Bottle from a Brugge nightshop. Sweet, slightly nutty caramel and malt loaf aroma, with a scattering of raisins. Liquorice showing through in the mouth, with plain but pleasant dark fruit and yeasty dubbel-ish flavours. Faint fizz and climbing suds. Opaque and stouty. Some ash and tobacco. Liquorice becoming increasingly obvious as it warms. Not bad at all.

<i>A Mes rate: 33cl bottle at Kerstfest, Essen.</i><br />Black red with a decent tan head. Sweet roasty malt aroma with plenty of yeast, spice, christmas fruit. Very sweet yeasty flavour with some nice smoky malt. Interesting but not amazing. Smoke develops nicely in the finish.

33 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium. Pours dark brown with a lacing light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, dried fruity note and mild yeasty tone. Flavour is slight breadish with a note of dried fruit. Remains un-sweet without really becoming dry. Finish is breadish with a faint note of fruit. Nice brew by all means.

Bottled@Kerstbierfestival, Essen. Brown colour, small beige head. Aroma is mild spices along with nuts and slightly notes of yeast. Flavour is quite the same along with some slight notes of alcohol and licorice.

Bottled - live at Kerstbierfestival. A brown beer with a red shine under a thin lazing brown head. The flavor is very malty with strong notes of yeast, caramel, alcohol, as well as light notes of spices. The body is weak for a 9% ABV beer. The finish is dry slightly woody, spicy and with hints of licorice.