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Christoffel Bier
Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
- From:
- Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
- Netherlands
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 11.23%
- Reviews:
- 153
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 05, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 12, 2001
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 8
Unfiltered Pilsner style.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by beerbrains:
Reviewed by beerbrains from Nebraska
4.43/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Cracked open the 330ml swing top and poured it into the Christoffel glass that accompanies the gift pack. In the glass a golden amber color with a huge frothy white head. The sticky lacing remains long after the beer is gone.
Thousand of tiny, almost imperceptible bubbles float aimlessly through the brew. Those bubbles contribute to an impossible creaminess in the mouth. The aroma is mostly floral is a little hop thrown in.
The floral in the nose carries through onto to the pallet along with a light sweetness. It ends with a quick dash of hoppy bitterness that quickly disappears.
I would venture to say this beer is as close to a Belgian Tripel as it is a German Pilsner.
This is the best beer I've had in weeks.
Note: this bottle is labeled Christoffel Bier not Blond.
Jan 29, 2008Thousand of tiny, almost imperceptible bubbles float aimlessly through the brew. Those bubbles contribute to an impossible creaminess in the mouth. The aroma is mostly floral is a little hop thrown in.
The floral in the nose carries through onto to the pallet along with a light sweetness. It ends with a quick dash of hoppy bitterness that quickly disappears.
I would venture to say this beer is as close to a Belgian Tripel as it is a German Pilsner.
This is the best beer I've had in weeks.
Note: this bottle is labeled Christoffel Bier not Blond.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium
3.47/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.47/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Gold color, with a delicate mist, two-centimeter, white foam, is not permanent. The aroma of malt, honey with a sweet banana in the background, with notes of lemon, lime. Taste like earlier malt is mixed with notes of fruit and a whole seem perfectly balanced. The finish is only bitterness. There is perhaps an impressively high (IBU 45), but it is incredibly intense. Dry, slightly grassy, grapefruit saturation high.
Dec 02, 2016Reviewed by Zet from Netherlands
3.65/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Yellow colour with a good head with awesome retention, but the fact that this pilsener is unfiltered makes it look a bit less refreshing somehow. Strong smell of pilsener hops. Same goes for the taste: this pilsener is heavy on the (Saaz?)-hops. Bittersweet in the mouth, quite dry in the finish. Light to medium body, refreshing with a crispy finish. The beer is a bit monotone, but it's still a nice example how to make the pilsener style more interesting.
Sep 08, 2016Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
3/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Meh, tastes more like a lager/pilsener.
Jul 04, 2016Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed in Roger Protz' " 300 Beers To Try Before You Die!"
May 03, 2016Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
33cl bottle, labeled as Christoffer Blond. Clear pale golden, with a tall, fine-grained white head with good retention. Smells like pilsner hops, honey, malt sugars and some generic hops. Bitter-sweet and as far away from a pilsener as I ever had, crisp and refreshing, with notes of bitter hops, honey, green hops and sugar. A bit spicy in the aftertaste. Very nice.
Mar 29, 2016Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
330ml Bottle in Café De Spuyt, Amsterdam (€5.50):
A very nice pilsner that went down quite nicely. The beer had an excellent balance with a solid fruity backing & plenty of flavours to keep you interested as well as remaining refreshing & easy to drink throughout. There was definitely more hops than I was expecting & the finish was quite a dry one but overall the beer was very good & well worth trying.
May 12, 2015A very nice pilsner that went down quite nicely. The beer had an excellent balance with a solid fruity backing & plenty of flavours to keep you interested as well as remaining refreshing & easy to drink throughout. There was definitely more hops than I was expecting & the finish was quite a dry one but overall the beer was very good & well worth trying.
Christoffel Bier from Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
196 ratings
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