Tynt Meadow
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey

10/3/23 Poured from a 330ml bottle purchased and drunk at Apothecary Ale House in Morgantown WV.

Wow! The aroma is out of this world! Rich sweet brown bread, brown sugar and malt aromas, almost perfumey, not in a bad way!

And then it hits the mouth! So unexpectedly ROASTY! Not overly sweet at all. Brown bread, malt, fig, molasses, and slightly spicy flavor that I can't quite place. So good!

Bottle purchased and drank at Apothecary Ale House in Morgantown, WV.

This one pours a dark-ish golden brown color, with a small white head, and a little bit of lacing.

This smells like licorice, peat, breadiness, caramel, dark chocolate, and some dark fruit.

This feels pretty dang spot on for the style. There’s a nice earthy sweetness, some spice, some fig and raisin dark fruit notes, with a nice chocolatey creamy finish.

This is medium bodied, creamy, with a nice warming feel to it.

It’s fun to get a completely spot on take on this style from a Trappist brewery.

Poured from 330mL bottle into a dimpled mug. Date on the bottle is 7/27/24, so I'm going to assume that's a best-by date. The label says it's made in a place called Coalville, which ... seems legit.

Appearance: rich red-brown hue with plenty of haze and a finger of creamy tan foam with a bit of an amber cast. Looks good!

Smell: quite sweet, with a nutty, caramelly, and biscuity malt element. I must say, although it seems well-made, it's not particularly catered to my taste.

Taste: sweet, caramelly, perhaps even with a hint of toffee. There's that biscuity finish, which I'm not as much of a fan of. This is definitely a sweet malty treat. I like it, although it's not perfect.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and a nice smooth creaminess. Actually, the creaminess is more than good -- it's quite lovely indeed!

Overall: I mean, I generally don't like biscuity beers. But this one holds most of that particular character in the aroma, so I'll give it a little bit of a pass. A nice dessert beer.

Lots going on in this one, hard to pick out all the flavors. Most of them are subtle, nothing overwhelming. But it's definitely a malty beer with bread and caramel. A slight feel of alcohol. Dark brown, medium/high carbonation. I would need another one to appreciate it better.

 

Poured from the 375 ml bottle, dated 27/07/24 into the test glass.
A - Deep cooper, mahagony color, gentle pour yields a thin off white cap. During the experience a steady production keeps a ring alive clinging to the glass.
S - Brown sugar, a bit of anise, sweet malt, dark fruit , primarily raisin. There is a spicy thread in there, not quite pepper, not quite yeasty ester, but its there.
T - Candied dark sugar, some licorice, again with that peppery thread, With a warm up, a really nice plum aspect develops
M - Sweet start, stays in the lanes, fully coats the palate. just on the edge of sticky. A nice dry finish
O - A very good Trappist, with all the elements. Make no mistake it leans hard to English Strong Ale. The peppery yeast, and dark fruit keep this lovely offering strongly in thr Trappsit camp

 

Pours a somewhat cloudy amber-brown and then full cloudy with a lot of yeast sediment; opaque in the glass; thin yet lasting light khaki colored head. Nice spicy nose; star anise and licorice; candi sugar sweetness smell; light suggestion of raisins. Spicy, malty flavors; anise, red licorice, and candi sugar; cloves; light cocoa on the backend; a touch booziness; very mild bitterness. Heavy mouthfeel; thick and sticky on the palate; a touch of boozy warmth.

Other than a bit of over-carbonation overflow (likely due to the beer not being that cold - must have been just added to the store's coolers), there are no major flaws with this beer. I'll be back to pick up another sample and let it sit in the fridge a few days before re-trying the beer. I love the complexity and mouthfeel of this beer. A very nice find. The beer buyer guy said this is the only true Trappist beer brewed in the UK.

Pouring temperature: 63 °F: bottling info:
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)

 

 

Look: It pours brown with a tan head. Head retention is good.

Smell: It has caramel and spicy aromas up front. There are some bread crust elements with some figs and licorice.

Taste: There are caramel and toffee flavors with quite a bit of spiciness. There are a bit of figs and other dark fruits in support.

Feel: It has a medium full body with some alcohol warming.

Overall, an interesting beer that features plenty of malt with strong spiciness in both the aroma and flavor.

330ml bottle - $6.49 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a not-altogether-clear, tawny brown body with an off-white head.

Smell: Lush caramel, cooked brown sugar laced with a little nibble of chocolate and instant coffee powder. Perfumy wafts of spice-studded fruitcake soaked in a little sherry.

Taste: Caramelized sweet sugars and cocoa powder curtailed by a shot of roasty coffee and a nutty, earthy quality. Pop of spiciness and bitter orange amidst the panettone laced with raisins and dates and chestnuts. A return of that hearty roast with a bit of vanilla. Warming, sweetish, earthy finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation.

Overall: A Trappist-style beer with some English leanings. Bathe in its deliciousness.

A - Pours a murky amber with a large fizzy off white head. The head fades into a thin ring leaving light spotty lacing

S - Aroma is plums, dark cherry and chocolate.

T - The taste is chocolate, coffee, raisins, figs, dark cherries, caramel, white pepper and a lingering bitter finish.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a nice soft finish.

O - Solid.

Tynt Meadow (2023)

Mount Saint Bernard Abbey Strong Ale English

Smells of tangy chocolate and Bing cherries. The yeast is earthy, bitter, and sour but very nice and unique. Super smooth feel. Baker's chocolate covered raisins and fruity esters roll on heavy. Super clean, spring water body with earthy and bitter fin

4.20

Bottle

English Trappist Ale is a great description for this newcomer, because you've never had an English Trappist Ale before, and so this is a new/unique experience. More English influences than a Belgian, more Belgian influences than a English Strong.
I loved the unique complexity in the nose, the taste and the finnish. I hope the monks of St Bernard have a successful launch and look forward to additional offerings.

A: Pours a dark ruby red color, that is nearly opaque. A dense beige head forms that last forever, light lace is left as this finally and gently recedes.
S: The aroma is all malts and incredibly nuanced. Fresh baked bread toasted malts, light chocolate covered cherries. The dark fruit character lingers on a bit. Incredibly inviting and welcoming.
T: Like the nose, all the malty characteristics are there and great. Baked bread, dark fruits, chocolate, brown/caramelized sugars. Just a touch of earthy hoppiness for which helps keep this form being cloying in anyway.
M/O: A medium body with moderate carbonation. If there is any "fault" here this could be a bit fuller. Though that just makes it all the easier to drink, and it is smooth, sweet, but not too sweet, and just all around warming and moreish.

A great nuanced malt character, that doesn't become cloying, and is just spot on English in every way. I have been missing these kinds of English Strong Ale's and I'll be coming back to this one a lot. Well, until it inevitably becomes scarce, and you can't find it anymore on the shelve. Until then, I'm going to enjoy this as much as I can.

Poured from bottle into tulip, good 2+ finger tight bubbled light tan head, great retention and lacing. Dark ruby in the glass, not light passes thru, really exceptional looking beer. Big malt on the nose, toffee, caramel, and dark fruit comes to mind. Taste follows the nose, big sweet malt in the front with a good strong carbonation to pull it back in along with a good heavy hand on the bitterness. As it warms the flavors start to come out, caramel, toffee, roasted malt on the front with dark dried fruits, figs, raisins floating around the background. I will take an English strong on this, but it is teetering between English and American Barley wine. Man it is 100 degrees during the day and 85 at night and I am drinking this thinking it is truly a great winter beer, but it is hitting the spot now

07/18/23 bottle @ Winking Lizard Peninsula