Scuttlebutt Triple 7s

Brewed by Scuttlebutt Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Everett, Washington USA

Crystal clear apple juice body with off-white head. Aroma is candi sugar sweet, some pepper. Taste is candi sugar sweet, caramel, some pepper. Watery, medium-full body.

Golden color with a small off-white head. Heavy aromas of candi, honey, flowers and alcohol. A bit too syrupy smelling for me. Flavors of light caramel, over-ripe fruit, including, pear, apples and oranges. Finish is a bit hot. Comes off as a really strong blonde ale.

On draught at the brewpub in Everett, Washington. Pours a semi-clear golden amber brew with a creamy white head that has some good retention and excellent lacing. Aroma of sweet golden grain malt, candi sugar, some cotton candy, yeast and a hint of cloves. Taste is full bodied, very light carbonated with banana esters, yeast, cloves, candi sugar and some vanilla. Finish is semi-sweet with a lingering yeast and clove aftertaste. Alcohol is hidden very well in this tripel.

Bomber. Poured lighter golden with a short-ish cap of white head. The aroma picked up sweet honey and pale malts (way sweeter than it needed to be) with sharp citrus and clove accents.. candied, with lighter-skinned fruits showing with warmth.. too sweet overall. The flavor was too sweet as well.. honey and pale malts again at the core (with an emphasis on the honey).. sticky alcohol-warmed spices (clove and coriander) surrounded.. a touch of lemon joined on the cloying finish. Heavier-bodied with a thick feel from the heavy, slow-moving malts.. alcohol made its presence felt.. this was an OK strong drinker (just barely), and a very poor tripel.

22. Pours a deep murky medium amber, heavily burnished. Loose, sloppy, sudsy white ring of little bubbles. No lace. Big sweet nose, predominantly of white sugar, but some oranges there as well, joined by some sourish, nitrogenous sweat as it warms. Watery medium body. Very light carb. Caramel, biscuit, and a little bit of orange on the mid-palate. Not much else happening here except some boozy twang. Dry finish.

Buttery sweetness and light spicy yeast on the nose. Pours a lightly hazy yellow gold tone with a thin head. More buttery sweetness in the flavor that really dominates the whole beer. Light yeasty esters and spice, as well as a soft bready maltiness are there but are really overwhelmed by the butter. Thin body and no hint of 10% at all.

Supposedly an abbey tripel in the Belgian tradition but the 777 is light-bodied with a disappointing mouthfeel and a thin, watery finish. However, the entry is fruity and a tad sour for some pleasant tastes. Perhaps a good summer beer?

Bottle: Golden in color, somewhat dull, fairly clear, light carbonation, large foamy white head, a few rings of lacing.   Bready nose, slightly doughy, very minor floral aspect.   Smells like most American made Belgians.   Bready on the tongue, semi-sweet, slight floral and pale fruit skin.   Hides ABV well, but lacks something.   Not as bright, nor flavorful as I would have hoped.   Still decent, just a little "run of the mill" sorta stuff.   Fairly clean finish.   Remains bready throughout.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Tiz a bit warming at least.   Pretty much reminds me of most American made Belgian style Ales, albeit this one does seem heftier and a bit cleaner.