St. Feuillien Triple
Brasserie St. Feuillien

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From:
Brasserie St. Feuillien
 
Belgium
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #76
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
89
Ranked #13,045
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
316
Ratings:
663
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 19, 2023
Added:
Dec 07, 2002
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  104
SCORE
89
Very Good
Notes: This beer has a white, smooth and very compact head. Its pale amber colour is very characteristic revealing a distinctive maltiness. It has a rich aroma with a unique combination of aromatic hops, spices and the typical bouquet of fermentation – very fruity. Secondary fermentation in the bottle gives it a unique aroma due to the presence of yeast. St-Feuillien Triple has a very strong and exceptionally lingering taste thanks to its density and its long storage period. Whether served as a refreshing aperitif in summer or savoured during the winter months, the Triple is a connoisseur’s beer par excellence.
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Reviewed by C-Stockwell from Rhode Island

3.81/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: very large white head and transparent gold body
S: molasses, banana, chalk or oyster shells, and pepper
T: maple syrup, bread, and hops spice
F: excellent carbonation

Reasonably good beer with no harsh alcohol bite, but not equivalent to the classic Belgian triples like Duvel, Golden Draak, and Piraat. Would go well with seafood or white meat. A bit lacking in flavor and nuance.
Jan 19, 2023
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.96/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the bottle, it pours a clear to ever so slightly hazy yellow color with a modest, though long lasting, white head that does leave a touch of lacing. The nose gets some spice and a little yeast. The mouth gets a spicy malt brew that is easy to drink.
Nov 02, 2022
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Rated by MichaelDaMac from Tennessee

4.45/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Got better with every sip!
May 20, 2022
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.07/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
11.20oz brown bottle. Label is marked for bottling date as '19/03/2021'.
Partly cloudy, pale gold colored body with circulating particles. Big white foam head; took three pours to empty the bottle. Leaves partial sheets of lacing.
Aroma of lightly toasted malts, fruit like apricot and apple, and yeast esters. Not overly strong.
Taste is strong from the fruit and from the yeast. Fruit expressions of apple, pear, and apricot. Big spice, like coriander, from shortly in until the end. Belgian yeast is slightly sour. Good malt undertones. Tangy in the aftertaste.
Silky thickness for mouth feel. Quite dry. Excellent carbonation.
Backed by the malts, the taste is fruit and yeast dominated. Old world beer making. So complex but yet not unapproachable.
May 04, 2022
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brasserie St. Feuillien 'Tripel' @ 8.5% , served from a 330 ml bottle
A-pour is a clear gold from the bottle to glass with a large fluffy white head leaving a fine spotty lace along the tulip
S-Belgian yeast , top fermenting ale
T-strong & enjoyable , true sipping beer
MF-lots of carbonation , feels full bodied , warming
Ov-well made beer
prost LampertLand
Feb 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by CRObighit2 from Canada (ON)

Jan 05, 2022
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Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a 330ml bottle into a chalice. A two finger fine white head on a slightly hazy lemon. Excellent head retention. Lots of lacing.
Spicy smell. Some esters.
Fruity taste. slight hop finish.
Moderate body and carbonation.
Very smooth and balanced.
Jan 02, 2022
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
De color dorado con una ligera espuma de duración media. Cuerpo y carbonatación media. Aroma a malta, cítricos y vainilla. Sabor afrutado con notas especiadas.
Dec 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.6 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.86 by SayBoom from Ukraine

Aug 07, 2021
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Reviewed by DrBeergood from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Straw wheat. Cloudy. Plenty of head. Bottle conditioned. Extremely active, probably want to open this off the chill.

S: Nice. Wheat with a twang to it, perhaps a fancy Belgian fermentation process. A bit of like, coriander, pepper, orange peel? It's spicy and enticing. Reminds me a bit of Ayinger Brauweiss.

T: So bitter. Plenty of hops, St Feuillien does a good job with that usually. The grains are handled excellently. This is definitely top shelf stuff, and it even tastes great.

F: The grains are just melting in my mouth. It's very easy to drink given that it's 8.5%

O: The first time I've genuinely enjoyed a tripel.
Mar 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.71 by TheHammer from Canada (ON)

Feb 25, 2021
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

4.13/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 mL bottle from the LCBO, one of three beers included in a St. Feuillien mixed pack (in addition to their Quad and Cuvée De Noël). Best before Apr 26 2022 and served barely chilled.

Pours bright golden yellow with just a little bit of fogginess in its relatively clear complexion. More than two fingers of fluffy, foamy white head erupts from the surface before gradually settling off; it requires the better part of ten minutes, but I'm eventually left with a thin, sudsy cap and creamy collar. Beautiful strands of delicate lacing are also left behind; looks elegant, like you'd expect of a tripel. The aroma is subtle but nuanced - grainy pale malts, grassy, floral hops, appleskin, pear and lemony citrus, with suggestions of apricot, orange peel and yeast spiciness.

A very personable, balanced Belgian pale - I'm tasting grainy pale malts and light bready sweetness, mingling together with fruity esters of apple, pear, apricot and green banana. Spicier towards the finish, with clove and pepper as well as some grassy, lightly floral hops preceding a sweet-ish aftertaste that trends off-dry. The 8.5% is sort of discernible, but it's also extremely well-integrated. Medium-full in body, with fairly assertive carbonation that feels prickly on the palate, giving this brew a good bite - feels smooth and pleasing on the tongue. A delight to sip.

Final Grade: 4.13, an impressive A-. Tripels are one of my favourite styles, so it's a real shame that I don't get to try new ones very often. St. Feuillien's Triple isn't one of the best Belgian-sourced examples IMO, but it's still a complex and satisfying feast for the senses that you'd be silly to pass on. I'd really like to try this side by side with their Grand Cru, a similar beer that I recall enjoying immensely when I reviewed it a few years back.
Jan 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.31 by j37geogaddi from Massachusetts

Jan 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by Insomniac from Canada (ON)

Dec 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.28 by banishjo from Michigan

Jun 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by aztraz from Sweden

May 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Daniel_Mott from Sweden

Apr 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by bdlusa from Texas

Dec 29, 2019
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

4.04/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L- Mid straw yellow, very slight haze. Pours with thin white head.
S- Bready, woody, hints of spice.
T- That lovely medium-dry deep and solid intricateness that goes on and on. Hints of say coriander pop up but it and others are subtle within the whole.
F- Feels like a solid beer, with an over-riding sense of spiciness.
O- Would go well in winter, but being quite light on the malts/roasting is versatile.
330ml bottle from Beerhawk/UK
Dec 08, 2019
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Rated by BeerMan247 from New York

4.36/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Boy oh boy. Some would call me the tripel god. And I am. This is a solid tier 2 tripel.
Nov 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Jaxlion82 from Florida

Sep 02, 2019
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Reviewed by Beersnake1 from California

3.92/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from cellar temp. Pours a nice transparent golden yellow with LOTS of white head. Nose is toffee, hops, mint, clove, apples. Taste is really interesting. A tad bitter upfront, but sweet on the back end for me. Some nice grapes, apples, and a touch of citrus. Still picking up mint and clove on the aftertaste. Super smooth beer with some nice earthy malts.
Aug 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by andypeters1971 from Georgia

Jul 21, 2019
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Rated by LukeGude from Iowa

3.05/5  rDev -23%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Picked a bottle up from Marty's in Newton. Beautiful thick head remained throughout. Might have skunked though, flavor a bit off. Need to try again.
Jun 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.82 by RayCannata from Louisiana

Jun 13, 2019
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Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours thick, foamy head along with highly carbonated light gold color. Malt, spice and sweet all the way in both taste and aroma with a peppery finish. Light, crisp tasting for 8.5% alcohol content. Everything balances out nicely.
Jun 02, 2019
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Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)

4.29/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Medium: Capped, tulip glass.
Opacity: Mostly clear, slightly veiled.
Color: Dark straw/Light gold with decent activity.
Head: Tight foamy and light creamy 3 finger.
Legs: Average but good lacing and swirl reaction.
Smell: Straw/Belgian yeast/Flowers.
Taste: Passion fruit/Lemon/Clove/Banana.
Feel: Spicy/Floral/Zesty/Bready.
Body: Medium fluffy and smooth.
Carbonation: Almost champagne like.
Overall: Superb quality Tripel of classic style with lots of personality. A bit alcoholic but not vinous, warming and still treacherous.

Visual 7.5/10 - Flavors 8.5/10 - Sensations 9/10 - Balance 9/10 -
Freshness 6/10 - Intensity 7.5/10 - Complexity 9/10 - Appreciation 9/10
Mar 13, 2019
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Reviewed by DKGreen from California

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Medium head with some decent lacing and great mouthfeel, lots of carbonation in the mouth at first being bottle conditioned, yeasty, banana, spices such as clove that comes with a slight citrus peel finish.
Mar 02, 2019
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A bargain at 8 at Rattle N Hum NYC. _ A must try brew pub with empty tables for 6.
A) Lofts white, smooth and compact head. over hazy,. pale amber body - all last and lace.
S) Spice first then hops, followed by fruity yeast,.
T) All of the above in tight, balanced package.
F) Feel is superior due to long bottle fermentation.
O) Loved it and would blind taste with all other Tripels.
Feb 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by Rubezahl from Pennsylvania

Nov 27, 2018
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Reviewed by OlaB from Norway

4.05/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear golden color with a medium top of white head that dissolves quickly. Aroma is of yeast,light bread, apples, apricots, banana, pears,citrus, herbs,peppercorn and floral hops. The flavour is sweet and fruity with dry and spicy notes and some light bready tones in the back. The finish has a slight bitterness with some floral notes and the aftertaste has a good lenght. A little to sweet but else the balance is good. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with a medium carbonation and a medium body.
A great and enjoyable triple, but it lacks that little extra to put it with the best.
Nov 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by rale from France

Nov 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Oct 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by Gasp262 from Canada (AB)

Sep 24, 2018
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-Pours a light clear golden color with a generous head and lacing
A-Aroma had pleasant fruity and yeasty hints
T-The taste follows the nose with fruity and yeasty flavors
M-A light bodied very well carbonated beer
O-A nice Belgian beer
Sep 23, 2018
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Reviewed by Hanglow from Scotland

3.56/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours gold, huge head

light phenolic aroma. could do with some noble hops imo


tasteis sweet, tiniest touch of lactic tang, no bitterness, bit of cereal to it. It's not bad.

med body, dryish finish.

A well made beer, not very intersting
Sep 11, 2018
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Reviewed by timon from California

3.79/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Different, but not my cup of tea. When I get a tripel, I'm in the mood for sweet, fruity and smooth. This is a bit bitter, fruity, yes, but dry too. It's like a Sapporo mixed with a tripel. Interesting, but again, not my cup of tea.
Jul 21, 2018
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

4.39/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
330ml bottle from Carrefour, Brussels (£1.35):
This one was a very nice triple with a pleasant sweetness in the early going from the banana before some nice floral flavours & spices started to come through alongside some nice yeast & touches of alcohol. It was very well balanced & quite easy to drink despite the strength with some bread & pale malts with a little apple & pear in there too. Perhaps not a beer that hits the heights of Westmalle Tripel but it's not too far off it either.
Jul 15, 2018
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.89/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clearly on the light and airy end of the tripel spectrum, and this beer does it well. Lemon grass, floral and spices like clove and pepper fill the nose, with a hint of orange rind. The taste presents a yeast forward complexion that rushes upward to a light finish with lemon and flowers, almost rose like. Very well balanced, yet buttery light.
Jul 07, 2018
St. Feuillien Triple from Brasserie St. Feuillien
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 663 ratings