St. Bernardus Brouwerij Christmas Ale

Christmas Ale

 

St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Winter
Score
7.64
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 20 Ticks: 362
St. Bernardus Christmas Ale is a dark, seasonal beer, full of wintery character and flavours that we brew every year ready for the festive season. This beer takes on a splendid dark-brown colour that is topped off with a cream-coloured layer of froth. EBC 60.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0,33l bottle at home courtesy of Saeglopur, big thanks. BB 08-2029. dark brown color, small off-white head. smells spices, molasses, earthy, marzipan, nice smell, tad on the heavy side. full body, light carbonation. tastes spices, marzipan, dried fruits, raisins, toffee, coriander, bit peppery. finishes lightly sweet with notes of spices, marzipan and toffee. nice one, quite good balance on the taste, alcohol not noticeable, gets a tad heavy overall and on the spices once it warms. good one.

8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:11


8

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2026 at 09:55



8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark burgundy with a small scummy off-white head. The aroma is mainly figs and dried fruit with a smattering of honey. In the mouth it is really complex with malts, figs, liquorice, cherries, raisins and plums all vying for attention. Some spice and a little bitterness comes through later, leading to a fruity and slightly dry finish. This is excellent !

Tried from Draft at Hops on 02 Jan 2026 at 15:35


8.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a dark brown, bordering on black, with mid-sized, lasting, tan head. Aroma is a mixture of Christmas cookie spices. Flavors follow. Clean, crisp mouthfeel.

Tried from Can from France 44 Wine & Spirits on 01 Jan 2026 at 23:36


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dunkelbraune Farbe mit beiger Schaumkrone. Malziger, fruchtiger Geruch nach Pflaumen und Trockenfrüchten. Geschmacklich malzig, röstmalzig mit Pflaumen und Trockenfrüchten. Hohe Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2025 at 18:00


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

0,75 liters. Shared. During a dinner at home with more people.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2025 at 12:17


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

.75L bottle. Pours a dark dark brown with a copious and pervasive head. Aroma is spicy raisins...Taste is malts with a bit of hops bitterness. Well done as usual from St. Bernard.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:57


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Deep, dark brown. A nice large head. Aroma was fruit cake. Taste was fruit cake and Christmas spice.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:13


8.5

RB score 3.89

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2025 at 03:42