Benedictine's Order - Cornerstone Brewing Company

tctruffin

Ohio

3.8/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This brew must have come out of retirement because I just brought home a growler of it last night.

Pours a crystal brown with a dense, finely bubbled head.

The high carbonation adds a peppery finish to a not-too-estery Belgian. Caramel, raisin, and alcohol predominate. The carbonation cleans the tongue, making this a very drinkable brew.

Serving type: growler

05-14-2011 00:02:39 | More by tctruffin

AltBock

Ohio

3.48/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Cornerstone's chalkboard beer menu stated that their Benedictine's Order Dark Belgian has 25 IBUs and with an ABV percentage of 6.8%. It was served not too cold in a nondescript standard 12 oz. American pint glass.

When the beer came to me, it was 2 different colors. It was an almost black dark mahogany at the top and in the middle, while the bottom of the beer was more of a light chestnut brown. It had an off white 1 finger head of foam that had decent retention that behind a small white film, off white colored rings along the edge of the beer, and a spatter of white lace around the glass. It had a semisweet aroma of juicy fruits, hint of toasted malts, a dab of citrus hops, and then finished off with a whiff of a very ripe banana. Toward the bottom of the beer, I got a few sour cherry notes in the aroma. The taste was that of roasted malts, a few juicy fruits here and there, a hint of dark chocolate, a small drop of roasted coffee beans, and then ended with a very mild taste of bitter hops. I couldn't tell what kind of hops because the taste was small and they left in a hurry. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with a slight aftertaste of dark chocolate and those hops that left in a hurry in the initial taste. They came back in the aftertaste, but I still couldn't tell what kind they were. It was another one of Cornerstone's decent offerings. It wasn't too strong, wasn't too light, it was in the middle. Would I drink it again? I wouldn't mind taking another stab at it.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2007 05:20:51 | More by AltBock