St. Sebastiaan Golden

Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Ceramic (as if that matters) bottle. Strong flowery citrus-yeast aroma. Wheat. Taste malty, a bit of alcohol. Long flowery finish.

nice ceramic bottle with crowncap and swing-top. Golden colour, enormously large head. Creamy mouthfeel. Hoppy and pleasnatly malty. Well-balanced, slightly yeasty and fruity.

From a 500 ml ceramic bottle that was given to me. I was told it was about six years old. I poured it carefully into two glasses but even then it was very cloudy with lots of swirling yeast. Nose of fruits such as apricots and caramel, a rich mouthfeel, and full flavors of flowers, fruits, makes this very enjoyable. Slightly sour finish.

This Belgian Strong Ale pours a golden yellow color from a 50cl ceramic bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet. A medium bodied BSA. The malts are fruity and sweet. Lots of peaches and apricots flavors, with a nice roasty malt backbone. Fruit flavors are sweet but not cloying. Nice beer, but there is nothing that really stands out here, its like 100s of other beer just like this. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet.

Love the 500 mL ceramic bottle. It’s a light, sweetish blonde ale that straddles the line between refreshing and cloying. Golden, slightly hazy, with an off-white head that starts impressive but isn’t durable. Nose of caramel sugar with orange notes. Sweetish, honey-like and uncomplicated with subdued booze and a dusting of hops, just to maintain balance. Medium to thick mouthfeel. Not exceptional but enjoyable.

bottle gifted from a client...lot A most likely BB 2003...this one has been perfectly cellared next to some wine for five years!!! viscous pour... a rich pumpkin pie color with a fluffy off white head.it disappears quickly to leave a lot of black yeast floaters. aromas of peach, cask wood, dry apricots, copper malts, caramel and a little alcohol. flavor is mildly yeasty with caramel, floral honey, orange and dried herbs?. a little bit of a let down judging by the aroma but....medium bodied with enough carbonation. leaves a dry finish you want to go back to. i’ve never had this fresh so i’ll rerate...

50 cl ceramic bottle. Very pale golden colour, similar to a belgian white beer. Small head and no lace. Aroma of flowers, citirus, fruits and spice, but I can’t tell which and no one of them is strong. Silky flavour and taste of citrus, flowers, some honey and fruits. I expected a little more from this one than it really offers.

Name: St. Sebastiaan Golden Ale
Date: August 12, 1999
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta
Appearance: dark yellow
Aroma: light malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of complex malt character, touch of bitterness, aged malt character

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

Name: St. Sebastiaan Grand Cru
Brewery: Brouwerij Moortgat
Date: March 28, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: hazy gold, wispy white head, drippy bits of lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of candy sweetness, nice phoenolic spicyness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4