Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina

Vinegary nose and taste. Too bubbly. Mellowed out when left to sit. May have been old or too heated.

[2414-20090801] Bottle. Toasted generic fruit aroma. Hazy, dark brown body with a quick bubbly off-white head. Tangy citrus juice flavour has tons of roasted malt. Medium body has a bit of a tang to it. Interesting to try.
(w/ others @ BCTC; Cooperstown, NY)

Big bottle. Like others said the cork shot out like I just finished the Tour de France. Pours murky brown body with a medium beige hed. Fruity(cherry, berries) with some malt,yeast. Sweet, full bodied with some bubbly yeasty notes. Dark fruits with slight alcohol finish. Very nice beer throughout.

(bottle - corked & caged 750 ml) Murky copper color with a fizzy and lasting off-white head. Aroma is light and sweet with a decent amount of spice. Some malts and fruits mix with candied sugar and yeast. Almost saison-like. Flavor begins with a sweet and sugary taste that moves to a mildly spiced middle with tons of fruit sweetness. Some apples and citrus near the end. Finishes dry and tart with a light sweetness that hangs around.

2009 Bottle. Nearly got killed by the cork, again, and it sent my dog cowering behind a chair (scared the crap out of him). Bottle gushed about a third of its contents. The beer continued to repeatedly gush over the rim of my glass once I had poured it as well (go figure...). Huge tan head, murky brown body with floaties. Aroma is muted with bread, spice, candi sugar and dark fruits. Taste is bready, slightly metallic, with dark fruits, candied sugar, apple and tangerine. Over carbonated and dry mouthfeel. Didn’t really float my boat.

750 ml bottle. Exploding cork !!! Pours a dark muddy brown with a thick foamy beige head. Aroma of dark fruit, brown sugar, bread malts and yeast. Taste of dark fruit, brown sugar, bread malt and candied sugar.

9/19/2008: Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina has a cloudy, golden appearance. There is some sediment suspended in the beer and it is topped by a beige-colored head. This beer has a sweet grape/champagne aroma with a flavor that is slightly sweet and contains complex fruit and malt and a hint of alcohol. There is a tinge of alcohol is theis medium-bodied, smooth brew. Overall this beer is very well-rounded and tasty.

750 mL (8.0% Alc/Vol) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #246 for this beer.

750ml bottle...might have had this one sit a bit too long and/or had a bad bottle, so I’ll try to tone down my true thoughts on this one and give it another try in the future. Poured a light brown color with no head to speak of (bottle appeared to be under carbonated). Aroma is spicy and had notes of cinnamon, raisin, and an odd funk that did not agree with the other aromas. Flavor was very oxidized and full of cardboard...caught some notes of spice and raisin, but the cardboard notes were just overwhelming. From what I could pick up on, this acted a lot more like a saison than a belgian strong, but who knows...again, I’ll temper my true thoughts and pick up another bottle in the future.