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Tripel Cafe
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Tripel
- ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 12.43%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 25
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Ratings by psdonnelly:
Rated by psdonnelly from Alabama
3.2/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Mar 25, 2016
3.2/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Mar 25, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by adamette from Ohio
2.68/5 rDev -29.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.68/5 rDev -29.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Live review. Poured from the I Pt., 9.4 oz bottle that I bought at the brewery about one month ago for around $9. DOB 10/02/15 stamped near the bottom of the bottle.
Look. Translucent yellow body under a rather basic white head that does not linger very long. Actually reminded me of a Budweiser at first glance. Meh.
Smell. Requisite belgian yeast and sweet malt rise up. I do not detect any of the Green Coffee beans or Orange peel mentioned on the label. Slight disappointment so far.
Taste. Really rather basic for the style although I taste coriander and grains along with the sweet malt and Belgian yeast that your average Tripel will feature. I have tasted more than 50 Tripels so I believe that I know what they are supposed to taste like.
Feel. Tripel is not supposed to be a "thick" style but this one is even more thin than most. There is the syrupy goodness that you would expect, again, from the sweet malt but this feel is below normal.
Overall. Unimpressed. While this is to style (and it is my favorite style) there are many aspects of it that leave me wanting more.
Notes: Picked this up at the brewery for a approx. 20% discount vs. retail. That was nice but there are better Tripels available at your average craft beer bottle shop. Looks like I will return to other favorites from Southern Tier!
Apr 02, 2016Look. Translucent yellow body under a rather basic white head that does not linger very long. Actually reminded me of a Budweiser at first glance. Meh.
Smell. Requisite belgian yeast and sweet malt rise up. I do not detect any of the Green Coffee beans or Orange peel mentioned on the label. Slight disappointment so far.
Taste. Really rather basic for the style although I taste coriander and grains along with the sweet malt and Belgian yeast that your average Tripel will feature. I have tasted more than 50 Tripels so I believe that I know what they are supposed to taste like.
Feel. Tripel is not supposed to be a "thick" style but this one is even more thin than most. There is the syrupy goodness that you would expect, again, from the sweet malt but this feel is below normal.
Overall. Unimpressed. While this is to style (and it is my favorite style) there are many aspects of it that leave me wanting more.
Notes: Picked this up at the brewery for a approx. 20% discount vs. retail. That was nice but there are better Tripels available at your average craft beer bottle shop. Looks like I will return to other favorites from Southern Tier!
Reviewed by fx20736 from New York
2.51/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.51/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
Bought 2 bottles from Southtown Beverages on 3/26/16. Served chilled in a Duvel tulip.
Look: Clear apple amber, white head, traces of lacing.
Smell: Spiced apple like
Taste: Muddy jumble of fruit and coffee
Feel: ok. I guess.
Overall: this one doesn't work for me at all
Mar 27, 2016Look: Clear apple amber, white head, traces of lacing.
Smell: Spiced apple like
Taste: Muddy jumble of fruit and coffee
Feel: ok. I guess.
Overall: this one doesn't work for me at all
Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
4.23/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
DATE TASTED: February 12, 2016... GLASSWARE: Affligem chalice... OCCASION: a cold streak coming after another exciting basketball game for Will... APPEARANCE: densely hazy with tangible suspensions in a light orange body; the thick foamy head settles to a quarter-finger off-white... AROMA: gritty coffee bean with a spicy peppercorn; hops suggest floral notes with orange and coriander... PALATE: aggressively effervescent, with a dryness late and a vibrancy at the lips...the texture is medium-bodied, with the sediment "in" working with a pulpy experience... a warming sensation at the end...dangerously drinkable...TASTE: a rather alluring combination of orange and coffee bean--peach, grapefruit and a slamming salt-and-pepper barrage makes for a flavorful sip... as the bottle drains, the lithesome Belgian profile emerges, leaving the grittier flavor aspects to meld with the aftertaste OVERALL: above par with the usual Southern Tier offerings...an outstandingly light, flavorful experience....
Feb 13, 2016
Tripel Cafe from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
117 ratings
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