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Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #8 3.64 91

Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #8

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913.7/5.03.64/5.0Special9.3%87.4Thistle
Commercial Description:
This is a bold, malty, smoky Scotch Ale. It pours a deep amber brown. It was quite cloudy at the time of bottling but will clarify as it ages. The nose is full of smoky toffee notes. The taste opens with sweet malt and spice, then the alcohol comes up with a light residual sweetness on the finish. A balanced smoky flavor is in this beer from start to finish, although it never is the dominant character. It was brewed with 2-Row, Biscuit, Dark Crystal, Amber, Peated, Caramunich and Wheat malt. It is hopped early with Hallertau Tradition and late with Hallertau Hersbrucker. We fermented DR8 with a traditional Scotch Ale yeast. It is unfiltered. Enjoy at 45°F or warmer. This beer was inspired by Phillip Kaufman’s winning entry in the 2009 Big Batch Brew Bash.

ABV: 9.3% Original Gravity: 1.091 Final Gravity: 1.024
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 dkachur (2429), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2009  
12 ounce bottle courtesy of BMan113VR. Thanks! Pours a hazy dark reddish brown color with fine floating particles. Thin fizzy head. Poor head retention and fair lacing. Aroma of caramel, toffee, light peat notes, some light fruity notes. Taste is brown sugar, toffee, tobacco, smoke, slight alcohol, faint leafy hop finish. Medium bodied. Good beer.


 Tmoney99 (4794), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 24, 2009  
Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured a cloudy reddish brown color with an average frothy brown head that mostly diminished with good lacing. Medium toasted malt and earthy aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy sweet flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate to long duration. A solid complex brew.


 shrubber85 (2997), Wallhalben, Germany
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 22, 2009  
Bottle. Apple/apricot barley malt and light alcohol aroma. Cloudy amber with small head. Sweet peach/apple, barley malt flavor with alcohol finish. Nice beer.


 SuIIy (1487), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 18, 2009  
12oz bottle from santa. Smells of light caramel and toast..wait, there are some def roasted chili notes here as well..odd....pours a dark cloudy brown note with a small head. Palate is full and clean in the finish. flavors are a roated burnt note with some nice toast malt notes and some caramel notes.


 after4ever (2828), Brier, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/514/20
Dec 17, 2009  
12 oz. pours a hazy rubied dark amber. big, dense, slightly fizzy tan head. forward, full shortbread nose with caramel and toffee undertones. smoke and peat there as well. creamy medium body with plenty of carb. butterscotch, caramel, peat, and smoke on the mid palate. long sweet smoky finish.


 bu11zeye (5672), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 17, 2009  
( 12oz bottle, courtesy of angrypirate06 ) Pours a hazy amber body with a small white head. Aroma of roasted malt, loads of peat, nuts, and caramel. Flavor of peat, roasted malt, and caramel.


 blankboy (3258), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 17, 2009  
Bottle [12oz] shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o garthicus. Pours a murky orange-brown with a small creamy tan head. Aroma: Hmmm, interesting: Roasty and sweet along with smoke, caramel malt and some light hops. Flavour of caramel malt along with smoke, some fruit and light hops. Medium bodied, oily mouthfeel. Very good stuff, well done.


 wavers1 (178), novato, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Dec 13, 2009  
bottle courtesy of boomer0813, thank you! pour is amzing! pours a dense orange brownish with tons of striations and crazy woodgrain like patterns throughout the pour! like nothing i’ve ever seen, awesome. aroma is sweet, malty, a hint of scotch/buttered rum. taste is a lil too sweet for me, but not all for this style, actually one of the better scotch ales i’ve had due to not being overly sweet. nice spicy notes, estery tinges, and even some nice tobacco notes. the mouthfeel is very nice, balanced, rich. it starts a bit lively, then quickly mellows into a soft creamy mid and finish. way to represent H-Town!



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