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St. Bernardus Tripel

Brouwerij St. Bernardus
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🌍 Belgium · Belgian Tripel · One of 28 Belgian Tripels in hopIQ

The St. Bernardus Tripel presents a dramatically different face from the brewery's dark ales. At 8.0% ABV it pours a bright, hazy golden orange with a tall white head; the Saint Sixtus yeast — the brewery's defining ingredient — immediately shows its lighter register here: fresh pear, light honey, white pepper, and citrus peel on the nose, with a faint herbal complexity in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with vigorous carbonation and a clean, dry finish that makes the 8% almost invisible. Pepper and spice from the yeast build through the mid-palate, balanced by subtle sweetness and a pleasant bitter edge. Long finish with citrus and herbal notes. A superb example of the Belgian Tripel style — elegant, complex, and deceivingly drinkable.

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

fruity
75%
spicy
70%
floral
65%
yeasty
65%
honey
60%
citrusy
60%
boozy
60%
dry
55%
refreshing
55%
crisp
50%
herbal
50%
light
40%
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About Belgian Tripel

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What is a Belgian Tripel?

Tripels are strong Belgian ales with 8–10% ABV. Deceptively pale, they offer fruit esters, spicy yeast, sweet malt and a warming finish.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of St. Bernardus Tripel

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 10–13°C in a goblet. The yeast character and carbonation are the stars — cold would suppress both.

Goblet
Recommended for this style

The wide mouth and heavy base promote head formation and channel rich aromatics toward the nose. Traditional for Belgian strong ales.

Drink within 2 years. Some complexity develops with age but the yeast character is best relatively fresh.

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