Annoeullin L’Angelus de Noël

Brewed by Annoeullin
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Annoeullin, France

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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clear amber-orange colour with almost no foam remaining; aroma of malt and licorice; initial sweetness, sticky and very tasty, malty, robust dry bitterness, long aftertaste of red fruits and spices - a solid and very pleasant brew

31st August 2009
Tasting at Mes and Sims flat. Clear amber beer. Soft palate. Smells like a strong lager! Tastes like a strong lager! However it’s softness and creaminess make it quite drinkable.

cereal, grass, vanilla, bubblegum, amber, sparkling, white foam, rocky head, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, heavily sour, full body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish,

A la pression au pub o’Brady’s Strasbourg. Une bière ambrée avec mousse crémeuse et une belle consistance maltés, notes de chocolat et de vanille légèrement sucrée, pas d’abus d’épices, très facile à boire, très agréable, finish coté caramel mou, bien.

Old amateur rating: Amber color with a good lacing head. Aroma is sweet and slightly fruity. Flavor is little to sweet.

Im aromatisch hefigen Antrunk sind unterschwellige Kräuternoten nicht zu leugnen. Die Hefigkeit bleibt konstant und pusht alle Aromen gleichmäßig, so auch die im Mittelteil aufkommende und sich im Abgang ausbreitende Malzigkeit. Sie beinhaltet im hinteren Teil auch dezente Getreidenoten, die auf selber Höhe mit dern Kräutern einzustufen sind. Aufgrund dieser ausbalancierten Noten ist das Bier trotz des Alkoholgehalts außerordentlich süffig, besonders die Hefigkeit ist bemerkenswert gleichförmig und aromatisch. 9/12/11/12/11/12

Boring gold colour, decent head. Aroma is a quite strong hops smell, slight barley hints. Taste is like a Belgian blonde, lots of hops and a dry hoppy finish. All hops, really, a little bit of honey sweetness as well though. I dunno, to me, a Noël beer should be dark and reasonably heavy. This doesn’t fit that description.

Bouteille (Merci,le Quack-Duck!): Hazy, amber coloured to deep golden; at first sight hoppy, at second sight mainly (X-mas) spicy nose with a sweet grainy and yeasty background; sweet sugary flavour, quite light bodied for a beer of 7.5%, a bit sticky; finishes with aromas of cola; lemons, dried fruits and a light tartness - too - in the sweet sourish finish. Not too bad, mais tres doux......

(bottle, 75cl, courtesy of Quack-Duck) Cloudy, deep golden to amber colour with a collapsing slightly beige frothy head. Yeasty and distinctively spicy aroma with notes of ginger, cara-malt and a hoppy touch. Sweet flavour, medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Cara-malty, slightly sugary taste with notes of black tea, citrus and ginger spice; sweet and fruity malty finish with mildly spicy notes. A tad sweet but still a likeable brew. 10.XI.10

Draught in Strasbourg. Deep amber, with a lot of orange. Extremely fruity. Very sweet and fruity, but it’s got a lot of hops so it’s really well balanced. There are definitely things added to it, almost like fruit juice or syrup. It’s good. A sweet finish, very interesting. A good winter or Christmas Beer.

Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg. Pours cloudy amber with a small off white head. Sweet malty and bready aroma. Medium bodied. Flavor has some tartness, fruit and a bit of alcohol. Ends dry.