Divine Reserve #14
Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Divine Reserve #14Divine Reserve #14
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From:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 12.57%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
249
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 16, 2022
Added:
Apr 26, 2014
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  67
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Ratings by tetu:
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Rated by tetu from Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

Aug 05, 2014
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Reviewed by jerefreakinmiah from North Carolina

3.77/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This beer has held up well. I think that my buddy did an excellent job cellaring this ale. So glad he held on to a piece of Houston's history and sent it my way!
May 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.75 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.66 by Casey_L from Texas

Jul 04, 2017
 
Rated: 2.65 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by paresis from Massachusetts

Dec 09, 2016
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Reviewed by zander4dawin from Texas

4.12/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
A creamy textured, bready, biscuity, rye toast tasting golden ale with spicy and citrus hop notes and an off dry finish, the alcohol is well concealed and with a smooth finish.
Aug 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by ruzzal from Texas

Jun 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

May 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Mar 01, 2016
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Reviewed by thatche2 from Georgia

4.09/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting smell, some banana, clove
Poured on draught into a pint glass.

Smell is caramel malt with some earthy hops, apple and caramel flavors.

Taste follows the nose and has a solid malt body and flavor profile with some honey, clove, woody and hop bitterness flavors (some moderate sweetness throughout).

Mouthfeel is medium-light in body with a good amount of carbonation.

Overall this is a fairly interesting strong Belgian ale yet drinkable given the 10% ABV. Not my favorite style but I enjoyed it and would seek it out again.
Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.78 by BeerOps from Illinois

Feb 27, 2016
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Reviewed by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

3.59/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle. Pours hazy amber with suspended white particles. Aroma of fruit, malt, yeast. Sweet Belgian pale with wood and fruity notes, slightly boozy. Dry finish and an overall thin mouthfeel.
Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.29 by Mikexw from New York

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.12 by Dreynolds1808 from Texas

Dec 07, 2015
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

3.99/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle from LambicPentameter (thanks!). Bottled 4/7/14. Served in a goblet.

Pours a brilliant, clear, deep orange gold with almost two full fingers of near white head. The froth dissipates to a healthy layer the rests on the surface and a broad ring that deposits some significant clouds of lace.

Smells sweet, fruity and yeasty. Notes of apple, yeast, caramel and candy sugar. Pretty nice.

Flavors of sugar, apple, clove, caramel, a hint of banana, strong Belgian yeast and a slight nip of alcohol. All the classic flavors are there and the age helps them blend oh, so smoothly.

Medium full, smooth body with moderately soft carbonation. A little more booze lingers in the finish along with yeasty candied apple and clove.

Saint Arnold's Divine Reserve 14 is a well made Belgian strong pale ale. I enjoy the smooth body and rounded flavors that aging produced. It's not a style I tend to gravitate towards but no regrets here.
Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by Jhavey from Texas

Sep 24, 2015
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.86/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to pjkelley82 for this bottle that was lost in the jungles of the beer fridge for, oh, several ant’s lifetimes. 12 oz. stubby twist off that I pried off.

The pour is quiet orange with about what’s to be expected for carb in a year-plus twist-off bottle. There is, literally, nothing of coming off the surface of the beer. No smell. That’s a first. How does one score air? OK, maybe a touch of citrus & honey. Maybe.

Divine Reserve #14 fits well with the airfare for Europe next summer my wife was just quoting me. Belgium? Amsterdam? Madrid? Yes please! After the shrinking violet nose, the taste pops surprisingly with an aggressive yeast, wildflower honey, soft bubblegum, an almost rye-like spiciness, & finally a small prairie plot of various grasses & wheat germ. Tsunami of sweet malt finishes off the cornucopia & lends a needed shot of adrenalin to my flagging energy reserves. Soft & curvy & something I could drink a six of after a hot baseball game.

I don’t know if this has gained traction in the long months since birth, but this is a complex monster of a beer & stands out in a rather tame, lame, sad style. Excellent beer.
Sep 19, 2015
Divine Reserve #14 from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 249 ratings