Brigand Xmas

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draft @ de engel. Aroma is swampy fruit. Flavour is meh, swamp and fruit. I hope something is wrong with this beer.

Orange, light fizzy body. Typical Belgian sweetness. Nothing special, cloves, clementine and white sugar. Light sweet taste from start to finish. Well brewed but a bit boring. (On tap at De Wildeman)

On tap as "Winter Brigand". Clear orange with nice white head. As soon as I put my nose in the glass, the clove lowered my expectations of this beer, too much clove! Taste is not much better, way too much clove again.

Tap @ de engel, delft. Clear blond pour, thin white head. Aroma is swampy, murky and spicy dirt. Flavor is spicy bitter and swampy yeast. Yuck.

17/12/2011 on tap as "Winter Brigand" @ Kerstbierfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2011-714)

Clear blond to light orange beer, creamy white head, unstable, very adhesive. Aroma: oranges, witbier like, spicy, hops, coriander? MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, citrus fruits, quite some rotten fruits too, green banana, bit of spices, pepper. Aftertaste: metallic, hop bitter.

15cl draft sample @ Kerstbierfestival ’11, Essen. Dorée, blanche. Arôme garde ce profile de houblon bien belge, laissant des notes métalliques, le tout avec un léger fruit. En bouche; malt léger notes amer de fruits et grains, alcool reste en retrait, aspect foin allant vers la saison, note sucrée, le tout restant plus dans le houblon amer.

On tap as ’Winter Brigand’
Amber gold colour, white head. Malty aroma, spices, candy sugar, light fruit, somewhat tart, green apple and raisins. Flavour sweet, somewhat tart, quite spicy. Not my favourite.
(Draught @ local pub in Nijmegen)

Dark amber color, small white head. Smell malts, sweetness and some spices. Taste malts, spices and dark fruits I think. Nice carbo and body.