 Bov (4659), Bienne, Switzerland
Jun 6, 2008
from crackedkettle.com - pours a hazy dark ruby-brown colour, solid and persistent creamy beige foam; aroma of ginger, bread and apple; sweet and juicy, low carbonation and a respectable malt body; finishes a bit sticky and bitter with a long bready and gently fruity aftertaste
ogivlado (2399), Zagreb, Croatia
Sep 6, 2008 Bottled(330ml). -as Hofdraak Donker.
Hazy ruby brown coloured, small pale brown head, spicy nose with notes of anise and raisins. Sweet malty, yeasty, spicy and syrupy taste with notes of licorice and some herbs. Bitterish finish.
oh6gdx (6343), Vaasa, Finland
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle (from Cracked Kettle). Deep hazy murky brown colour with mediumsized beige head. A bit lively beer. Aroma is spices, licorice, yeast and some rather sweet notes. Flavour is much the same, and surprisingly sweet.
BoBoChamp (735), Gent, Belgium
Jul 29, 2008 33cl, exclusive brewery, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, good head, nice brew
TBone (5116), Pori, Finland
Jul 22, 2008 Bottled (BB 02/2009)
Murky nut brown color, small beige head. Strong anise-licorice nose (Het Anker anyone?). Medium, or even full-bodied, kind of syrupy palate. Anise, licorice, cardboardish yeast, kandi sugar. Sticky hops in the finish. Obvious copy of Gouden Carolus Christmas, yeast(?) just makes this a bit harsh.
sayravai (3186), Helsinki, Finland
Jul 7, 2008 (Bottled) Hazy dark ruby-brown with a small, firm and tanned head. Strong, herby and sweetish-malty aroma of anise and licorice. Anisey-spicy aroma with roasted-smoky malt, and a salty-smoky, sweetish and ashy finish. Medium-bodied, roasty-ashy-syrupy palate with quite low carbonation. A quite strange combination of Belgian sweet stout, Gouden Carolus Christmas, and burned color malt. Somehow it does work, though. Ashiness and spices are toned down quite a bit after pouring in the yeast.
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