Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #7

Formerly brewed at Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Houston, Texas USA

Served from a 12 oz bottle courtesy of a bonus from JW77. The appearance is a chocolate brown toned cider. There is a small medium brown head. The aromas are heavy with the caramel malts and faint hints of chocolate. The flavors are more of the caramel malts with a strong addition of candy sugar, and hints of bakers chocolate. The palate is very flat. A decent beer perhaps a little gone.

bottle. murky brown. nose of spiced alcohol-coated soil and unsweetened cookie crumbles. dusty, earthy, mildly metallic, small amount of oxidation. some semblance of dog food and cracklin’ oat bran cereal. thick, chewy, viscous approach, but turns acidic and metallic across the middle, obviously suffering from oxidation and some sort of infection (cap taint?) that gives it the distinct flavor and texture of isovaleric acid. finishes with a sweetened chestnut character. passable.

bottle: pours very very dark brown near black but some highlights show up when help to the light. thick off white head that just sits flat and stays. very nice aroma good estery and phenolic yeast. that is slight spice and a little banana, some sweeter malts blend in and a very very small chocolate note. Flavor is a bit odd for style nothing is really blending well together for some reason. Plenty of spiciness that is oddly paired with chocolatey malts. not much of the banana comes through that was in the nose. not a bad beer, and can be drank but the flavors do not seem to go together in this and dont play well with each other. would like to see what this does with even more time, but not sure if it will meld.

Very dark brown liquid with ruby highlights. One-finger coffee colored head with good retention and decent lacing. Pretty nice looking brew. Big chocolate malts in the nose. Hints of bananas mixed with dark fruits. Caramel mixing with roasted coffee beans. Wheat and toasted nuts. Hints of mild clove presence. Big, dark roasted chocolate malts come out first. A touch of caramel/brown sugar sweetness. Subtle dark fruit notes mix with hints of bananas and cloves. Touch of coffee flavor mingling within the big wheat profile. Finishes with a light alcohol warmth. Feels creamy smooth, like liquid velvet. This is how I like my beers to feel. Yet, it somehow retains a sharpness each time it hits your tongue. This is not so welcome. Without this sharpness, this would probably score close to perfect, for mouthfeel. Overall, this is an excellent brew. Made for drinking repeated bottles. The 7.5% ABV is fairly well-hidden, just a slight warming sensation, on the finish. I like this.

Goryshkewych is the man... pours deep dark cola brown with a tan head. Nose is lots of caramel, toffee, namaam, light fruit, some booze, brown sugar, spice, and more fruit. Flavor is like a fruit cocktail banana and light fruit, booze, spice, and some questions. Some sour banana with a hint of maybe some chocolate. Big body in a complex weizenbock.

12 oz bottle thanks to Bu11zeye. Pours a murky brown color with a small white head. A sweet nutty aroma- toasted malts, grains and chocolates. The flavor is nice; a rich chocolate/smoke flavor, some sour roasted notes, light fruit and caramel. Quite nice and quaffable despite the high ABV. A good brew.

Good beige head, rather stable, over cola-coloured beer, finely carbonated. Chocolate & solvent initially, bit lactic wheataroma, verging to sourness. Rather dry-smelling if that makes sense. Roasted, wheat and a flavour as from black olives. Clearly wheat-induced sourness, but little real fruitiness. Ends on some cardboard, however. Well-bodied, outspoken wheatslickness, very traceable carbonation, spritzy. Dry, pretty nice Weizenbock, if not really in true German style; but I like the Texan twist! Many thanks to fly!

Bottle from petematte46. Thanks, Pete! Say, this is a tasty beer we got here. Pours cloudy dark brown with yellowish beige head. Nose of banana, yeast, slight chocolate, and soy. Sourish notes as well. Tastes a bit thinner but with all the same elements. A bit of grain, smoke, and other fruits added on the taste. I really like this beer.