Saint-Bock Saint-Père

Pours a dark brown color with ruby highlights and a thin offwhite head. Appealing aroma of earthy and caramel malts with chocolate. The flavor also has the chocolate and caramel sweetness with some earthyness provided by the malt. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and moderate carbonation.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 3   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Esters : 3   Banana : 2   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : 3
Malt : XX   Biscuity : 3   Toast : 3   Caramel : 3   Toffee : 4   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : XX   Candy : 3   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : XX   Chocolate : XX   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : XX   Plums : XX   Figs : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : XX   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Spicy : 3   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 2   Wood : 2   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : XX   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : 3   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : XX   Complex : 3   Length : 2
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 3   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A finely constructed beer showcasing the importance of every ingredient. Caramelly, spicy, yet with a working tartness that works as it’s not overly yeasty. Well done.

Clear dark mahogany body with a medium beige head. Well malted syrupy body with an initial attack of caramel and dates. Then the citrusy hops kick in with a lemony tartness and medium bitterness and astringency. Residual lime flavour. The clash of styles (although very un-belgian) worked for me. Rarely did I come across a strong dark beer that was as much a thirst quencher. Drinkable by big sips and the next sip couldn’t come soon enough. I liked it although it is as truly a pure Belgian as, let’s say, Henry Smith.

A clear brown ale with a thin white head. Strong butterscotch aroma, caramel, with light nutty notes. In mouth, caramel malt with light coriander, and strong diacetyl developping. Medium bodied. Not my 3 mousquetaires favorites. On tap Dec. 23, 2006.

Dark mahogany hue, with some reddish highlights,and a small creamy beige head, leaving laces, caramelized malt, with a black cherryish and wildberry nose, with a flowery lavender accent, dark bitter chocolatey¸and hint of spiciness in the aroma follows through on a full-bodied palate with a crisp sweet black toasted malt character, with a nice flowery hops note, blackberry and blueberry fruitiness, a faint winey alcoholic warmth mouthfell, hint of roastiness and dark chocolate, leading towards an alcoholic, raw maltiness, fruity chocolatey dry hops finish.