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St. Sebastiaan Dark

St. Sebastiaan Dark

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77
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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Moortgat

Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2233.4/5.03.39/5.06.9%82.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Quote from the bottle: "Dark top-fermented abby ale brewed according to the purity law of 1516."

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 yespr (7777), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2008  
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a diminished white head. Mild spiced and slight wineous aroma. Sweet malty with a light roasted flavour with a light spice note coming through. Lingering spice note. Smooth and slight roasted malty flavoured with a lingering mild spiced finish.


 Stefano (1049), Esbjerg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Brown reddish with a big beige head. Malty aroma with a dark fruit sweetness and a light yeasty note. Light fruity and spicy flavor with a dry finish.


 BoBoChamp (804), Gent, Belgium
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2008  
50cl, from Geers Oostakker, complex brew, balanced, hazy, rocky head, good brew


 darkguardian (206), Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Neat little 16oz swing top. Decent tan head, good smell of candi sugar, yeast and some bananna. Tastes of strong belgian yeast, candi sugar and some dark fruits. Somewhat watery palete but the taste is stronger than I expected for the abv. Wierd brew. Not quite right but not all bad either.


 FlacoAlto (2216), Tucson, Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Aug 11, 2008  
<b>Best By Date February 2011; Sampled August 2008</b><br /> Nutty, almost oxidized aromas greet my nose as I pour this into my 25cl tulip glass. The beer pours with an easily, three-finger thick, light tan colored head that sticks well to the sides of my glass. The beer is a dark, deep, concentrated red color (not black at all, but quite dark) that shows a brilliantly clear, ruby hue when held up to the light. Pronounced fruity notes of raisins and prunes add substantially to the aroma and are quite intertwined with the aforementioned nutty note. Those are the major aromatic notes, but if you really dig around there is also a musty, almost mold, malt note towards the finish.<br /><br /> Quite sweet tasting and with the pronounced fruity esters this actually gets a bit cloying towards the finish despite not being overly thick. Actually somewhat light bodied (especially given the sweetness), though it is a bit viscous and certainly has some heft to it that has it sticking to the palate. Fruit flavors of prune soda, concentrated raisins and a touch of fig combine with a light, toasted nut note (hazel nut perhaps?) and even a touch of Sherry. Speaking of soda, this definitely has a cola / Dr. Pepper sort of note to it, especially in the finish where the beer gets a bt cloying.<br /><br /> Much to sweet and cloying, which makes this brew one-dimensional in both flavor and aroma. This has a surprisingly long best by date and it makes me wonder if some heavy oxidation might dry this beer out and actually help the flavor. Unfortunately this beer is not worth that experiment, when I have way too much other beer in the stash, but someone should try it.



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