Bad Habit
St. Austell Brewery
- From:
- St. Austell Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 5.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 23, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.47/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.47/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Copenhagen 5/1 2018. 33 cl bottle from Meny, Østerfælled Torv, Kbh Ø. Simple white label sayin “Bad Habit” in semi-gothic letters. They present it as a “Abbey Tripel”.
Pours hazy orange with small-ish white head. Settles as thin almost transparent layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate Lacing.
Aroma does not bring a Belgian Tripel to mind. Sweetish malts, light smoke. Sharpish lemonade. Citrus and oranges. White sugar. Quite citric with a sweet undertone. Some English hops peeking in.
Medium strong carbonation. Medium thick, lively texture. A little sticky.
Flavor is quite sweet followed by medium bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and a little harsh. Lingering.
Good English strong ale with a notable bitterness. Despite their marketing efforts I don’t think it bears much resemblance to a Belgian Tripel.
Nov 10, 2025Pours hazy orange with small-ish white head. Settles as thin almost transparent layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate Lacing.
Aroma does not bring a Belgian Tripel to mind. Sweetish malts, light smoke. Sharpish lemonade. Citrus and oranges. White sugar. Quite citric with a sweet undertone. Some English hops peeking in.
Medium strong carbonation. Medium thick, lively texture. A little sticky.
Flavor is quite sweet followed by medium bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and a little harsh. Lingering.
Good English strong ale with a notable bitterness. Despite their marketing efforts I don’t think it bears much resemblance to a Belgian Tripel.
Reviewed by MrDell from Switzerland
3.98/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.98/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
23.04.2016
St. Austell Brewery – Bad Habit
Tripel – 8.2% - 750ml Bottle - Best Before End Dec 2016
Appearance: Slightly cloudy, deep straw colour, perfectly white, one finger head. Light carbonation for the style. Poor head retention.
Aroma: Spicy yeast, clove, alcohol, apple and banana. Very nice aroma, reminds of both Chimay and St. Bernardus tripel here.
Taste: Slight rusty type flavour, then pepper and hops followed up by warming alcohol. I'm also getting banana and apple very late in the finish. Despite reminding me of two well-known Belgians in the aroma, it does differ taste-wise.
Mouthfeel: Lacking a little in carbonation. The lighter side of full bodied. Bitter, dry finish.
Overall: Being a Cornish-born Belgian beer fan I have been looking forward to sampling both this and the dubbel (Cardinal Syn) and I can safely say, they do the county proud. While they are not on a par with the Belgians, they are both good beers in their own right and fair representations of the styles.
Apr 23, 2016St. Austell Brewery – Bad Habit
Tripel – 8.2% - 750ml Bottle - Best Before End Dec 2016
Appearance: Slightly cloudy, deep straw colour, perfectly white, one finger head. Light carbonation for the style. Poor head retention.
Aroma: Spicy yeast, clove, alcohol, apple and banana. Very nice aroma, reminds of both Chimay and St. Bernardus tripel here.
Taste: Slight rusty type flavour, then pepper and hops followed up by warming alcohol. I'm also getting banana and apple very late in the finish. Despite reminding me of two well-known Belgians in the aroma, it does differ taste-wise.
Mouthfeel: Lacking a little in carbonation. The lighter side of full bodied. Bitter, dry finish.
Overall: Being a Cornish-born Belgian beer fan I have been looking forward to sampling both this and the dubbel (Cardinal Syn) and I can safely say, they do the county proud. While they are not on a par with the Belgians, they are both good beers in their own right and fair representations of the styles.
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