St. Sebastiaan Golden - Brouwerij Sterkens N.V.

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131 Ratings

rAvg: 3.79
pDev: 12.93%
Reviews: 98
Hads: 33

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Brouwerij Sterkens N.V.

Belgium

Style | ABV
Tripel | 7.70% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (98).

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Reviews by hustlesworth:

hustlesworth

Ohio

3.7/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A- freakin awesome bottle. lightly hazy golden amber with nice streams of rising bubbles. the head is bright white and airy with decent retention and a lot of lace scooped up onto the sides of the chalice. gangsta.

S- tropical and orchard fruity aroma, becoming more malty sweet as it warms. 'tart' fruits also disappear as it warms, while the sweeter ones remain. pineapple, melon, banana, green apple, pear, white grape, cherry, red plum, a hint of tart citrus, and something like a lemony herbal note. the aroma is rather mild and i wish i had poured this one into a snifter or tight mouthed tulip to help concentrate it a little, which i will definitely do with the other half of this bottle.

T- happy fruit explosion with pale bready malt in the background. mostly pineapple and banana, apple, and white grape, a sharpness from the alcohol (which surprises me being in the 7% range) and a pleasant noble hop bitterness that rounds things out and keeps the sweetness at bay. malt is on the business end of boring, a bit cardboardy, and lends very little character to this beer. fruity yeast and alcohol are the major players along with the zesty herbal hops. alcohol is pumped up again in the finish, more in flavor than in heat, and while it may not be 'boozy' per se, the alcohol is evident as if it were.

MF- perfect expansive, tight, volcano tap your coors light carbonation. what sucks is that the foundation beneath it is crumbly. i'm like damn santa, where did the grain go? the body is juicy at best, sticky lips and dry cheeks, and for being a mid weight monk it stands like a pilsner. that's ok i guess, it could make the beer more refreshing or whatever, but i expect dubs trips quads and bsdas to be somewhat of an indulgence whereas here i got a relatively light bodied 7.7% ale with a fruity kick in a really sweet bottle. THEN when the beer nears room temp and things start to kinda reduce or fuse together, it's like an instant change from light to syrupy. dubya tee eff BRO?! all that being said it's still not terrible.

D- aromatically, this beer is best served in the 50-55 degree range however at that temperature, the fruity yeast flavors are diminished and the alcohol rises to the forefront. highly drinkable, i gotta say, despite it's shortcomings. there's a lot to say about this beer, but it's really only things that could take this one from good to great. i would drink it again, i would buy it again, and the bottle is definitely going on the shelf with the other cool ceramic swing top bottles and steins and stuff.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2011 01:39:30 | More by hustlesworth

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Bromine

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +12.1%

06-10-2013 10:34:06 | More by Bromine

Drknight

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev -1.1%

06-10-2013 02:34:45 | More by Drknight

UCLABrewN84

California

3.6/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Best before 2/27/17.

Pours a murky orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, honey, Belgian yeast, and alcohol aromas. Taste is much the same with honey and fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some solid flavors but I think the smell is slightly better on this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 03:43:39 | More by UCLABrewN84

johntfox

Florida

4/5 rDev +5.5%

05-21-2013 18:36:05 | More by johntfox

BDstripp

Florida

4/5 rDev +5.5%

05-08-2013 03:02:53 | More by BDstripp

YobroitsJoe

Maryland

4.25/5 rDev +12.1%

04-06-2013 04:35:55 | More by YobroitsJoe

LJC3

California

4.75/5 rDev +25.3%

04-01-2013 21:44:10 | More by LJC3

neil2me

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -7.7%

02-23-2013 18:13:11 | More by neil2me

Bill235

Ohio

4/5 rDev +5.5%

02-22-2013 20:55:47 | More by Bill235

Thedrizzle

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -14.2%

02-16-2013 00:35:01 | More by Thedrizzle

teromous

Virginia

2.83/5 rDev -25.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A: Golden colored, slightly hazy, with a very nice white fluffy head. Pretty good lacing. Lots of carbonation visible.

S: Not a whole lot to smell. There are faint whiffs of spice, some toast, and some alcohol. Pretty below-average for a Tripel though.

T: Not much going on in the flavor department either. There are very light flower-like alcohol flavors, and nothing else.

M: The mouthfeel is very nice. It is smooth and bubbly, with just enough carbonation to leave a light tinge after the dryness hits the mouth. It is very light bodied.

O: Overall the beer tasted very plain. There wasn't much spice or character to it. I can't say that it was one-dimensional, because it was barely even that. Despite the lack of flavor and aroma, the beer looked and felt very nice. I probably wouldn't buy it again.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 02:24:43 | More by teromous

superspak

Michigan

3.8/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

16 ounce bottle into chalice, best before 4/9/2014. Pours hazy and cloudy golden orange color with a 1 finger fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of pear, apple, grape, bread, candi sugar, honey, clove, earth, pepper, herbal, and yeast spiciness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity. Taste of apple, pear, grape, apricot, bread, pepper, clove, earth, honey, candi sugar, herbal, and yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, bread, pepper, clove, honey, candi sugar, earth, and yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice flavor balance and complexity; with a nice malt/spiciness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly slick and crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good Belgian tripel style. Very nice complexity and balance of flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 05:30:01 | More by superspak

diodeelph

California

4/5 rDev +5.5%

01-20-2013 05:45:52 | More by diodeelph

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

4/5 rDev +5.5%

01-13-2013 23:55:55 | More by OregonGrown7

Fossilhunter

California

3/5 rDev -20.8%

01-09-2013 16:09:44 | More by Fossilhunter

Kam

North Dakota

4/5 rDev +5.5%

12-23-2012 04:58:52 | More by Kam

KajII

North Carolina

3.15/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

[Suggested Glassware: Trappist Glass]

The pour was a clear light golden yellow with an average (1-2 finger) white creamy head that had great retention and superb sheets of lacing.

The aroma was of a light grain malt and a musty sweet Belgian yeast with notes of banana, green apple, citrus (lemon), bubblegum and coriander.

The taste was malty and lightly sweet with a touch of apple and a hint of banana early on, with a nice fruity ester creeping in along with a bold yeasty presence and just a bit of spice at the end. The flavor lasted only a short time proceeding the swallow with the fruity yeast taste lingering for a little while, before fading away entirely.

Mouthfeel was light in body with a watery yet mildly dry texture and a strong lively carbonation.

Overall a light flavorful Abbey Ale with a great drinkability, which could be dangerous considering the somewhat higher ABV...

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Serving type: bottle

09-30-2012 15:16:25 | More by KajII