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Brewed by Boelens
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Belsele, Belgium

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RATINGS: 115   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
auderale (591) - Bitburg, - DEC 28, 2006
Bottle(Santa Bee) Dark brown pour with little to no head whatsoever. Sweet roasted malts aroma with a nice sweet, slightly bitter finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RuneStumo (1464) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - APR 7, 2012
07.04.2012. 0,33l Bottle. Labeled Santa Bee. Thanks to gunnar!! Dark brown colour with white head. Very rich beer with nice malty aroma. Lots of malt, sweetness and alcohol. Strong and very well balanced. Very smooth beer with a soft malty and sweet aftertaste.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Martinus (868) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - MAR 7, 2012
Dark brown beer, beige head. Caramel aroma, malts, honey, citrus. Flavour malty and quite bitter for a dark christmas beer. Hops, light roasted malts. Caramel. Finish rather dry, caramel tones and hops touches.
(From 33cL bottle @ Het Brouwershuis, Baarle-Hertog, Belgium)

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
KingCecil (1077) - DENMARK - JAN 26, 2012
Bottle... It pours hazy brown with large fluffy tan head..... The aroma is yeast, beeries and sour.... The flavor is dark malty, spices, sour and light spiced fruitys......

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
charlotte (3341) - rødovre, DENMARK - JAN 22, 2012
Bottle.As santa-bee.Dark brownish colour with medium head.Aroma is sweet of sugar,honey,and spices,medium body with nice warming mouthfeels,hint of dried berries and malt.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Borup (2962) - Albertslund, DENMARK - JAN 17, 2012
Bottle from Belgisk Bryg as Santa Bee. Dark brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel, spice and fruit.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
chrisv10 (5133) - DENMARK - JAN 6, 2012
Bottle as Santa Bee. Dark brown/amber with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, dark fruit and spices. Flavour is malt, dark fruits, medium sweet, caramel, hops and a little bitter.

2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
swoopjones (3429) - Buffalo, New York, USA - DEC 29, 2011
draft at Blue Monk, Buffalo. Pretyy wierd shit, brown pour, really sour tart. Hard to figure if it was supposed to be like that?? Pretty much drain pour & i like sours

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Parket (544) - Bruges, BELGIUM - DEC 29, 2011
bottle, on christmas 2011 ’santa bee’. Dark brown colour with foamy white head. Smell: clove, alcohol and sweetness. Taste: overwhelming and overwhelming clove. Sweetness, alcohol, syrup. Ok for some gulps, but gets so monotone. Not the best Xmas-ale ever for sure.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Swaroga (355) - Brussels, BELGIUM - DEC 18, 2011
Draught @ Kerstbierfestival ’11, Essen. Called SANTA-BEE. Dark brown and hazy liquid. Tanned head. Nose : Spicy, honey. Sip : oily with small carbonation. Sweet start followed by sour and dry coffee with no sugar aftertaste. Quite hoppy. Honey alcohol with USA hops.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
txspartan (666) - Wilrijk, BELGIUM - OCT 2, 2011
Very hoppy for a dark beer. Somewhat of a surprise but not unenjoyable. Bit of a metallic aftertaste.


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