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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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Beertalk (16422) reviewed
XXV from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Boreft Beer Festival 2011: Hazy deep copper colour with a small off-white head. Malty aroma with caramel, toffee and bread crust, and a touch of dried fruit. Sweetish toffee and dried fruit flavour with a grassy note and intense bitterness.
Tried on 18 Dec 2011 at 13:01
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Wijs Wet Hopped with Spalt from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Boreft Beer Festival 2011: Cloudy copper with a small off-white head. Grassy hop aroma with caramel and bready malt. Sweet caramel and fruity flavour with a grassy hop finish
Tried on 18 Dec 2011 at 12:59
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Wijs Dry Hopped with Bramling Cross from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Boreft Beer Festival 2011: Cloudy copper with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of green hops and bready malt. Bready malt flavour with a notable dusty touch, and fruity and grassy hops in the finish
Tried on 18 Dec 2011 at 12:58
TBone (31510) reviewed
Nobel Dry Hopped with Bramling Cross from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled flip-top (BB 03/2013)
Thanks to bierkoning
Hazy orange color, small white head. Intensive hoppy aroma with horsenblanket and fruits. Medium-bodied. Grassy, horseblankety, bitter flavor. Strong alcohol, straw flavor. Intensive but a bit unbalanced.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2011 at 11:34
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Nobel Dry Hopped with Bramling Cross from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is rather floral, fruity and grassy hops with some mild wood and malty notes. Flavour is grassy, rather dry bitter with some slight maltyness. Also some slight salty notes. Rather dry bitter palate.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2011 at 11:29
Tinus (5085) reviewed
XXV from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Red brown body, beige head. Malty aroma, somewhat sweet, light tart herbal tone. Quite fruity. Flavour malty sweet, light herbal hops, nice bitter touch. Lasting malty and hoppy finish. Nice!
(Draught @ Café Jos, Nijmegen. Scores apply to this version)

Updated 30-1-2012: Rating of bottled version below
Flavour and aroma are quite comparable, but less fruity and with a more dusty character than the draught version, even though there is only 1 month between both ratings. More vinous and a less hoppy finish. The bottle is just ridiculous, the massive size preventing me from buying it for myself after thoroughly enjoying the draught version, and the wrapping giving it the appearance of a cheap plastic bottle only suitable for bringing when the Dutch national soccer team is playing.
(Rating of a 2L bottle @ RBBWG 14 Jan 2012, Antwerpen. Thanks for sharing, Tderoeck!)
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2011 at 04:17
jcwattsrugger (14885) reviewed
Robertus from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
16oz bottle-shared by fbm115-pours a light tan head with hazy brown color. Aroma is caramel-medium malt, dark fruit. Taste is caramel-medium malt, dark fruit, some earthy hops.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2011 at 10:30
Sigmund (15026) reviewed
Wijs from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330 ml swingtop bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Mahogany coloured beer, low beige head. Very malty and sweetish aroma, notes of caramel and oak. Malty flavour, medium sweet, with notes of caramel and brown bread. Rich mouthfeel. Tastes more like a dunkler bock than a dunkelweizen. Pretty good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2011 at 16:25
Sebletitje (16212) reviewed
NOBELx from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
33cl bought in Bodegraven, Holland. BB end 2013. Dorée, col blanc crémeux. Arôme assez neutre, houblon et citronné. En bouche, palais est sec avec une note levure et épice. Malt pale, cara avec une fine amertume. Notre grains; froment avec en retrait ajout de caramel et de grillé. Note fruitée tropical allant vers la mangue.
Tried on 30 Nov 2011 at 11:01
Benzai (25102) reviewed
XXV from Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
14 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ Cafe Oud Brabant, Oirschot. Hazy almost opaque dark red color, decent sized off-white head. Smell some sweetness, some fruits and something I can’t quite put my finger on. Taste bitter, lightly some overripe fruits. Soft carbo and medium body. Alcohol very well hidden.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2011 at 14:51