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: 358
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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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



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

750ml corked and caged bottle from the lcbo. Very dark, hazy brown, with a huge light beige head. Loads of dark fruit, plums, stone fruit, candied apples, light pear even some booze soaked fruit cake. Lively carb, but yet still soft at the same time. Loads of sweet bready malts in the finish, with more fruit. A great sipping beer, another great beer from St bernardus!

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:41