Brother David's Triple Abbey Style Ale - Anderson Valley Brewing Company

winomark

Missouri

2.98/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a medium copper with a nice fluffy off-white head. Lots of tiny streaming bubbles. Mild aromas of candy sugar, pineapples, and bananas. Bananas lead the palate brigade, with candy sugar tagging along. Alcohol is noticable, but well-controlled. Mouthfeel is quite syrupy and thick, with little bitterness to offer another side of this beer. A drinkable beer, but a bit unbalanced for me. Too sweet with little contrasting brightness. Give it a try if you find it, but not really worth searching for.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2005 14:15:59 | More by winomark

Hellmeh

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +1.7%

06-20-2013 03:26:57 | More by Hellmeh

JayQue

Virginia

3.85/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pretty good take on a Tripel. Poured a hazy orange/light amber color into my Chimay goblet. The delicately bubbly head vanishes quickly with little lacing on the glass.

Smell is light fruit, apples, pears, apricot. Some pepper and Belgian yeast here as well. Pretty good.

Taste is very good. The light fruit, Belgian yeast, pepper are all readily apparent. Could have used even more yeastiness. Some of my favorite Tripels (both Belgian and American) have a taste almost like ripe cheese associated with the yeast.

Mouthfeel is rich, the spices do their thing. A slight more alcohol burn than I am used to with a good Tripel but it is not that off-putting.

Good Tripel, nice slow sipping beer. Well worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 00:18:16 | More by JayQue

Hultkrantz

Sweden

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

06-16-2013 20:14:21 | More by Hultkrantz

jkane101

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -20.1%

06-07-2013 15:59:36 | More by jkane101

azdiaz

California

4/5  rDev +16.3%

06-06-2013 23:45:04 | More by azdiaz

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

3/5  rDev -12.8%

06-05-2013 23:56:53 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -12.8%

06-03-2013 02:36:24 | More by maxwelldeux

woodchip

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -20.1%

05-31-2013 00:00:06 | More by woodchip

rypkr

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +16.3%

05-25-2013 03:01:30 | More by rypkr

DRTBrewster

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

05-24-2013 20:55:22 | More by DRTBrewster

ilikebeer03

Texas

3/5  rDev -12.8%

05-23-2013 14:20:56 | More by ilikebeer03

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev -12.8%

05-20-2013 04:36:43 | More by Kmat10

nick_asian

Nevada

4/5  rDev +16.3%

05-19-2013 07:15:20 | More by nick_asian

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -12.8%

05-18-2013 12:59:02 | More by AmandaSchaefer

camelgar

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +9%

05-10-2013 16:37:32 | More by camelgar

largadeer

Kentucky

2/5  rDev -41.9%

05-08-2013 19:24:17 | More by largadeer

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +1.7%

05-07-2013 21:43:55 | More by dalepryor

LSx

California

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

04-25-2013 04:31:43 | More by LSx

jmgault1

California

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

04-22-2013 07:41:16 | More by jmgault1

MickeyMonk

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +9%

04-07-2013 03:29:39 | More by MickeyMonk

Mattias

Sweden

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

04-06-2013 20:49:28 | More by Mattias

nelnutter

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12.8%

04-05-2013 22:40:17 | More by nelnutter

cdwil

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +1.7%

04-05-2013 19:49:13 | More by cdwil

kew

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%

04-05-2013 16:18:29 | More by kew