St. Paul Special

Brouwerij Sterkens
Brewed at Scheldebrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Meer, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle odd shaped long neck: Poured a light clear brown amber with a copper rust hint to it, seems very carbonated and bubbly. Very reactive to form a huge cream filled head. Aroma is sweet fruit. Nice sweet malt flavor with a nice alcohol zing, finish is tingly and a bit hoppy on the tongue. Very impressive for a retired beer!

Date: 05/11/1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Beverage, DC

hazy dark amber, thin fine head leaving behind a dripping lace, strong aged malt aroma with sweet fruity character, strong malt flavor with subdued spices and slight floral hop flavor and bitterness

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4
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UPDATED: AUG 13, 2007 dark amber coloured body with a small off white head a malty aroma a yeasty and fruity taste and a sweet malty finich

Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. Copper colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, sweet, hop. Flavour is caramel, yeast, hop, malt. Ok beer, but could be more.

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage. Clear, copper-colored beer with a minimal, off-white head. Sweetish caramel nose with some hops. The same goes for the flavor. Spritzy, medium mouthfeel. Quite ordinary belgian ale. (070512)

[Bottle from Tom] Caramel, yeasty, fruity, oxidised note. Faintly metallic taste. Body on the thin side, dry.

Bottle. High off-white creamy and lasting head. Hazy good-looking ruby body. Lovely and distinct barley malt aroma with notes of coffee caramel and nuts. Somewhat flat and metallic hops week coffee flavor. Medium carbonation and a short aftertaste.

Nutty malts, plums yeastyness. Sweet nutty peachy grassy. My ratings just get more and more simple these days.