Kombine
St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei WeihenstephanLager - Helles Special
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Score
7.07
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Kombine 2025 is an unfiltered, full-bodied blond beer (6% ABV) with a subtle hoppy aroma. A first for St.Bernardus as we have never before brewed a bottom-fermented beer. Additionally, this beer does not undergo bottle fermentation, another first in our brewing tradition. And if that was not challenging enough, we also committed to brewing this according to the German Reinheitsgebot*! We used Weihenstephan’s yeast and a blend of hops from both our own and Weihenstephan.
Connoisseurs will recognize the ‘oxymoron’ or the apparent contradiction in the beer’s style and name. An unfiltered Helles is, by definition, a contradiction. We find this tension incredibly intriguing, as it mirrors the duality of our brewery: our beers are iconic and steeped in tradition and authenticity, yet we also enjoy pushing boundaries to appeal to the adventurous beer drinker.
Connoisseurs will recognize the ‘oxymoron’ or the apparent contradiction in the beer’s style and name. An unfiltered Helles is, by definition, a contradiction. We find this tension incredibly intriguing, as it mirrors the duality of our brewery: our beers are iconic and steeped in tradition and authenticity, yet we also enjoy pushing boundaries to appeal to the adventurous beer drinker.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Gallows Bird, Tapola. Colour is Cloudy yellow with Large white head
Aromas and flavours: Sweetness, Wheat, Fruits, grain...
Aromas and flavours: Sweetness, Wheat, Fruits, grain...
Tried
on 27 Apr 2026
at 16:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle. Hazy golden colour with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, bread, pale malts, grasses, and fruits. The taste is light bitter. Medium body, rather rich for a Helles. Drying finish with lingering pale malts. Interesting mixture of styles and brewing traditions. A very peculiar Helles.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kvickly Allerød
on 25 Apr 2026
at 17:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Slightly hazed golden yellow pour. Generous Snow White head is Rocky with white lacing. Yu east malt aroma has biscuity, grainy notes. Flavor is clean and fresh. Notes of white bread, lemon, earthy malt and herbal hops. A classic Helles that would make Germany proud. Tasty from start to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hopewell Super Buy Rite
on 24 Mar 2026
at 04:29
6/10
A slightly hazy pale golden yellow beer with a white lacing. Aroma of intense grainy malt, straw. Taste of dry grainy malt, straw, cereals, moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 12:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a mid gold colour with a thin white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits especially lemon in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 01 Feb 2026
at 19:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared, opaque orange golden beer, small head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, malt. Taste is the same, sweet, fruit, malt, grainy bite, bitter, nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 13:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cerveza dorada, radiante, espuma blanca de retención media. Aroma limpio y fresco con notas de cereal y flores y albaricoque maduro. En boca es fresca, chispeante, muy bebible, notas de malta, cereal en grano, pan fresco, trago largo y refrescante. Muy disfrutable
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2026
at 12:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma of light malt, bread. Similar taste. Grass. Perhaps a faint amount of Belgian yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2026
at 04:37
7/10
Bottle from the LCBO here in Toronto. Decently thick malt, with a mild sweetness, toasty hay, with mild bitterness on top. A nice example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2026
at 00:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Geers (?).
A: clear golden, stable, foamy, white head.
A: yeast, bread crust, green banana, apple.
T: sweetish unripe apple & banana, bread crust, yeast.
F: grassy hops, grain, yeast.
P: light to medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Nothing special but refreshing and clean.
A: clear golden, stable, foamy, white head.
A: yeast, bread crust, green banana, apple.
T: sweetish unripe apple & banana, bread crust, yeast.
F: grassy hops, grain, yeast.
P: light to medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Nothing special but refreshing and clean.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 15:10