Brootcoorens Angélus Spéciale Noël

Brewed by Brasserie Brootcoorens
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Erquelinnes, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle at Kerstbierfestival 2005, Essen, Belgium
Small, white head. Clear, yellow body. Very strong, intense aroma - very alcoholic. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Lightly bitter short finish. It doesn’t taste at all as I expected after having smelled the beer. There’s bitterness in the flavour, but not an interesting bitterness. It’s like those alcoholic beers, with no flavour, just alcohol. Well, this is exactly the same, but with (light) bitterness instead of alcohol. Honestly, I had never heard of this brewery, let’s keep it that way.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Dull orange with a ring of white head. Aromas of Belgian yeast, fruit, and alcohol. Incredibly hot for 7% - thin as well.

(75cl bottle dated 3-10 thanks to bu11zeye) clearish amber with a ring of fine white bubbles. Nose of grape, Belgian yeast, mild alcohol, and vinous. Taste of alcohol, uammi, tomato, pretty gross in general.

Very dark red/amber, mixture of sweet, bitter and sour tones, watery texture, also hints of metallic taste on palate, B@BF

Bottled, thanks to bu11zeye, cloudy yellow with white foam , aroma of green bananas and mango, flavor of more fruit, white wine, hot and sweet finish

(750ml bottle) Pours a lightly hazy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of orange, yeast, and light spices. Flavor of fruit, yeast, and straw.

@ kerstbierfestival

head: bubbly, white
colour: hazy yellow/blond
smell: flowery, pilsner, hops, sweet, reminds me of desperados !!
taste: taste is bitter, muschrooms, yeast, sweet/flowery, blue french cheese, 9%abv not noticable at all !! , reminds me of a grainy beer ...

Clear amber with a medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and fruity notes. Sweet flavour wit roasted malt, caramel and overripe fruits. Finished sweet.

75cl bottle A little cloudy light yellowish beer, thin white head. Quite watery in taste, very light. One of the worst christmas beers I’ve had this year.

75cl, exclusive brewery, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, not balanced, cloudy, nearly no head, nice X-Mas brew

Bottle, bought at Brygshoppen. Pours clear amber with a nice, frothy, lightly off-white head. Aroma has yeast, lots of oranges and some fruity hoppiness. Medium carbonation, okay mouthfeel. A bit weak flavour, some oranges and pear and a little tatness. Some yeast.