Saint Arnold Christmas Ale

Brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale
Houston, Texas USA

Everything you could want from a Xmas ale. Warming with a HIT of alcohol in the finish. Sweet and hoppy, everything good. Santa loves this beer too!! (2001 CASK)- Much more restrained in the sweetness department; Mouthfeel is PERFECT with no carbonation and smooth as silk. The color is also slightly more orange. As close to perfect as I may have ever had. Rerate-2-28-02 Although I still love this beer, after much soul-searching, I can not let it have a perfect score. There are a few flaws that keep it from being in the same strata as Chimay Blue or Fullers Vintage. I will knock off a point in flavor for being too sweet at times. Sorry Brock, but I gotta.

Very good seasonal ale. With a nice aroma that bounces out the bottel neck as soon as its open. Appearance is light brown with a hint of yellow. Flavor is very smooth and ritch with a hint of spiciness to it. Too bad its only around for the holidays. Farily hard to find, and when found, only a few 6 packs are in stock.

Very pretty brew, but I thought it was way too sweet actually. There was a weird alcohol aftertaste too. Rerate: much better than last year's....very complex with a fruity sweetness, hoppiness, and slightly acidic finish....st arnolds best? Nice beer! RERATE: The 2003 cask version of this beer is unbelievable, the beer improves every year. Drinking a cask christmas is like drinking a bowl full of fresh blueberries and cream, along with the hoppy and robust goodness I've come to expect from this beer.

Brown-red. Creamy head. Very malt accented. Soft and very balanced. Great beer!

I had this on hand pump at the Addison Flying Saucer. frothy, lasting head, brownish/red color, spicy, hoppy smell overflowing, very malty but hops come through. Yikes, give me more and more of this wonderful beer. By far the best St. A I’ve had since they opened for business.

Cask: very herbal and tobacco aromas (barnyard hay?); light palate; bad cask? will resample bottle in a few days. i will give this a good rating so i do not screw things up.

Rich toasty caramel aroma with a hint of spices. Poured a dark amber with a white head that didnt last too long. Taste is quite malty sweet, with some faint hop action and faint spiciness. I wished the carbonation would be a bit higher, and the high ABV is well hidden. Nonetheless, this is a nice beer and i cant wait till next winter to taste this again. Oh and by the way, this beer on cask is out of this world.

what an intresting brew, It has a good uplifting smell and has no real head at ALL. No bother, the taste is like ,wow! CRAZY sweet assortment of flavors, could use a tad bit more carbonation but not really seeing as this is a sippin good night brew, but wow! NO surprise here, ANOTHER great beer from St.Arn’s!