Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #4

Formerly brewed at Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Houston, Texas USA

Pours a surprisingly dark brown into the glass with a thin off white head and ruby highlights. Aroma is dark fruit and roasted grain with very faint hints of peat. Flavor is very complex with some chocolate, peat and tobacco like flavors. Very nice medium body across the palate.

Bottle. Light sherry notes with subtle peat, fruity oxidation character and lots of chocolate/tootsie roll. Beautiful swirly white bubbles on a black beer that has bright amber notes at its corners. Roasty with some chocolate and peat, light oxidation. Nice thick mouthfeel with a very dry finish.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye, shared with ilovedarkbeer. Pours with a small, light brown head that turns into a ring and leaves good lacing. Very dark brown body. Aroma of scotch and booze (port), peat, caramel and raisins. Taste is smokey with caramel, peat, but kind of watery in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden. Syrupy mouthfeel, light carbonation.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye shared with BMan1113VR. Dark black brown head pour with a small tan head. Nose: wood, caramel, port, dates, scotch. Taste: caramel, chocolate, raisins, some carbonation and slightly warming. Highly drinkable, my only complaint is that the taste punches you in the mouth up front and disappears on the finish.

12oz bottle from bleeng methinks. in any case, thanks.... pours a dark and murky deep brown with a medium to thin light tan head..... aroma of smoke, tobacco (for the first time maybe!), chocolate, and smoke. very nice actually.... wow, def. exceeding expectations. this one had a bunch of flavor. smoke, tobacco, lightly bittering hops in the finish, chocolate, and more dark fruit as it warms. creamy/full mouthfeel complements the diversity of flavor. tasty? yes. it will also knock you on your ass.

5/17/08. It pours a dark ruby color with a light ruby colored head that fades fast to nothing. It smells really strongly of peaty malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits, and caramelized sugars and maybe a little bit of oxidation from the screw top bottle after 1+years. The taste is similar to the smell with lots of smokiness up front that fades to a sweet, malty, dark fruit flavor in the back. Plenty of coffee and chocolate evident here as well. The 9%+ alcohol is hardly noticeable at all. The mouthfeel is nice and thick and is expected of a wee heavy. This is a really nice brew but its definitely a sipper. I had this after a huge meal and it was a fitting end to the evening. I was glad to see a local brewery win a gold in the World Beer Cup for wee heavy/strong scotch ale but honestly I think I like the Alesmith Wee Heavy a bit more.

Pours dark brown with a thin off white head. Smells of roasted malt, some peat hints, spice. Tastes spicy and sweet with some rosey hints and a touch of roastiness on the finish.

Dark brown with tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, whiskey, smoke and caramel notes. Sweet and smoked flavor with caramel, whiskey, overripe fruits and caramel. Ends with warming alcohol.