 GJF (515), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2009 This is a nice drinkable tripel. Nothing really extraordinary though. Generally sweet with a bit of pepper in the finish. Solid.
drowland (1431), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 14, 2009 I love Southern Tier and most of their beers but this one ended up being a bit too sweet for the style and what I like.
fiulijn (7470), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 8, 2009 Bottle 2007, 2 years old
Beautiful copper-amber color; small head. Sweet malt and delicate fruity aroma; maybe spices, but very light. Good body structure, it has a round malt flavor, caramel, light toffee and light nutty touch; a pleasant residual sweetness and correct bitterness; it provides a light fruity impression, with bitter oranges and something more mellow; in the end the combination of elements reminds me some sweet liquorice.
Even if not close to a Belgian Tripel, it’s surely a pleasant, balanced, interesting and well brewed Belgian Strong Ale, the sweetness and fruity touch being the best of it.
Rciesla (3845), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours an orange hazy golden body with a white head. Citrus, lemon grass, wheat and a bread y character. Pear and some light fruity esters with a moderate warming. Not so good.
ruskiimperial (76), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2009 Bottled. Definitely not true to style for a an Abbey Tripel but an interesting beer nonetheless. Body is quite full, and the aroma gives off lots of hops. The slight hoppy bitterness balances out the sweetness from a typical belgian tripel. Alcohol is masked pretty well. There is a slight spiciness on the aftertaste, but it doesn’t linger too long. An interesting american spin, though not a substitute for any Trippiste Ale.
BeerandBlues2 (3231), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small, fizzy, white head, diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (straw, bread), light hop (grass, flowers), average yeast (dough) with notes of alcohol, sugar, coriander, and orange peel. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a spicy finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness and acidity, light bitterness.
fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 8, 2009 Bottle 1pt. 6fl.oz. @ home.
Clear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, orange, spicy, moderate yeasty, coriander notes, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a peppery finish. Body is medium to light full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090126]
riversideAK (2792), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 27, 2009 This was a bizarre and miscategorized IMO. Gold pour with a nice fluffy head. Very non tripel or even Belgian aroma for that matter. The nose is soft and sweet, a little bland with some pilsner malts, perhaps bready with some sweet grassy notes. Bready flavor, grassy sweetness, woody bitterness. Maybe some yeasty esters, but this is way more imperial pilsner than tripel. My rating is for an imperial pilsner instead of a tripel.
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