Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel

Client Brewer in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 1986

Contact
Zijlweg 73, Haarlem, 2013 DD, Netherlands
Description
Leo Brand begon in 1986 met brouwerij Sint Christoffel in Roermond in een hal achter zijn woonhuis. Binnen een paar maanden realiseerde hij er met zijn vrouw een professionele moderne bierbrouwerij. Nadat Leo Brand klein begonnen was in de binnenstad van Roermond, is de brouwerij in 1995 verhuisd naar de Roervallei, net buiten Roermond. Hierbij nam middels de aanschaf van een nieuw professioneel brouwhuis, gist- en lagerkelder de brouwcapaciteit flink toe.

Omdat hij geen opvolger had verkocht Leo Brand het bedrijf in 2001 aan Jeroen Hillenaar. Sinds augustus 2009 werd het management van ‘Sint Christoffel Bier’ eigenaar van de brouwerij geworden door middel van een managementbuy-out. Op 16 januari 2013 werd brouwerij Sint Christoffel failliet verklaard.

Op 1 augustus 2013 vond er een doorstart plaats zijn onder de vlag van de brouwerijhuurder Sint Christoffel Bieren BV in Breda. De bieren worden gebrouwen in de Belgische Proefbrouwerij te Lochristi. In 2015 werd de naam van de brouwerij gewijzigd in Sint Christoffel Bieren en in 2017 werd het Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel.

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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
From the tap at In De Wildeman as Nobel X. Very nice blonde beer. Backlog from 2014/05/15. --- Beer merged from original tick of Christoffel Nobel X on 15 May 2014 at 22:52 - Score: 8
Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2015 at 15:33

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hazy coppery color with a white head with good retention and nice lacework. Aroma has notes of peach and orange peel with resins. Flavor has a decent bitterness, good maltiness as well, fruity notes. Creamy final with resins notes.
Tried on 09 Nov 2015 at 14:29

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml. bottle. BBF 01/10/2017. Pale golden, creamy solid paper-white head. Nose is mineral, milky sweet, white sugar. Taste is milky sweet yeast, white sugar, lightly mineral, light lime, white bread, candy, light hay. Slick milky body, light mineral quality. Too sweet maybe, easy to drink, clean. Interesting mix of Belgian sweetness with a light body & clean body. Nice & amazing that a mainstream Imperial Pils is this good. Man De Proef… The sweetness does get a touch too much in the end as does the milky nature.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2015 at 16:04

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml. bottle. BBF 10/07/2017. Clear oily golden, little white bubbles, small. Noise is oily, vegetable, corn with big floral hop profile, herbal, grains. Taste is sweet cereal, grains, honey, very oily, big floral & weed bitterness, weeds, strong bitterness, caramel, cornflakes,… Lingering hop profile. Complimentary sparkling cereal & grains body. Dry. Interesting, you need to get a bit into it. The best way I can describe this one is by saying that it is like pale lager but good. No flaws, rich, big hops but still comparable elements just none of the flaws or usual awful notes. Very big hops. Interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2015 at 15:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle labeled as bock (with ck) same abv though.pours unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is sweet,herbs. Taste is nice, sweet ,chocolate , earthy , caramel. Inttensz , complex and rich. Best bock i had so far
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2015 at 10:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
33cl bottle from Melgers. Thick creamy white head. Very hazy light amber pour. A decent weizen but low bitterness. Needs more hops.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2015 at 14:33

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle @ home. Hazy amber colour with a small to medium sized white head. Smells mostly hops, fruity and sweet. Tastes wheat, slightly sourish, hops, floral, yeast, some herbs. Thin to medium body, nice carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2015 at 13:53

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Sterk in Amsterdam. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma of light stone fruit and mild, pale malt. Med body, but the carbonation level helps with that. The flavor is spicy, fresh stone fruit with some pale malt which provides adequate support for the fairly strong hop load. Granted it’s bottom fermented, but it drinks like Belgian Ale. Calling it California Common would seem a bit odd, but it does suggest a spicy Anchor Steam. Good stuff in any case.
Earlier Rating: 6/3/2008 Total Score: 3.4
Tap at ‘t Arendsnest. Hazy orange gold color with a creamy white head. Light stone fruit aroma with a hint of citrus. Rather bitter and fruity flavor. Something of citrus rind. Finishes nicely bitter. Refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2015 at 09:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Sterk in Amsterdam. Pours hazy orange/gold with an off-white head. Aroma of floral hop with a little spice. Med body. Flavor is spicy/floral over a little caramel. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2015 at 08:18

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Ambar nebulosa y compacta, de bonita espuma blanca que deja cerco. Aroma a caramelo y naranja. En boca cuerpo moderado y perfecta de gas. Y un sabor muy agradable, con base acaramelada y notas especiadas, jengibre, y naranja. Carácter seco. Final amargo.
Tried on 10 Oct 2015 at 14:44