St. Sebastiaan Golden

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

Light fruity aroma. A cloudy golden color. A very light fruity Belgian flavor. Not real crips, but smooth easy drinking.

Decent brew. Yeasty, appley nose and taste. Spicey undertones, like oregano or corriander. Very smooth and a great balance. Lovely gold color.

Orange-golden colour with virtually no head. Aroma is typically Belgian - yeasty and a little spicey - but not very unique or exciting. Body is somewhat flat. Flavour is sweet (honey, caramel) and a little peppery. Quite disappointing - I have a feeling it may have suffered from transport and/or storage issues.

Hazy orange body with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of curacao, coriander seed, wheat and apricots. Light-bodied; Sharp astringent taste up front with some fruity sweetness. Aftertaste shows bitterness and not much else. Overall, not strong and not pleasing. I bought this 75 cL bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York and sampled it on 11-April-2004.

Best By Date May 2010; Sampled January 2008
Pours with a frothy, initially three-finger thick, pale, off-white colored head. The beer is an orange tinged, gold color as it sits on the table, but shows a clear, bright gold color when held up to the light. The aroma is fairly fruit focused with notes of pear, melon and a touch of apple. Towards the end some dry, malty, cracker like notes become fairly noticeable. Perhaps the nose is a bit too one-dimensional in its fruit focus, but it sis enjoyable none the less. As my nose gets a bit more used to it some spicy notes become much more noticeable; aromas of white pepper, sweet ginger, bergamot and clove all make there presence known.

The beer starts out dry but quickly picks up a soft sweetness reminiscent of pears and ripe melon. A zippy carbonic bite contributes to a light spiciness here that includes flavors of pepper, stale orange zest, clove and ginger. A light honey-like malt note as well as some cracker flavors and perhaps a touch of breadiness round out the grain influence here. This has a light to medium fullness to it that keeps this from being thick, but doesn’t strike me as being a quaffing brew either. There is also an earthy, almost herbal-stalk sort of spice note here as well, though I can’t quite place it (sort of coriander but not really).

This is a nicely drinkable brew, it is not all that complex, but it also doesn’t have any real flaws. It is an easy brew to enjoy a 500ml bottle of. Plus how can I not like something with my name on the bottle.

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Pours golden yellow with a thick head. Hints of yeast and hops are in the nose, and the taste is very similar but with a slight hint of spice in the finish. Good stuff, but not great. Too bready and fluffy tasting.

30.09.04 bottle date. Cork says 09/01!( Its an oldie) enjoying while watching Empire Strikes Back and BREWING my first batch.......-> Clear, deep and golden. white froth. aroma is a bit vinous and maybe a little Gouda. flavor is of bitter malt. very balanced. palate is very light and refreshing.

Apples and cinnamon and grapefruits are smelled out of this golden liquid. Apple flavor, also hops - bitter and spicey, fullmouth peppery aftertase with a long lasting bitterness. Nice