St. Sebastiaan Golden

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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A light yeast laden pepper smell hits you in the nose and a slightly hazy golden straw glow hits your glass, topped off with a thick, creamy, solid white mircrobubble head that coats the side of the glass in thick sheets, there’s as much foam on the sides as there is on the top! A very subtle yeast flavor blends with a hint of orange rind and bubble gum. This is a very smooth, silky, elegant golden ale.

(500ml bottle) Sampled as the Grand Cru version at Smokeless Joe's in Toronto. Pours a medium, white head and a orange-copper body. Nose of vanilla, malt and slight whiskey. The 7.6% abv doesn't show through in the taste. Very Good!

Hazy gold to dull orange in color, with towering, rocky, buzzing and highly aromatic head. Aroma is citrus, spice, lemon, straw, sugar. Solid body, strong palate presence, a lively hop profile, with sweet maltiness behind it. Very distinct and uplifting taste and a pleasant finish that takes it’s time. A real reward in every sip, and a decent Duvel clone, but certainly not the same.

Pours a two-finger white head that goes slowly leaving a good lace. Clear golden color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Slight malty nose. Starts mellow with some sweetness, finish is more malt than hop with no aftertaste. Keeps well, bought 8/2004. Expensive - $7.99 for a 16oz flip-top bottle from Hoosick Street Discount Bev. Troy, NY.

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.

nice golden color, lots of sediment but didn’t taste thick. Mild alcohol taste with a smooth follow. I perfer the grand reserve, but nice change of pace.

16 fl oz ceramic flip-top bottles. Heres- the deal two diff. locations... one served flip-top sealed, while the other had the flip-top yet was sealed w/ a cap, nice! Both had decent carbonation but the cap sealed was more like what I expected. Bubbly light, golden ale. Nose of pepper and spice. Taste is also spicy w/ a very slight alcohol burn. Yeasty towards the end. I really enjoyed this both time, the first was at Gene Haufbrews? in Chalreston at $9 and the other (cap sealed) Winter Solsice Saucer ceramic bottle design was bought at the Flying Saucer here in Columbia for a bullshit $15. Interesting variations in bottles though.

Bottle as "St. Sebastiaan Grand Cru", long lasting creamy head with some lacing, hazy golden colour with some orange streaks, earthy yeasty aroma with rose petals, some white fruits and candy in the back, flavour of rose petals, orange blossom and citrus, finely balanced and not too heavy with lively carbonation, light bitterness and a long sourish afteraste. A very nice brew that’s quite easy to drink.

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...

16 ounce bottle into chalice, best before 4/9/2014. Pours hazy and cloudy golden orange color with a 1 finger fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of pear, apple, grape, bread, candi sugar, honey, clove, earth, pepper, herbal, and yeast spiciness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity. Taste of apple, pear, grape, apricot, bread, pepper, clove, earth, honey, candi sugar, herbal, and yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, bread, pepper, clove, honey, candi sugar, earth, and yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice flavor balance and complexity; with a nice malt/spiciness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly slick and crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good Belgian tripel style. Very nice complexity and balance of flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.