St. Paul Speciale
Brouwerij Sterkens in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: Van Den BosscheBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
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Score
6.22
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The St. Paul Speciale is an amber coloured, high-fermented abbey beer of Brouwerij Sterkens. This beer was brewed according to the so-called purity law of 1516. Thanks to the dryhopping technique, which adds hops after the fermentation, it has a sweet, fruity aroma with notes of caramel and malt. The Speciale has a rich, sweet and slightly bitter taste.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Slightly aged sample Small tan head over fully opaque amber-brown beer, UFO-ridden. Oxydized, diluted portwine; watery, with a dash of walnutoil. Oxydized flavours, slightly nutty, Madeira-vinous. Finish has some fade hops, roasted & caramel. Spritzy carbonation, but empty feel, slightly slick. Seriously oxydized for relatively short overaging. In Webbianese, St. Paul Not-so-Special.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2011
at 11:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
A dark brown ale with a thick frothy lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with candy sugar, light curacao, ok. In mouth, sweet fruity malt with loads of dark fruits, oxidation, treacle, tired. Bottle is bb Dec 2010.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2011
at 20:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as St. Paul Speciale (by Brouwerij Sterkens):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
14/07/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 17/11/12 (2011-325)
Very little clouded copper red to red brown beer, light beige head, aery and unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: citrus notes, bit metallic, hint of bread yeast. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: citrus and slightly bitter hops, bit of malts, toast. Aftertaste: mocha and caramel being overpowered by the citric but not bitter hops. It is worth checking this one out. Not the best beer I ever had, but definitely one of the more special ones. Ha! Special.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
14/07/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 17/11/12 (2011-325)
Very little clouded copper red to red brown beer, light beige head, aery and unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: citrus notes, bit metallic, hint of bread yeast. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: citrus and slightly bitter hops, bit of malts, toast. Aftertaste: mocha and caramel being overpowered by the citric but not bitter hops. It is worth checking this one out. Not the best beer I ever had, but definitely one of the more special ones. Ha! Special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2011
at 08:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle. Brown color with beige head and lots of sediments. Thin bodied. Aromas of figs, plums, caramel and raisins. Flavor is sweet dominated by ripe fruit, caramel and some yeast. Moderate bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2009
at 16:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml green bottle with a long, thin neck. Bought at Vinmonopolet a long time ago (bb.29.09.09). Medium, off-white head. Deep amber-brown body. Mild malty aroma with a discreet touch of yeast. Flavour of fruit-filled, sweet malts, slightly roasted. Not enough bitterness in the finish to counter all the sweetness. Foamy in the mouth (Tromsø, 21.02.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2009
at 07:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nut brown colour. Lightly malty aroma. Slightly sweet and malty flavour. Warming aftertaste. Quite a rich, silky texture.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2008
at 06:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33cl @ [ Tasting in Ulfborg ].Clear medium red amber color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, brown sugar, moderate yeasty, coriander notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (110708)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2008
at 16:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 0,33l. Brown colored. A small fluffy lasting head. Modest aroma of fruit. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet malty and fruity flavor. Hardly any bitterness. KI=4.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2008
at 11:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with caramel, fruits and roasted malt. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, yeast, ripe fruits and caramel. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2008
at 13:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cL bottle, thanks to BelJohansen. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Ligth fruity and caramel malt aroma. Flavour is slight herbal to spice with a dominant yet smooth caramel malt base and a light yeast note. Nice sweet finish, light yeast note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2008
at 15:13