Speciaalbierbrouwerij St. Christoffel
Client Brewer in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Established in 1986
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.
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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Lightly hazy golden, rich head. Powerful flowery grassy hoppy nose. dry with crisp pilsnerish malt, only ramped up in size. Lingering very bitter finish. Almost bordering to become inky. More of an "imperial pilsener" than anything else I’ve tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2007
at 16:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Clear ruby, average sized head. Raisiny ur-bock like nose. Mediium sweet up front with lots of grainy raisiny malt. Solid mouthfeel. Pleasant grassy spicy hops contribute to a much drier finish with lingering bitternes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2007
at 16:27
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
2 Litres jug: Poured a medium amber color ale with a small bubbly head with minimal retention. Aroma of light caramel malt with dry hoppy finish. Taste of semi-sweet caramel malt with light spices mix and some weird dry hoppy finish, which doesn’t, really fits in. Body is somewhat watery with some very low carbonation. I’m glad I tried it but this is a very poor from a usually great brewery.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2007
at 08:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Amber colour, beige head. Aroma is hard, paper, strawberry, malts and total dryness (no idea what dryness smells like, but this does it). Flavour is strawberry, malts and slight hops. Strawberry and hops in finish and aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2006
at 13:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flip-top bottle (33cl): Ruby-amber coloured, hazy, quickly vanishing off-white layer; sweetish caramelly, a bit toasted nose with a bigger touch of ripe fruit (strawberry fields forever..?); sweet flavour not witout a detectable bitterness, medium bodied; fruity-malty, slightly bitter finish. O.K., very good by dutch standards........
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2006
at 03:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(On tap) Clear, orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Lightly sweet caramel aroma. Medium body again with sweet caramel notes and a light fruitiness. Dry finish. Oddly unclean. 291006
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2006
at 09:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2008-03-12, draught at Ris Ras, Århus, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Red-brown color. Aroma and flavor, it’s a quite simple beer; it has a dry caramel flavor, it’s balanced, and there is not much more.
2006-11-13, bottle, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Dark brown-amber color; small head. This beer is based on the caramel (aroma and taste), but it has much more malt taste than most of the similar beers, giving to it a particularly rich body. Good bitterness level, with some hidden hop quality, and full mouth still in the end. A very good example.
Red-brown color. Aroma and flavor, it’s a quite simple beer; it has a dry caramel flavor, it’s balanced, and there is not much more.
2006-11-13, bottle, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Dark brown-amber color; small head. This beer is based on the caramel (aroma and taste), but it has much more malt taste than most of the similar beers, giving to it a particularly rich body. Good bitterness level, with some hidden hop quality, and full mouth still in the end. A very good example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2006
at 14:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Horsens beerfestival. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, malt. Flavour is sweet, caramel, malt, alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2006
at 05:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Horsens Beerfestival. Clear, reddish-brown with a minimal white head. Nutty aroma with caramel and some malt. The flavor is based on caramel and malt, with some alcohol. Quite sweet on the palate. A medium body and a sweet finish. Decent. (061028)
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2006
at 10:06
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Orange brown color with a small beige head. Unclear. Sweet malty, fruity, light sour aroma and taste. Medium body.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2006
at 14:26