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Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #4 3.79 119

Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #4

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1193.85/5.03.79/5.0Special9.5%95.4Thistle
Commercial Description:
This is a Wee Heavy that one of our brewers has been working on for a couple of years and the final results are well worth the wait. The color is deep ruby on its way to black with bright clarity (especially considering it is unfiltered) and a thick, tan head. It has a nose of Irish coffee with hints of peat. The body is sweet and creamy--not thin, not heavy. Almost refreshing, if a beer this big can be described as such. Caramel malt, smoke, coffee and orange come in and out of focus several times as the beer moves across the palate, then it finishes with a light spiciness. We again used our St. Arnold yeast which added a nice layer of complexity to this already multifaceted beer. Enjoy at 45°F or warmer.
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Droptank (79), Spring, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Full bodied, dark smooth, and sweet as hell. I love scotch ale and this is probably the best I have tasted so far.


 fonefan (11822), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Bottle 12 fl.oz
Clear amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, dry - fruit, oak, alcohol, peat - whisky. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to ’medium to full’, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (130608)


 Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Bottle sampled at RBSG ’08. Pours with a dark brown to black body topped by a medium thick, tan head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty yet roasty with slight notes of coffee and dark fruits. Medium to full boided and smooth.


 djd07 (751), Houston, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/510/105/516/20
Aug 2, 2008    Updated: Aug 3, 2008
Thanks to AMC3000 for the bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a small light tan head that diminsihes quickly and leaves a ring of head around the glass. The aroma is a sweet caramel malt with dark fruits. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste is roasted malt with coffee and spicy finish. Waited a long time for this beer and was definitely worth the wait. An impressive Scotch Ale from Saint Arnold.


 bhops (334), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of mar. Pours dark brown/black with no head. Aroma of molassas, peat and smoke. Flavor is similar, molassas, ash and roasted malts. I like it.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Bottle. Big thanks to fly for sending me this. Poured a dark brown body with thin head. Aroma is sweet malt and peat, light smoke. Flavor is sweet, peaty and musty. Some smoke and heavy maltiness. Nice sipping beer.


 Snojerk321 (2015), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 2, 2008  
12oz bottle. Very dark reddish brown pour. Scant light tan head that quickly fades. Nose is smoky earthiness, some peat, and sweet maltiness. Medium bodied palate with moderate carbonation. Flavor has a nice bit of smokiness, followed by toffee, with a fairly sweet finish. Didn’t do a whole lot for me.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Bottle. Clear orange red coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, alcohol and dried fruits with notes of peat. Sweet flavour caramel and dried fruits with notes of peat and smoke. Warming alcoholic finish.



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