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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company

Tarpon Springs, Florida USA

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43.9/5.03.56/5.0Special8%0 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed with Palmetto berries and Hibiscus. Note: Name change as per Saint Somewhere myspace site.

 fishingnet (774), Brandon, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle courtesy Bob. Pours a hazy redish brown with a large light tan head that lasts leaving good lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, spicy yeast, tons of flowery Hibiscus, a slight earthiness, and a hint of acidic funk. Taste is the same as aroma with a good dose of acidity and flower petal goodness from the Hibiscus. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and spicyness from the yeast. Very good.


Gillard (35), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/517/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Bottle Courtesy of Degarth. Pours a dark muddy brown hue with a thin two finger whispy head. Tast is of candied sugars, figs and tart apples. Smell is much of the same. This is in my opinion the best offering to date by Bob.


 Quake1028 (627), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of Bob and Degarth. Very excited to try this one, since his other two beers are both very good and getting better with each batch. I have to note the improved bottle and corking here, since those were both such issues with his first runs of Athene and Divina. No worries about carbonation on this bad boy, this thing has tons of life and body to it. Gorgeous looking beer, very bruised looking dark plum body with a dense head. At least 2 or 3 fingers thick with exceptional retention and lacing. Finally resolves to a ring of foam atop the beer and at it’s edges. Plums, grapes, figs, raisins, honey, assorted spices and some funky yeast notes make up the ever changing and impressive aroma. Flavor profile falls off the slightest bit from the aroma, but it’s still a very tasty beer. Dark fruits, clove, banana and mixed spices pick up at intervals. Grapes are the main show here, making this one juicy and very fun to drink. Medium bodied, chewy and creamy, soft rounded edges. Super long finish, tons of fruit, yeast and biscuit dough notes, with grapes picking up midway and finishing things up. Outstanding.


 Ibrew2or3 (1638), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Courtesy of Degarth and Bob. Pours murky brown with initially tall tan head that drops off in a couple of minutes to a thin ring. The aroma full, rich, quite varied and inviting. Wow, lots of notes of dark fruitiness like prunes, sticky mashed dates and sweet Concord grapes. There’s a big hit of tartness that leads into faint funk at the end of a big draw. It can have a different aroma on successive draws. I even get freshly cut oak notes at times. There seems to be lots going on here and the nose has ratcheted up the expectations of the flavor to come. Here goes, the taste is very much like the nose with sweet varied fruitiness like prunes, dates, ripe cherries, dark grape sweetness and ripe red delicious apples. The flavor also has a layer of tartness, yeasty spice, some mild tannins and a faint background of funk. I look forward to trying this again and when it has aged.




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