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Saint Arnold Christmas Ale 3.39 201

Saint Arnold Christmas Ale

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82
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common

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2013.41/5.03.39/5.0Winter7%82.5English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
A rich, hearty ale perfect for the holiday season with a malty sweetness and spicy hop character. The generous use of five different malts is responsible for the full flavor and high alcohol level of this beer Saint Arnold Christmas Ale is best consumed at 45° Fahrenheit.
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 angrypirate06 (781), Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Bottle thanks to bman1113vr. Caramel brown pour with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, fruity. Flavor is brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg. Pleasant lively mouth.


 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, fruit, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruit, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 Rciesla (3790), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/511/20
Aug 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a amber body with a tan head. Malty with a light woody note, weak spices and a warm fruit sensation. Not all that good.


 Sammy (4051), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
May 26, 2009  
at my cellar temperature, low Sixties, Bonus in trade from a generous Texas trader. Like a Belgium, with a good mix of malts. Alcohol aroma. Pours medium body and significant white head. Yeasty taste, very drinkable indeed. Above average mouthfeel.


 sebletitje (1995), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
May 15, 2009  
courtesy fo lowgear. Pours amber,/orange, thin beige head. Aroma is malty with some nice spices and brown sugar. Taste, dry, malty, caramelized sugar, some spices; cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Some pine hops with the spices not overly present. Finish leans on a light hops with touch of pear/spives, balanced out with good caramel, toffee. Seemed to alternate between the bitter and sweet.


 BgThang (118), Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 26, 2009  
This beer is one of my favorites. It pours a deep amber/ruby color and has a nice sublte hop nose to it. it has hints of spice, cinnamon on the nose as well. the taste is very nice. you can taste the spices in the beer. I always buy 2-3 sixers when this comes out. Does not age very well. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-09-2008 09:57:34


 Gregis (1135), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 11, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of theisti; thanks Tim. Pours a hazy caramel orange with a loose beige head that quickly collapses to a small island of bubbles at the surface. The nose is a sweet, somewhat medicinal blend of spicy hops, allspice and dark caramel malt. Light to medium-bodied and grainy with a spicy finish. The flavor follows the nose: a dark caramel malt note takes a back seat to a big blend of holiday spices and spicy hops. It finishes nutty, spicy and slightly astringent. I am just not a big fan of most heavily spiced or spicy-hopped beers, and this one is no exception.


 jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 22, 2009  
12oz bottle-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is caramel-medium malt, pine, some dark fruit. Comes across with some ASA quality. Taste is caramel-medium malt, secondary woody/spice/herbal hops. Some boozy. Mild carbonation. Thanks to armock for the trade with Joe-jwc215 and me.



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