Christoffel Nobel - Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V

WOTO97

California

4.08/5  rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

After a pretty vigorous pour, a thin sudsy head forms over a murky burned orange body with some thin, web-like lacing.

Pick up some cinnamon and allspice on the immediate nose followed by noticeable alcohol. In the background sits some red apple and faint fresh cut grass.

Big spiced bread flavors at first followed by some light apple and cinnamon notes. Some alcohol on the finish but nowhere near as pronounced as on the nose. Finishes with faint grass and wildflowers along with light lemon notes.

Definitely one of the roundest pilsners/lagers I've had the pleasure of drinking. The finish is pretty dry with some residual stickiness. The carbonation is very light but serves the beer well.

This beer is definitely some very tasty stuff with a heavy yeast component and welcome blast of hop spice that is accompanied by a nice round body for the style (?? I guess my experience with triple lagers is pretty minimal though). Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2010 04:11:07 | More by WOTO97

MShirokov

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.8%

04-15-2013 11:33:33 | More by MShirokov

laxer8811

New York

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-11-2013 23:13:38 | More by laxer8811

gory4d

New York

3.64/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A very odd beer. Pours a cloudy light brown with very little head. The smell is funky and raw, kind of musty. The taste is of something that's been sitting in a basement for 50 years or so, all decayed malt with some hints of hop shine long gone - but for all that, kind of interesting. The carbonation is all but gone, but it's lighter in the mouth than I'd expected. Again, an odd beer, but one that'd suit those who like old oddities.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 06:25:20 | More by gory4d

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.8%

09-10-2012 21:51:24 | More by Molson2000

safaricook

Netherlands

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

06-30-2012 14:48:00 | More by safaricook

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

04-24-2012 07:37:34 | More by ygtbsm94

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -20.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This was a bottle I picked up a while back, though never got around to enjoying it.

A - Pours a hazy copper orange, thin layer of head with no retention.

S - Sweet apple cider, very vineous with hint of sour grapes, wheat notes and some off scented cloves.

T - Much like the scent with the sour cider notes dominating, the grassy dry hop notes come through very earthy and leafy. There's definitely a sweet ABV kick, so that certainly didn't mellow over time.

M - Medium bodied, though a tad prickly and rather dry on the finish.

O - Not overly enjoyable, though not terrible. I certainly wouldn't buy it again. I suspect the fact that this was an older bottle might have skewed the review a bit, but it was rather disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2012 00:22:01 | More by andrenaline

Ruds

United Kingdom (England)

3.53/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a tulip glass to a murky dark yellow/amber colour with a good finger of frothy white head.

All round dryed hop aroma, very fresh with a little mint in the nose and grass/straw lurking in the background. If you sniff hard with your nose to the beer you really get an alcohol whiff!

Taste wise - zesty citrus hoppy taste with relatively strong alcohol flavour in the aftertaste also slightly peppery in the aftertaste!

Quite a lot of carbonation going on with a medium body to this beer in terms of mouthfeel. Head subsided to a small ocean of a covering whilst drinking and a little lacing around the edge of the glass.

Overall an OK beer, but not one I'd revisit given the choice over others.

The alcohol flavour is too pronounced for me and not balanced enough.

However . . . If I was in a small Dutch village for the night I could get merrily drunk on this beer!

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2012 20:32:31 | More by Ruds

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had this at Tj's Restaurant and Drinkery -served chilled on tap.

The color is a lightly hazed very golden w/ quick dropping light cap with tiny bead. The smell is strong with floral/lemony smell with lots of tangy esters from the nobel hops which give some tea-like aromas. The feel is very zingy with tangy tinge and mild sweetness with mild alcohol and slight bitterness w/moderately high carbonation and mild astringent and dry finish.

There is a nice flavor generated by the hops with a tea-like herbal and lemony taste. The malt is slightly toasty with gentle sweetish tinge which is characteristic of the pilsner malt with light bitter taste in the finish and very mild taste of alcohol. The drinkability is very high for the style -like an Imperial pils with smooth body and nice crrisp presence it is easy to drink for the amount of alcohol it contains and I would definitely order it again.

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2012 22:52:04 | More by Slatetank

HoistinBrews

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

01-19-2012 02:08:59 | More by HoistinBrews

Sunnanek

Sweden

3.43/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours murky orange with a large a bit fluffy white head that sinks into pretty nice lacings.

S: Some hops, bitter and balanced maltyness. Where are the almonds and marzipan ;-) This doesn't smell anything like other cheaper Strong Lagers I've had before...

T: The marzipan came in the taste... Strong bitter hops and sweet breadyness from the malt. Not very balanced. Kind of agressive.

M: Long almondy sweet syrupy aftertaste. Body is full while carbonation medium.

O: It started off very interesting, but then turned as boring as most Euro Strong Lagers.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 20:26:04 | More by Sunnanek

jophish17

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -32.6%

12-24-2011 11:28:13 | More by jophish17

plickxt

California

4/5  rDev +7.8%

12-23-2011 06:50:18 | More by plickxt

bigox420

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.8%

12-01-2011 06:37:06 | More by bigox420

rekel

Netherlands

4/5  rDev +7.8%

11-28-2011 21:57:35 | More by rekel

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This brew poured out as a hazy looking golden color with a some sediment floating around in there. The head was fluffy and white, once it settled the lacing stuck to the glass fairly well. The smell of the beer was hoppy, full of Nobel aromas. The taste of the beer wasn't the greatest but it was hoppy but still very earthy. The mouthfeel of this beer was on the heavier side which was interesting. Overall I think this beer is a little bit better than most typicval Euro Strong Lagers, however I don't see myself having to buy it again.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2011 19:03:31 | More by Knapp85

drpimento

Wisconsin

2.65/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Think I might’ve gotten a bum one here. I let this warm a bit out of the fridge. Poured with a decent foamy, frothy off white head that was short lived, some yeast sediment, and no lace. Color is a cloudy amber brown. Aroma is yeast, raisins, other fruit, malt. Flavor is like now but big raisin sweetness countering the tartness and yeast bitterness. No hop noticable anywhere. Body was full and thick with ok carbonation. Finish is like flavor and longish. Would like to try a good one.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2011 00:02:09 | More by drpimento

TheRealBigC

Nevada

4.8/5  rDev +29.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

On tap at Midtown Eats

Nice, thick white head atop a hazy golden body.

Light, balanced fragrance I would expect from this style of beer.

Taste was marvelous. Pilsner malt sweetness is most present, moderate hop backbone. Alcohol is present as well, but only serves to augment the flavor. It goes down SMOOTH and clean. Almost creamy feel.

This beer is fantastic. I want to go back to the restaurant right now just to get another one. I just got back from that place.

Serving type: on-tap

09-04-2011 04:17:01 | More by TheRealBigC

Thorpe429

Illinois

2.98/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Currently the #1 Euro Strong Lager on Beer Advocate. Thanks to yourefragile for picking this up somewhere in Maryland for me. Served in a Mikasa tulip.

Popping the top yields a bit of a hiss, after I finally got the rubber up, as it was quite stuck on the lip of the bottle. Pour initially yields a few bubbles and no real head. Bit of a galaxy swirl on top of the brew as well as a thin collar. Dark peach body is translucent.

Nose brings forward a lot of pilsener malt plus a bit of herbal and floral hops. There's a slight fruitiness in the nose that becomes more apparent in the flavor. Fairly hoppy with a bit of bitterness, though the main character is a strong pilsner-malt sweetness. To the beer's credit, there's no noticeable alcohol. However, the sweetness and fruits don't really fit. Quite bready and a bit chewy.

Body is medium without noticeable levels of alcohol. Light carbonation. Full and chewy; not at all crisp. Some light bitterness in the finish, though the hoppy character is mostly in the nose, as a result of the dry hopping, I'm sure.

Decent enough, but not something I'd ever want to drink again.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2011 16:10:01 | More by Thorpe429

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

3.35/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

330ml bottle served into an Snifter glass.Enjoyed on mar´11
Cloudy yellowish amber.White crown dense & thick.Nice lacing left.Perfumed hop & fresh fruit aromas.Sharp & dry bitterness.Alcoholic presence is felt.Oily,resiny & woody finish.Medium body but a little fat in mouth.Drinkability is ok.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 08:35:45 | More by GONZALOYANNA

metter98

New York

3.73/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is hazy yellowish orange in color and poured with a thin off white head that gradually faded away leaving a thin ring of bubbles on the surface on the edge of the glass.
S: There are moderate to strong aromas of noble hops in the nose.
T: The taste is very similar to the smell and has moderately strong flavors of floral hops along with notes of apples. There is a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a light to medium amount of carbonation.
O: The beer is rather easy to drink considering its strength because the alcohol is well masked from the taste.

Serving type: on-tap

08-14-2011 13:03:03 | More by metter98

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.73/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2 oz swing top poured into a tulip.

Color is a murky apple cider like honey brown with a thin bubbly white head Quickly settles to a bubbly crown and spotty film with some legs and some specks of lacing.

Aroma is sweet and floral. Brown sugar, ripe fruit, slight glue and floral hoppiness. Off putting at first, but grows more pleasant as it warms.

Flavor is much less sweet. Smooth bitterness persists from start to finish and light, dry herbal and malt flavors emerge in the finish. Body is lighter side of medium with soft carbonation and a slightly watery finish. Very subtle taste of alcohol in the body but little in the finish.

No reference point for this style, but I bizarrely enjoyed this much more than expected.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 23:09:21 | More by yourefragile

xylophonica

Australia

3.8/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 33cl bottle into a chalice.

A - Pale golden colour, slightly murky. Decent head on top.

S - Sweet crisp hops with some wheat and a hint of malt & herbs.

T- Mildly bitter at first. Very bitey/tangy on the palate with plenty of spices. Quite dry as well - definitely a lager. Some other herbal tastes coming through late, most notably some aniseed.

M - Aftertaste is sweet by comparison. Nice level of carbonation without being overpowering.

O - Interesting taste, a little too dry for my liking. The herbal flavours start creeping in as the beer warms. Nice to try but the bitterness would put me off drinking any more of these.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 09:33:32 | More by xylophonica

crusian

Texas

4.45/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Bottle from awesome girlfriend from Toronto LCBO.
review to style... and there are not that many out there.. and this is easily the best of them.

label says D 10 12, not sure what that means, but tastes pretty fresh.

I am reviewing this because I think it well under rated.

This pours a beautiful cloudy hefe color with about a finger of head from a swing top bottle.

the nose, I am not going to lie, has a bit of urine smell.. along with some freshly mown grass and hay...
The taste is actually pretty incredible. the noble hops are VERY forward, some hay, not much grass as the nose would assume. A bit of sweetness on the finish. 8.7% is not noticeable, and this being a lager is impressive. I wish more breweries did more with the lager yeast, as it adds a little something I have been missing in all my other beers lately. This has to be one of the best lagers I have ever had... minus the urine nose.

Edit... after reading what a strong lager actually is, I can not even compare this to what is listed. this is hands down the best strong lager.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 04:11:46 | More by crusian