St. Feuillien Triple - Brasserie St. Feuillien

Rastacouere

Quebec (Canada)

4.22/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml into delirium tremens snifter: Hazy blonde hue, perhaps a little too clear. Dense white foam with quality lacing. Aroma of banana, very fieldish feel, light spicing and yeast character and pleasant flowers. Good malt presence in mouth, malty hay if that exists, just tart enough to mention it with notes of citrus (lemon) and apple. Overall very smooth body if a little biting. Complex, Delicious!

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2004 18:10:34 | More by Rastacouere

BeerBuilder

Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours to a beautiful golden-yellow color with a thick white head. The carbonation is heavy from the bottom of the glass. The aroma is medicinal, and lemony, with a bit of hay-like qualities. The flavor has lemon in front, followed by a peppery, medicinal taste. It finishes dry and warming. It is a smooth, easy drinking beer. A very nice Belgian.

Sampled 10/18/03

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2003 21:38:25 | More by BeerBuilder

oberon

North Carolina

4.22/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy orange color with an awesome big fluffy head,aroma is spicey and very orange-like.I get a clove taste and aroma from this brew along with a light smokiness likely from the yeast,a light pepper taste lingers on the tongue,I have to say this was a great fing the alcohal is not at all prevelant making this to easy to drink,very very nice.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2003 21:44:31 | More by oberon

TripelJ

Florida

4.3/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Now Quaffing: St. Feuillien Tripel

Pours a hazy golden apricot with a fluffy white head that leaves sporadic lacing which quickly "sparkles away." Smell is sweet with some bananas and spices (clove?). Taste is divinely belgian. Sweet apples and grapes with a champagne like finish. There is definitely a full body supported by a nice yeasty backbone that reminds you it is an abbey tripel. There is a slight aftertaste that reminds me of apple peel, but it is not at all unpleasant. Definitely one of the finest abbey tripels in the world.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2003 01:30:51 | More by TripelJ

Hex92

Virginia

3.83/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Great beer.

Nice fluffy head. Mostly clear with a a little cloudiness. It might have a little too much carbonation, but the mouthfeel and taste don't suffer too much. The beer goes down smooth and tastes good. Tripels aren't my favorite style, but this is a good beer that I will buy again. Man cannot live on Dubbels alone.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2003 02:23:39 | More by Hex92

JohnnyDuvel

Florida

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A bright and refreshing tripel, somewhat reminiscent of Allagash. Carbonation is prominent, almost ginger ale-like in the aftertaste. Pours a large head, very foamy, with some retention. Not a lot of lacing after the initial sip or two. Quite dry and thin for the style, with a definite hop presence. Tangy and tart. If you like Allagash, try this. It's quite good and different.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2003 04:32:53 | More by JohnnyDuvel

marc77

California

3.45/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Ashen golden in hue with a slight murk. Covered by a slowly ebbing sea foam like porcelain white head. Loose, frothy trails remain. The aroma is comprised of a dominant doughy pilsner malt and yeast must combination. Understated clove phenol and an impression of lightly tart, candi sugar sprinkled lemons are secondary. Tame, pleasantly clean aromawise. Grainy, bread crust sweetness upfront in flavor quickly constricts, becoming briefly powdery and confectioners sugar like. A transiently drying contrast provided by mild green apple and alcohol derived, unsweetened black licorice arises mid palate. Fleeting sweetness is nearly completely tapered late by lagging hop bitterness and a slightly chalky, dry cracker like suggestion. Well attenuated and a touch thin in mouthfeel, but consequently portentously crisp and light on the palate. Finishes nearly bone dry, with a fading extension of herbal phenols and faint hard cider tartness. A clean, balanced tripel, with functional, but not outstanding overall character. Perhaps overly soft esterwise. Although only a couple notches above mediocre as a whole, it retains ominous drinkability. Tasty.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2003 18:15:27 | More by marc77

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.08/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle: Poured out a clear yellow with a nice golden tone, thin bubbles of tight foam produced a two inch head that faded down to a light, thin haze of constant coverage from the carbonating bubbles that just kept flowing, very nice. Aroma is pretty complex with an overall musty grass, with a bright hop backing and green grape and licorice notes, quite full and strong. Taste is strong up front of floral hop and honeyish, favorably complex in hop and malt tones, has some nuttyness, and reveals some nice spicy bitterness. This is one fully packed monster thats full bodied with a carbonated texture thats a bit harsh right off the bat, had to really sip this sucker. It has some mellowing smoothness in the finish and packs a bit of a punch. Big time sipper that gets better as it warms and definately tempting to drink alot of, but isn't easy, whew...what a triple!

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2003 13:06:45 | More by tavernjef

Denali

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Package: 750 ml big ‘un. Date stamped shows is good till 11 06 03.

Appearance: Very slightly opaque orange-gold color with very thick white head. The head dissipated but still remained with moderate lacing. Lots of bubbles present.

Smell: Bready, yeasty, spicy, and sweet.

Taste: Nice flavor timeline. Honey sweetness up front. Malt flavor comes in next. Good amount of hops bitterness follows. Aftertaste is also complex – nutty, bitter, and sweet.

Mouthfeel: Very tingly with lots of carbonation.

Drinkability: The bitterness tames the drinkability just a bit – or maybe not. Make no mistake – I would be perfectly happy drinking this all day/night.

Comments: Flavor is dominated by malt and hops, as opposed to sweet flavors like other triples that I have had. Nice change of pace. Oh my. Why is it that triples, like no other beer on this planet, go straight to my head after like 3 sips?

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2003 10:37:39 | More by Denali

stcules

Italy

4.2/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Classic golden colour. The smell is variegated, from orange peel to dry flowers, tending to balsamic and a little spicy (pepper? anise?). Hints of honey (maybe chestnut honey). Probably even some camomile flower.
The taste is less wide than the smell, with a predominancy of honey, well balanced with the bitter of hops, particulaly after a little rest. The aftertaste is hopped and herbaceous, with notes of citrus fruits.
Good foam, with average persistence, thin, compact and sticky. Good body.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2003 10:50:45 | More by stcules

Wildman

Ohio

4.13/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured a golden color and formed a huge foamy head that coated the glass with lace as it subsided. A good deal of carbonation is present. An aroma of malt, hops, citrus and spices. A flavor of malt, hops and spice. A warm feel of alcohol is also present, but not overpowering. Somewhat of a buttery finish.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2003 18:21:59 | More by Wildman

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Clear golden hue, and a towering, fantastic, huge white head.

Aroma is gorgeous and spicy, with citrus and honey notes. So far, it's a perfect profile for a tripel without even taking a taste.

And, that taste? Divine! Utterly lovely, light, buouyant, with a dazzling hop prominence at first, and a good touch of graininess in the texture. Sweet, light, and scrumptious, and the sugar starts to take prominence here in the middle.

An utterly unreproachable tripel, and a complete delight. Top-notch tripel, beautiful beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2003 02:48:59 | More by feloniousmonk

maxpower

Missouri

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours cloudy hazy dark yellow in color, has a huge white foamy head of small bubbles lasting head. Fruity and spicy flowery aromas. Fruity buttery and spicy yeasty flavors. Somewhat sticky but dry finish. Full bodied with lively carbonation full but crisp, clean mouthfeel, alcohol is hardly noticed, a really enjoyable tripple.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2003 10:47:11 | More by maxpower

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy pale gold with orange highlights body, topped by an enormously foamy white head. Love a head that dents when you pour more beer. Spicy aroma: lemons, oranges, coriander, with some milder fruit scents in the background. Like an amplified wit aroma. A solid slighty sweet malt backbone washes across the tongue, while a collage of spicey hop tastes come crashing in like the late afternoon surf. Finishes with a very citrusy/lemony bite. Takes a few sips for the alcohol to register thru the taste, but I recieved a definite, but not overpowering, warming sensation about half-way thru. Mouthfeel is a little prickly in spots, but generally smooth. Very interesting.

Thanks to Gusler, my "Secret Santa".

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2003 22:08:53 | More by RonfromJersey

Gusler

Arizona

4.43/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This was a special bottling in the corked 750ml bottle for the "Belgium Beer Tour"

It has been aging away in my cellar for the last six months, and I have a couple more that will be kept for a few years to see how they mature.

Lightly hazed golden yellow-orange color as it sets in my "Triple" glass, the head Brobdingnagian in size, frothy in consistency, brilliant white in color with satiny sheets of lace that lovingly cling to the glass. Bubble gum, malt, excessively ripe fruit, hints of tartness even a bit of yeast to seal off this most sniffable nose. The first taste is big on the malt and also ambrosial with the top middling. Huge acidic bite with the hops powerful in their spicy bite. Dry as a bone aftertaste with the alcohol bitterness lingering on forever. 8.5 percent ABV is quite apparent in its "Tummy" warming sensation, also the flavors enhance as it warms to the room temperature, "Absolutely Fabulous".

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2002 12:37:38 | More by Gusler