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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Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009... hazy amber ... light pine hop ... sweet toffee malts ... little pine ...
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2009 at 15:30

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has strong notes of fruit, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grapefruity hops, malt, fruit, and grass, leading to a quite bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2009 at 19:40

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Bottle, 8.7%. Citric and malty aroma, slightly perfumy hop aroma. Cloudy dark orange colour. Very small white head. Good refreshing hop flavour, distinctly grapey, rather sweet. Alcoholic and slightly yeasty finish. Nice. 7 3 7 3 16

Bottle, 8.7%. Mild grapey aroma. Cloudy orange colour. Big stable rocky white head. The flavour starts off sweet and slightly alcoholic, turning to a flowery hoppiness and high bitterness. 7 3 7 3 16
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2009 at 19:34

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours a dirty, hazy orange amber with a runaway head. Light fruity aromas. Medium body with mild carbonation. Peachy! A bit tart. Then it moves on to suggest earth or tobacco. Then it mellows out to a light stone fruit aspect. It is bitter, but mostly floral along with something suggesting citrus. It’s tough to describe. It is very good. Finishes delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2009 at 19:17

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Bottle. Hazy amber beer with an off-white head. Light PNW hop aroma with grass and caramel. Caramel and light PNW hop flavor. Medium bodied. caramel and light citrus lingers with some light grass.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2009 at 14:13

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy orange color; big head. Big hop aroma, fruity, grassy, earthy. Medium body, not enough malty, strong bitterness, with a lot of hop oils but less aromatic than expected. Powerful but not impressive.
Tried on 08 Aug 2009 at 04:58

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11.2 ounce swingtop bottle from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, VA. Pours a dark brown color with a thin head, Aroma is raisins, toffee, dark malts, tea and cola. Taste is grapes, berries, cola, raisin, toffee. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2009 at 02:38

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Fully hazy, but sample was a bit shaken. Muddy orange beer under fine yellow head. Grassy, garden herbs - and discreet exotic fruit. Strangely enough not really hoppy smelling. Yeast esters, yes. Grapefruit, freshly pressed as flavour. Now here are the hops. The yeast notes are there all the same. Some healthy earthy undertone, too - good! Quite carbonated MF, and medium bodied. Long lasting bitterness. Nice beer - as to be expected from the Christoffel brand. Or ought I to write Brand?
Tried on 03 Aug 2009 at 11:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at T’ Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 08-06-09 Pours glowing orange colour with a white head. Smells really hoppy, there is also a slightly strange light cheesiness to the nose. Furry bitterness in the mouth which coats the roof of the mouth with a lovely sweet citrusness. Great beer in a great bar with thirty Dutch beers on tap. A7 A4 F7 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2009 at 02:31

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Tried on 31 May 2009 at 18:14