (coriander, allspice), bit of honey, slight floral citrus.....tastes initially of sweet malts, light spices flow through, then some pineapple finishing with medium hop bitterness.....mouth feel is very light, carbonation low. This is definately a Triple, but rather on the light end, and complexity and intensity are lower than many.


 thegreenrooster (1841), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Pour is a hazy gold with a small white head. Aroma is yeasty with some spice and alcohol. Flavor is quite nice with some clove and banana then some barnyard and cereal. No real alcohol hits you like in the aroma. This is a pretty good offering. Probably not as intense as some tripels but it has all the qualities your looking for.


 jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 29, 2009  
Golden color with a thick head, somewhat cloudy. Aroma is malty and sweet. Some sediment in the beer. Sweet easy going taste with a thin body that finishes with an alcoholic bite.


 puggy211 (591), cordova, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 20, 2008  
bomber) poured into a tulip. pours a golden clear with large frothy white head. very bubbly. the aroma is strong, sweet and fruity. taste is light in the front, sweet in the middle, yeasty on the finish. has a very yeasty pressence thruought. light on the palate and a good aftertaste. this is a good beer, and a good tripel.


 Ughsmash (4046), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2008  
2006 vintage, 750mL. Poured much like apple juice with just the slightest dusting of white head. The aroma picked up spicy white pepper and clovely notes upfront over honey sweetness and sour green apple and apricot skins.. warm overall and not too well composed. The flavor had pale malts and lighter fruits at the core surrounded by cloves, banana esters, and some floral notes.. spicier toward the back, using the alcohol presence to warm it up nicely.. warm finish with light fruit skin sourness. Medium-bodied with enough carbonation to fill the mouth and get out of the way.. sourness was a little odd, but managed to work OK.. long impression on the finish. Decent brew.


 Ungstrup (15336), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/512/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of citrus and hints of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, citrus, and peaches, as well as light notes of milk, leading to a dry fruity finish.


 StFun (534), Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Not realy digging this one too much. Pours a straw-orange color. Lots of dark floaties (?!?) and a thing white head. Aroma is lots of subtle spice.. Flavor picks up from there. Lots of booze, which hurts. A mix of honey and citrus fruits, with a grassy backbone. Notes of bread and malt with an earthy undertone. An OK brew, but not worth the hefty price, especially when there are other and better examples of the style.


 BeerandBlues2 (3225), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 9, 2008  
750 mL bottle purchased at Coconuts in Evergreen, CO. Pours clear and sparkling dark yellow with an average, frothy, white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, hay, straw), average hops (flowers, perfume, grass), average yeast (horse blanket, barnyard) with notes of alcohol, banana, pineapple, and pepper. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity, and moderate bitterness.



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