Brand Sylvester

Brewed by Brand Bierbrouwerij (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Wijlre, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap, last winter. Dark amber with a purple hue, creamy white head. Aroma of caramel sweetness and spice. Flavour is soft, sweet, christmas spice, bitter finish. Soft mouthfeel, very nice beer.

Draught @ Scharrebier Cafe, Amsterdam. Brown. Malty toffee and fruit. Slightly sweet, some metallic flavours but not enough bite to balance.

Tap in Gauda. Very nice beer. I had also 3 bottles of previous beers last year. Sylvester from 84 till 87 still very nice but also stronger at that time 9 % and in 87 8%.

Very nice Belgian ale. I had about six of them at de Boom in Alkmaar. You won’t say that there’s 7,5% in it. Sweet and spicy. The aftertaste is great too. Will drink this more often.

Tap in Maastricht: A long time no see. A orange amber coloured beer with a high alcohol thats very drinkable.

Pint Winterbierfestival 2007. Aroma of caramel malts, hops and mandarins. Clear, amber coloured iwth a lasting, medium, off-white head. Taste is sweet, caramel malty, some mandarin, some spice. Some more bitterness towards the finish. A nice warming beer with not too much noticeable alcohol.

Welcome back to life Sylvester. This is around a lot of localAmsterdam cafes and it is a welcome antidote to the cold. Very vinous with some cheery notes this is a very good beer. Excellent coppery colour and presentation in the glass promise a good beer which is not a disappointment. Great bitter blanace and fine aftertaste. A real alternative to a wine and this could be served at room temperature.

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2011 From tap, Cafe Morshuis in Albergen. Sweet and rather alcoholic flavor. Butterscotch and a hint of cherry. Buttery with some pale ale-like hopbitterness. I liked the bottled version better, but that has sadly disappeared from the market. 2010 bottle, tasted feb 2011. Amber color. Maltaroma with cookie dough. malty sweet, doughy flavor with soft perfumed notes. Hints of alcohol. Not unpleasant, but lacks some character. Rating unchanged.

classic winterbeer in the netherlands with it’s supreme palate. One of the best beer in Holland brewed by a major brewerie

Clear light-brown color. Exactly the ale you expect Brand to brew: with a bitter touch.