22 Dec 2008
St Bernardus Christmas Ale
Author: Gile
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Name: Gile
Site: http://corebrewing.com
About: My first beer was Budweiser. I was about 9 or 10, Dad and I were broken down and the side of the road and all there was to drink was Budweiser. So I had a swig of his, hated it!
I didn't drink beer again until I joined the Marine Corps. I was in Quantico, attending Small Computer Systems Specialist school, when I accidentally knocked a beer out the fridge and broke it. My buddies said now I gotta drink one! The rest is history. The broken beer was a Red Dog by the way.
Now days I am really a hop head that enjoys the IPAs [Stone IPA; Lagunitas IPA] and Douple IPAs [Moylan's; Hair of the Dog Blue Dot]. I also like Belgians [St Bernardus; Delirium; Three Philosopher's] a lot! I also like the Stouts and Porters [Black Butte] as well.
I enjoy going to breweries to sample as well as going to pubs and taverns. I also like enjoying beer with friends and bouncing ideas off of other intelligent people as well. Last time I was at O'Brien's I was shooting the shit with a couple of random strangers.
I hope to someday do a pub/tavern crawl across Europe. That's all I want. Simple.
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Name: Christmas Ale
Brewery: St Bernardus
Overall Rating: A
Style: Belgian
ABV: 10%
IBU: Unknown [guessing super low since it's a Belgian]
Appearance: Dark Amber
Aroma: The aroma on this one can be described as Christmas morning. Grandma’s gingerbread cookies are there sitting on the table. The smell just takes you back there, only this time, there is a fine Belgian in your hand.
Flavor: I have had a few Christmas and Holiday ales that really want you to know that your drinking a Holiday Ale. They go out of their way to smack you in the face with a junny berry branch or a entire pumpkin in a bottle. That is not the case with the St Bernardus. The Christmas is suttle, smooth and sweet. You definitely know its a Belgian after that first sip. If you weren’t told this was a Christmas Ale, you might not even know.
Body: Medium/Full
Enjoyability: This puppy has tons of enjoyability. Delicious from start to finish, leaving you yearning for more!
Tags: beer review, belgian
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