Point St. Benedicts Winter Ale
St. Benedict of Nursia lived in the late 5th to early 6th centuries. Legend has it while living in solitude, he was befriended by a raven that later saved his life. He is most remembered for writing the Rule of St. Benedict that, among other virtues, teaches humility. Inspired by this Rule we humbly offer St. Benedict’s Winter Ale, a hand-crafted ale using generous amounts of dark roasted malts and the finest noble hops for a robust warming flavor.
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Stevens Point, United States
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12 ounce bottle poured into a pint glass.
Appearance/ Very dark, almost black. A full 2 fingers of rich, brown foam that left a nice sticky lacing.
Smell/ A nice malt aroma with a toasty coffee and chocolate highlights in the background.
Taste/ The thing that I tasted most was a strong coffee flavor followed by a malty chocolate flavor. A slight hop presence was in the background.
Mouth Feel/ This was a very smooth beer wit a nice little hop bite right at the end.
Over All/ I really liked this beer. I think it was pretty well in line with the style. It is not the best winter style beer I have had but I went back and some more when I finished my first six pack. I would drink this again at any time.
Serving type: bottle
I thought this was reasonably good, and certainly at least legitimate. More of a Belgian than an English strong ale, it poured big with a billowing head, and had a strong sweet front (and finish) but also plenty of rich roasted flavors and a little fruitiness. Decent dubbel, basically. Bottle.
Not particularly wintery or warming, IMO. Quite sweet. Toffee aroma but sort of disappears on the tongue.
Pours a cola brown with no head Aroma of nuts, caramel, toffee, and some chocolate. Toffee, caramel flavor with nuts, and some chocolate. Overall, quite nice.
Pours a dark brown, almost black with a creamy tan head. Roasted malt, coffee and a hint of chocolate flavors. Low carbonation. Overall pretty good.
Bottle - Pours cola with a thin tan head. Nose is sweet, nutty, and breast, with a touch of baking spice. Taste is the same, with a bit of dark fruit. Medium bodies with a bit of carbonation. Too sweet.
bottle. deep red,. near black, with a large tan head. roasted malt aroma. nice milk chocolate notes with roasted barley. lots of chocolate in here. not very hoppy. somewhat creamy. moderately sweet. maybe debittered malts or even lactose?
Bottle poured a clear reddish brown with a lingering ring of tan foam. Aromas of toffee, spice, light carmel and light earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of toffee, earthiness and spice with a smooth lingering spiced toffee finish.
Bottle. Amber, copper color with a pretty good head. Aroma was spicy and slightly of cotten candy. Taste is slightly sweet with a nice subtle spice flavor.
bottle. amber with one finger head. oddly spiced. and somewhat unbalanced. drinkable, but not much more than that.
Actually one of Point’s better efforts. Poured at a good temperature with a large foamy, fizzy, light tan head that soon settled to a large island and ring with a bit of lace. Color is a clear orange red mahoganey with lots of bubble trails. Aroma is immediately bubble gum, then fruit, malt, caramel. Flavor is like nose with sweet on top then bitter and tang. Not a lot going on. Body is a tad thin and carbonation fizzy. Finish is like flavor, fairly long, and lelt me thinking: I know they can do it if they want. The question is, why don’t they?
Clear amber color out of the bottle with a thin khaki colored head. Big sweet nose with some puffed wheat and spice notes. Caramel and toffee with puffed wheat, banana, some spice and dark fruit flavors. A little thin in the palate. Not remarkable.
Draft at Land O Lakes World of Beer. Pours a nearly clear rich amber color with a small white head. Minimal lacing with a small residual island of head remaining in the middle of the glass. Aroma has has a number of dunkleweizen notes to it with banana and clove present along with some sweet caramel malt. Flavor is more sweet with caramel malt sweetness to it. Decent winter.
Mild roasted malt aroma, pours a clear dark amber with a off-white head. Mild malt flavor, with a touch of roast and toffee, very quick finish with just a touch of roast. Thin bodied, very little going on, not bad, just not very good either.
Reddish amber. Small white head that quickly diminishes. Aroma of yeast and spices (nutmeg and clove maybe), perhaps wheat and banana. Light to medium body, less watery than other Point beers Ive had. Very abrupt finish. Flavor matches aroma but with less impact.
Pours a cloudy red/orange color with a little and quickly dissolving head. There is a slight scent of malts and some spices but nothing that sticks out too much. Taste is rather strong and dull. Starts with a nice spice taste but ends with a dry rustic taste. Texture is a little watery as well. After a few sips you get used to the taste but still has many flaws. Slightly disappointed but this one. I hope the other 5 beers are better than this. Sam Adams Winter Lager is by far a better tasting winter warmer than this.
Bottle. Light caramel malt aroma. Amber with large tan head. Very light sweet caramel malt and mildly bitter herbal hops flavor. Mild alcohol finish. Okay - I prefer this to the spiced ones though.
Bottle into glass, pours brownish red.. Clear, white head.. Aroma of spice, taste is fruit and apple cider backend, pretty tasty for its style
This beer pours a clear dark copper color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of dark fruit and spices. Medium body with flavors of sweet malt, raisin and spice. The finish is sweet with a caramel malt aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Bottle. Pours clear amber with fast fading beige head. Aroma doesn’t have much of an impact, just hints of caramel, faint notes of fruity esters, a touch of bubble gum. Flavor really isn’t much different with a faint spiciness, maybe a light touch of nutmeg??? Light, watery mouthfeel with high carbonation. Overall, while not an overall bad beer, just doesn’t want to try and stand out. Simple but tasty brew.
Very close to my first batch of home brew, which is a good thing. Malty, with some fruity esters. A little sweet, but very pleasant.
Aroma: Hints of roasted malts with nips of brown sugar and spice, but all very faint.
Appearance: Clear amber with a rich, tan head.
Taste: Medium sweetness straight through.
Palate: Medium body, slick texture, average carbonation, spicy finish.
Overall: Meh...it’s a nice spiced beer, but I’m not particularly caught off guard or blown away. Still, it’s drinkable.
Pours clear, red-copper with a soft, light tan head.
Scent is toffee....spices....
Taste is clove, bready malt, cola.....banana.
Not a bad beer at all, though a little on the sweet side...
An easy drinker....tasty
Clove, banana, alcohol. Good head that lingered. Plenty of aroma that matched the taste. Overall, I would drink it on purpose for the price.
Not particularly good. Copper appearance with a medium head. Toffee, caramel, woodchips, and honey. You would expect some "winter" spices, but they’re not evident.
A nice spicy winter ale. A deep amber wolor with slightly off white head. Not too shabby.
Bottle. Aroma has notes of cereal malts, sassafras, tobacco and cough drop. Dark ruby hue with a white small head that left no lace. Flavor is heavy sweet. Palate is medium bodied and soft. Overall another crappy brew from Point.
Malty. Poorly balanced beer. Malt/hops/yeast did not hide the alochol hotness, despite it being moderate alcohol content.
Sticky, heavy spice beer. Decent but a bit flabby and kind of hard to drink.
I’ve had this at least once a winter over the past three or four years and, of the Pointers I’ve tried, this is the least consistent. Sometimes it’s awful and other times it’s OK. St. Benny struggles to balance the malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness of its ingredients and ends up being thin and half-hearted. The finish is especially confusing