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St. Sebastiaan Grand Réserve

St. Sebastiaan Grand Réserve - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
78
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1613.36/5.03.34/5.0Winter10%52.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
A single batch of St. Sebastiaan Grand Réserve is brewed each year. This limited edition release from Brewery Sterkens is brewed with utmost care to be one of the finest beers in the world.
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 Gypsy19 (602), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Pours a bubbly orange with a medium white head. Aroma is fruity with apricots and other light fruits, as well as a little metal. Light fruit and yeast make up most of the flavor profile, with a creamy flavor all around the body. Creamy mouthfeel and finish. Overall, good minus.


 RedSox2004 (353), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Poured slightly hazy golden amber with a nice rocky head and ok lacing. Subtle aromas of sweet malts, yeast, and citrus - mostly orange. Sweetish bready malt flavor offset with a slight hops bitterness. Smooth, almost syrupy mouthfeel, generous carbonation, and a lingering maltiness in the aftertaste. Refreshingly subtle, and the alcohol warms but is not overpowering.


 islay (470), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2009  
16 oz. ceramic bottle, purchased by my dad and shared with him on 9-6-09. Clean, yeasty, slightly metallic smell. Fruity, peach, candy scents. Apple juice and a whiff of wet paint. Pleasant but subtle aroma. Pours a hazy brass / dull gold color. Some effervescence. Large amount of fluffy, sticky, off-white head. Some sporadic lacing. Sweet, slightly spicy and dry taste. White grape juice, apple juice, apricot nectar, and pitted fruit (especially prune) juice. Complexity becomes increasingly noticeable upon multiple sips. Spicy, fruity, dry aftertaste. Medium body. A little lively and a little oily in the palate. Pleasant but not particularly memorable. Tastes "smaller" than 10% would suggest.


alSteinFish (3), USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2009  
This is a good beer, but doesn’t standout other than perhaps on appearance. The head laces nicely on the glass and lasts indefinitely. Flavors are surprisingly mild given the aroma. You’ll feel the carbonation in your mouth. Definitely a beer worth trying but perhaps not a frequent repeater.


 IrishBoy (2685), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 24, 2009  
50 cl ceramic bottle from BevMo Salinas. Nose of sweet honey, cloves, yeast, and corriander. lightly hazy yellow orange with a big pale yellow head that lightly laces. Flavor was lightly sweet, yeasty, and background spices with very light bitterness in the finish. Decent BSA and inexpensive too!


bw1982 (70), , Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 23, 2009  
I was hoping for more with this one. Aromas are okay, lots of different things such as honey, some spices like cinnamon and pepper, and lots of sweet malt. The color is kind of strange, almost orange. Flavors match the aromas but are not that great, and you can taste the alcohol a little too much.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Murky, mucky orange liquid, a big bubbly white cap and massive bacon bit sized chunks swimming around. The solar system of sediment leveled off 1 inch from the bottom by the time I neared the end of the glass. Aroma was really complex and prominent. Fresh and sweet with zippy spice, hops, lots of yeast and warm cooked meat?? You can also pick up the alcohol content too. Taste was very solid with cloves and a spicy background and an orange flavour that had tartness that I definetly noticed. Mouthfeel was velvetly smooth, medium bodied and a touch of alcohol on the back of my tongue that had a vodka quality to it. The alcoholic burn caught up to me and stayed deep in my chest. There was also a late butterscotch aftertaste (very mild). Then get your spork and consume the chunky meal at the bottom of the glass. Excellent beer.


 FishManLA (284), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Foam erupted from the ceramic bottle volcano like after opening for some time. Pours a golden color with a persistent white head. Nose is fruity with some floral notes. Taste is sweet and white wine like with a slight spiciness and a slightly spicy finish.



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