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Southern Tier Tripel 3.18 295

Southern Tier Tripel

Percentile
64
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2953.19/5.03.18/5.09%32.6Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
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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 radiomgb (2073), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Golden in colour, thin initially large white coloured head, some lacing. The aroma was lightly sweet, herbal, floral, some spice and citrus. The flavour is of oranges, peaches, some herbs and spices, minor alcohol. Sweet alcoholic mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes spicy, some alcohol warmth, lingering.

This is lacking the body and aggressiveness of the top triples, while this is somewhat enjoyable it is highly forgettable.

650ml bottle from the Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on January 6, 2008.
No date.


 drfabulous (1280), Columbia, Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 17, 2008  
Glad you are reading. While the Anderson Valley is nice, this is a major let down. Most Southern Tiers are nice and aggressive. This one is not. Hardly a triple.


hiphop (84), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
A decent take on the style.... I’ll get back to rating it again. I don’t intend to have it soon because there are many more out there I need to try again first or try again.


 MrBunn (1561), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Jun 15, 2008  
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.


 LooseCannon (936), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 2, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours golden orangish in color with thin white head. Aroma sweet and citrus hops. Taste yeasty, orange and malt with bitter finish.


 dkachur (2432), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 1, 2008  
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.


 ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
May 31, 2008  
From a bottle, pours golden copper color. Aromas of hops, yeast and a fruityness. Not much similiarity to other tripel’s i’ve had. didnt notice the alcohol at all, and was actually surprised it was 9%. Very drinkable.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/102/512/20
May 30, 2008  
22oz bomber: Sunset orange pour with a nice frothy head that offers plenty of lacing. Dirty, yeasty nose with a healthy blast of lemony hops. The body seems thin, but packs an alcoholic punch. A nice layer of honey malt anchors the body, with esthery apple and peach adding some dimension. The hops seem to mirror the esthers, lending a nice apricot hoppiness to the finish. Not a very good tripel in my books, but an interesting beer none-the-less.



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