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Christoffel Nobel
Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
- From:
- Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
- Netherlands
- Style:
- European Strong Lager
- ABV:
- 8.7%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 12.74%
- Reviews:
- 88
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 17, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 31, 2008
- Wants:
- 20
- Gots:
- 9
This golden-blond extra strong beer, with added fresh noble hop flowers during maturation of at least 10 weeks, is a unique beer, bottom fermented, unfiltered, and unpasteurized. Nobel refers to the varieties of noble hop species, selected because of their quality, which traditionally are low in bitterness and high in aroma.
With 8.7% ABV, an attractive bitterness, a very pleasant hoppy Spalt, Saaz, or Golding aroma, and a slightly sweetish alcoholic aftertaste, we created a beer in a class of its own until the last swig.
With 8.7% ABV, an attractive bitterness, a very pleasant hoppy Spalt, Saaz, or Golding aroma, and a slightly sweetish alcoholic aftertaste, we created a beer in a class of its own until the last swig.
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Reviewed by Zet from Netherlands
3/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Orange haze with a very shy (as in: almost absent) head of foam, that does leave some pretty lacing however. There's some hop in the smell, but it's mostly malt and booze. The taste also has some nice hops and malt flavours in it, but the entity has been afflicted by the curse that has corrupted a lot of strong lagers: it's dominated by the flavours sugar and booze. I simply expect more diversity in flavour from a beer with this abv. Deviously refreshing though.
Jun 29, 2017Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.14/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Once again we have a beer proclaiming to be all that and do all kinds of dry hopping, a triple hopped (dry) lager, sounds interesting enough, but once you start drinking it, there is just this sense of false advertising.
There is so much haze here, since its not a wheat beer, I assume its just a bunch of hop lupulin or whatnot from the alleged triple dry hopping. The aroma isn't hoppy though, in fact, its kind of fetid.
The taste also is not hoppy, slightly bitter yes, but nowhere near what I was looking for. Mouth feel did at least cover up the significant amount of alcohol in this. Other than the lacking hops, the beer was decent. Well the appearance was questionable I guess too.
Anyways, would not bang again.
Nov 10, 2016There is so much haze here, since its not a wheat beer, I assume its just a bunch of hop lupulin or whatnot from the alleged triple dry hopping. The aroma isn't hoppy though, in fact, its kind of fetid.
The taste also is not hoppy, slightly bitter yes, but nowhere near what I was looking for. Mouth feel did at least cover up the significant amount of alcohol in this. Other than the lacking hops, the beer was decent. Well the appearance was questionable I guess too.
Anyways, would not bang again.
Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
2/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Imperial double pilsener, meh, doesn't taste like 8,7 ABV at all...
Jul 08, 2016Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
33cl bottle. Pours a hazy orange, with a tall, fine-grained, white head with good retention. Smells of green hops, yeast, bitter hops. Bitter-sweet taste, with notes of green hops, honey and spices on top of a malty backbone. A bit spicy on the aftertaste due to the alcohol.
Mar 29, 2016Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a hazy medium to dark coppery amber with no head at all, but a few bubbles around the rim of the glass. The seal on the bottle seemed quite tight on opening, so probably as intended. Interesting aroma of rich, slightly oxidized malt, black tea, with faint citrus and grassy hops. Unusual flavor is similar; black tea, molasses malt, raisins, a light, tart citrus flavor in the finish with light grassy hops. Medium bodied with slight carbonation. A very interesting lager, with fairly complex flavors that are subdued, like a modestly watered down rich porter or stout; the flavors are there, but much lighter than expected. The malt seems to have influences of toasted malt, biscuit and pale malt. The hops produce a remarkable flavor that is as close to black tea as I've tasted in a beer. An idiosyncratic lager that seem too complex for a Euro strong lager, but with a flavor intensity range that fits the style. The lack of carbonation really was noticeable and I wish I knew what a difference that makes in the flavor. Glad I tried this and I'd quickly try anything else from this brewery if I see it. The overall score is decreased by the lack of carbonation which hurt both appearance and mouth feel.
Jan 25, 2015
Christoffel Nobel from Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
120 ratings
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