Belgian Style Tripel Ale
Stone Brewing

Belgian Style Tripel AleBelgian Style Tripel Ale
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Tripel
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 10.68%
Reviews:
174
Ratings:
196
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 08, 2021
Added:
Aug 21, 2008
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  8
Collaboration with Mikkeller Brewing and AleSmith Brewing
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.8/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.7%. Golden colour, big white head. Lovely aroma of Belgian yeast, fruity esters, spices and floral and fruity hops. The flavour is spicy and yeasty with a sweet and fruity body, and a distinct hoppy bitterness in the finish. Only drawback is that the alcohol is not particularly well hidden, so if you get drunk on this beer, you understand why. Still a beer I’ll be happy to drink again!
May 08, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Feb 05, 2018
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Reviewed by cyrenaica from Canada (ON)

3.36/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle
8.7% ABV
The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 13, 2009
The beer poured a hazy translucent gold colour with a thin white head, and detectable yeast. The aroma was combination of yeast, spice, and bready malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was malt, some citrus and licorice tones, and some leather. I was expecting a WHOLE lot more.
Jun 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.36 by LAND_MINE from Virginia

Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by xnicknj from Pennsylvania

Sep 17, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Holland from Illinois

Sep 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by DeanMoriarty from California

Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by imperialking from Illinois

Aug 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Jul 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 08, 2013
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.45/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to GRG1313 for gifting me this one.

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy orange-bone head that settles to tiny wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, honey, fruit, spice, and some oxidation aromas. Taste is much the same with fruit, honey, and oxidized flavors on the finish. There is a very mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is showing a fair amount of oxidation and is very honey forward at this point.
May 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by t0rin0 from California

Feb 24, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by FalconA from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by trancesk8er from California

Jul 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by DrFunkenstein from Pennsylvania

Apr 22, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by KevdoggNasty from California

Mar 28, 2012
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Reviewed by BirdsandHops from Oregon

2.57/5  rDev -33.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2008 vintage

A: Pours a hazy orange-gold with less than a finger of white head that fades into a thin ring with no lacing.

S: Some light Belgian spice notes up front followed by candy sugar and sweet orange citrus aromas. Musty graham cracker aromas follow, suggesting some oxidation.

T: Belgian spices up front with some candy sugar flavors. Faint fruit and citrus flavors follow before a strong and slightly bitter yeast flavor kicks in. The finish has some of that musty graham cracker flavor from the oxidation.

M: Medium body with lowish carbonation, this beer is a bit too thick and under-carbonated.

O: Unfortunately I do not think time has been kind to this beer, though it was fun to try.
Feb 07, 2012
Belgian Style Tripel Ale from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 196 ratings