Rule Of Thirds (Import Series Vol. 4)
Stillwater Artisanal Ales

Rule Of Thirds (Import Series Vol. 4)Rule Of Thirds (Import Series Vol. 4)
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From:
Stillwater Artisanal Ales
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 12.98%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
58
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 07, 2015
Added:
Sep 12, 2011
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  4
A hoppy Belgian triple brewed with Dr. Canarus at Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus in Deinze-Gottem, Belgium. Three fermentables (Pils & Munich malt and Light Candi Sugar), generously hopped with Styrian Goldings, Hallertau Mittelfruh, and Amarillo.
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Ratings by Bendurgin:
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Reviewed by Bendurgin from Maine

3.63/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy golden color with three fingers of fluffy white head. Good retention and soapy lace.

Candied orange on the aroma right up front with doughy yeast in the background. A little bit of grassy hops in linger in the background with a little bit of ginger. Caramel and toffee on the pallet more than anything. A bit of orange kicking around with some slightly bitter hops giving in the finish with doughy yeast.

A little sticky on the feel with subtle carbonation. Overall, a solid offering from these guys.
Oct 05, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.81 by PretzelCity from California

Dec 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 20, 2015
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.25/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Almost gushing taupe froth that fades fades over dark amber with lots of speckles. 3.5
Cut apple, perfume, dark toffee and earthy yeast. 3.5
Milk chocolate and caramel, plum, some candy sugar, and grassy hops. 3
More dark candy sugar and mildly zesty linger.
Light, crisp, prickly, warm. 4

Styrian Goldings, Hallertau Mittelfruh, and Amarillo

Hoppy tripel, they say, but just how long ago was the bottling date? (released 2011; last RB review was 1+ yr, BA was 2!) Because what I'm getting is a bunch of different types of sweet - some lovely and interesting - and then some zippy grass; no trace of Amarillo. Even if the hops faded, how this lined up as a tripel - too dark, too weak, no phenols - I'm not sure; the only thing it gets right is the body. Underwhelming, as a Belgian or a American hybrid, aside from being... dead. 3
Oct 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by Abbbp from Texas

Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by YobroitsJoe from Maryland

Jan 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BillRoth from Maryland

Dec 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by sendbeer from Georgia

Dec 02, 2013
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Reviewed by smpeterson327 from California

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very sweet beer but not overwhelming. Loved the initial candy taste that was backed up by hops and slight bitterness at the end.

Slightly hazy initial look that wasn't too appealing, but ended up being a very smooth drink that I would have ordered again if we'd stayed longer.

Really enjoyed this beer and I hope I see it in the US sometime soon!
Oct 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Smurf2055 from Washington

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.09 by desint from Belgium

Jun 06, 2013
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Reviewed by ThePorterSorter from Oregon

3.76/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle picked up @ Max's Taphouse in Baltimore, MD last week

The beer pours a rich looking, hazy golden amber with a creamy, tight-knit white head that laces. Yeast/sediment speckle the bottom of my glass. The nose is relatively fruit/yeast forward with a bit of sugar and very little hops. It drinks the same as it smells with yeast esters overpower the beer's sweetness and unapparent hops. The mouthfeel seems off as a typically clean, drinkable Belgian beer style is now a hard-to-consume yeast bomb. The hops used are not particularly aromatic or bittering...so I'm not sure how this beer can be described as a "hoppy" version of anything. Regardless, I'm not completely let down once I've given the beer a chance to warm -- a lot more of the expected tripel sweetness is able to cut through its overpowering yeastiness. I'm not exactly sure how fresh this bottle is/when this beer was released, which may contribute to its overpowering yeast and underwhelming hop profile. I would recommend other stillwater collabs over this one.
Apr 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by t0rin0 from California

Feb 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by yourefragile from District of Columbia

Feb 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Mattias from Sweden

Jan 28, 2013
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Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Clear golden orange with a finger of frothy slightly off white head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Citrus, grapefruit, and grassy hops, sweet grainy malts, Belgian yeast, spices, spices, a touch of funk.

T - Sweet caramel and grainy malts, grapefruit, citrus, and a bit of grassy hops, some bitterness, lemon zest, Belgian yeast, coriander and other spices, and and a touch of farmhouse funk.

M - Medium bodied moderate carbonation. Smooth with a dry, lightly tart, and lightly spicy finish.

D - Great balance. Good mix of spices, malt, and hops.
Dec 17, 2012
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.47/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to wishuwerebeer for his relentless persuit of drinking all things possible from any/all "Gypsy Brewers" and sharing them with me.

375ml bottle into a tulip. Warning here, this one is explosively carbonated and despite having a glass ready, brew was lost during the gushing. The brew appears a copper orange color with a mountainous 4 + fingers of white head composed of rather large bubbles.

The smell of this is hoppy with herbs, rinds, pulp, zest and earthy mineral quality coming into play towards the back. A pleasant citrus note fills the nose all around and is surprisingly enjoyable albeit unexpected for the style.

The flavor is spicy with yeasty character blended into citrus hop character. Fruity rinds, pulp and zest of oranges mixes with minerals and a bit of sulfur/carbonic quality. The fruity and floral components blend into caramel malt sweetness that hints to something along the lines of belgian candy.

This is a med to light bodied brew with an effervescent, lively and overdone amount of carbonation. This gushed out the bottle and filled the glass with bubbles instead of beer. 3 pours later we have liquid. However, overall its not bad and one of the better stillwater offerings ive had to date.
Dec 04, 2012
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.02/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This poured out as a muddy looking gold color with a fizzy white head on top. The retention and lacing are decent. The smell of the beer is sweet similar to what could be a barley wine. The hops have definitely mellowed but it's still enjoyable. The flavor is still good in my opinion whether the hops have gone south or not. The taste of the beer is sweet, I get notes of honey, some spice, malt and just a touch of bitterness. The mouthfeel is sharp upfront with a solid carbonation that settles into a creamy finish. Overall it's a good brew. Wishing I could have had it fresh also but all in all I found it to be good regardless.
Oct 26, 2012
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Reviewed by Guden from Maryland

3.16/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
A- Bright gold with a big fluffy head that lasts forever.

S- An interesting blend of sweet biscuits and bread, probably a bit oxidized.

T- Bright and sweet malts with a bit of pepper and some strange bread, might be oxidation. Not nearly as spicy or hoppy as I expected, but this is definitely past the best by date.

M- Medium carbonation, dry with a nice creaminess.

D- Definitely an old beer that is hard to measure versus what it once was. Not a great beer at this point, but drinkable.
Oct 12, 2012
Rule Of Thirds (Import Series Vol. 4) from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 58 ratings