St. Paul Special

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij Sterkens
Style: Belgian Ale
Meer, Belgium

Bottle at home. Dark amber with a beige head, fine lacings, some sediment. Aroma heavy malty (caramel, dark fruits). Flavor moderate sweet and bitter/acidic. Light body.

330 ml bottle. A clear reddish brown beer with a slowly diminishing big tan head. Pleasant and mellow aromas of fruit, semi-dry malts and mild spices. Taste is well rounded; light malty, light caramellish with notes of dry fruitiness, mild spices with a touch of gentle hops. Body is light plus. Ends up with some spicy and fairly bitter notes. A well composed, easy drinkable and harmonic Belgian. Yum.

330 ml fancy & slim dark green bottle, as St. Paul Speciale, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). ABV is 5.5%. Brown to amber coloured beer, huge beige head. Nice fruity and yeasty aroma, notes of cloves and other spices. Pleasant flavour, spicy and moderately oaky, notes of malts and caramel too. Not too sweet. Very moderate hops. The mouthfeel is maybe a bit thin, particularly in the finish. Not extreme in any way, but a quite enjoyable Belgian.

Bottle odd shaped long neck: Poured a light clear brown amber with a copper rust hint to it, seems very carbonated and bubbly. Very reactive to form a huge cream filled head. Aroma is sweet fruit. Nice sweet malt flavor with a nice alcohol zing, finish is tingly and a bit hoppy on the tongue. Very impressive for a retired beer!

Date: 05/11/1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Beverage, DC

hazy dark amber, thin fine head leaving behind a dripping lace, strong aged malt aroma with sweet fruity character, strong malt flavor with subdued spices and slight floral hop flavor and bitterness

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4
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dark amber coloured body with a small off white head a malty aroma a yeasty and fruity taste and a sweet malty finich

Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. Copper colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, sweet, hop. Flavour is caramel, yeast, hop, malt. Ok beer, but could be more.

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage. Clear, copper-colored beer with a minimal, off-white head. Sweetish caramel nose with some hops. The same goes for the flavor. Spritzy, medium mouthfeel. Quite ordinary belgian ale. (070512)