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St. Bernardus: Tripel

This tripel is/was brewed by St. Bernardus in Watou, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 59.4%. Based on 2 tastings, the average ABV is 7.50%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

(Bottle) Golden yellow colour with a huge, lively, white head. Fruity nose with notes of pineapple, Seville orange, banana, white bread, dried pineapple or papaya and a hint of incense. Soft, malty taste with white bread, herbs, citrus and yeast. Mild, spicy bitterness in the finish. Hiding the alcohol very well. Very well balanced, fruity nose wit
Doughy and yeasty with plenty of apples, pears and lemon-citrus fruitiness and a pastry like sweetness to the nose. Hazy golden body is topped by a fizzy byt lasting cover of white head. Plenty of yeast/protein in suspension despite careful decanting - in fact there was a half inch sediment in the bottle before pouring. Tangerine, apple, pear an
Bottle. Light amber, cloudy color. Sweet and strong. Very overcarbonated - sprayed out of bottle when opened and it wasnt shaken or dropped. Overall good.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
10th Jul 2002 at 4:55 pm bottle (room 33 in Hotel Windsor), Brussels, Belgium 7.50 light golden and cloudy Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 0%
59.157% semi-sour 24
13th Apr 2004 at 10:15 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.50 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 0%
59.649% Hoegaarden 94

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Other Beers (etc.) by St. Bernardus

Apart from Tripel, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by St. Bernardus. These are:
Abt 12
Christmas Ale
Grottenbier
Pater 6
Prior 8
Tokyo (2020-)
Watou Tripel
Witbier