Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina

Brewed by Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Tarpon Springs, Florida USA

ABR 2008. Aroma of fruit, caramel, and spices. Flavor is sweet, slightly tart also.

750ml from my Secret Santa, tytoanderso - thanks, Tyler!! Very cloudy orange pour is quite inviting, as is the fast rising head. Very buttery and yeasty aroma recalls Heavyweight’s Biere de Arte (and I don’t think it’s diacetyl). Slightly sour and musty in the nose too, and there’s a subdued sour taste along with some spice and malts. Seems more like a variation on a biere de garde than a strong, but that’s quibbling. This is quite enjoyable.

Opens with a POP! Dark murky chestnut brown; effervescent body; thick billowing khaki head. Very nice aroma, like lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg; brett. Not quite cold enough. Tastes funky, light sweet malt flavor, like brown sugar. More than a little spicy. I would prefer somewhat less carbonation. Very similar to Jolly Pumpkin’s offerings, and if you slapped their label on this bottle you would have me fooled. Overall, good, and I appreciate what they are doing, although I think it has potential to be a lot better than it is.

750 ml bottle via trade? Pours a hazy orange amber color with a small off white head. The aroma was sweet, slightly fruity, Belgian candy sugar, yeast and spices. The flavor had more fruits, caramel malt, banana, yeast, sugary sweet, with a touch of alcohol. Decent interesting beer. Medium full mouthfeel.

Bomber tasted at Saarlander’s SoCal tasting with saarlander, cquiroga, dirty_martini & kittiesandbeer, JohnC and others. Cloudy yellow amber color. Small bubble head. Nice yeasty aroma with corriander I believe. A nice small amount of sour. Easy to drink.7,4,7,4,16:3.8 Rerate: 3/30/08: Fordest tasting: 7,3,7,3,15:3.5

bottle 2008 poured a ruby brown in color with a fluffy off white head. aroma has rich sweet fruit, spiced yeast, cider, and some light sour. mouth feel is light with frothy carbonation. flavor has dark fruit, sour cherry, spiced yeast, and some alcohol in the finish.

courtesy of Chris Beers - pours a cloudy copper-brown colour under a huge foamy beige head; unclean aroma with notes of caramel, yeasts, brandy and undefined spices; medium to full malt body; fresh spicy and bready finish; quite long - interesting

Bottle. dark amber beer with a low off-white head. Caramel, light fig/plum aroma. Caramel, light yeast, light dark fruit flavor. Medium-light body. Lingering caramel, light sweetness, light yeast. Very caramel. Yeast could be stringer.