Snow Day - 2/10/10

Eitan: ....and the blizzard came, the snow accumulated, and hanging out with friends and having beer was not an option. Luckily, I did have some beers at home. I was not in the mood for a lot of beer so I just chose one. I went with the last bottle that I had left from my St. Bernardus sampler pack, which was the triple. I poured it into my Gouden Carolus goblet. It poured a hazy golden color with about an inch of foamy white head. It had good retention and some lacing near the top. It had a very good smell, similar to most triples, a mix of orange and spices. At first it has a bready flavor to it, but then it quickly has a sweeter taste to it, some orange and grape sweetness. There is also the ample spice flavor that many of these beers have. It was not overpowering at all and mixed nice with the sweetness. It did have a slight hoppy finish. As it sits in the glass for a bit it opens up really well and it has a sweeter taste and a sweeter finish. It had great carbonation and was very crisp. It had a medium/full body, I'd say mostly on the medium side.

Overall I've been very impressed with all the St. Bernardus brews that I've tried. They all had great flavor and are very easy to drink. In fact, even non-beer drinkers have taken a liking to some of the brews. St. Bernardus is definitely on the top of my list. I wouldn't mind stocking up on a few to have around to have at any time.