Christmas Mortal

Formerly brewed at Brasserie Mortals Beers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Jamagne, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JUL 12, 2007 Bottled. Clear dark amber, average head. Aroma of cinnamon buns. Sweet and medium bodied with soft mouthfeel and lots of bready malt. Rather syrupy and with some warming alcohol. Quite interesting.

Old bottle found hidden in Joes’ basement. Clear amber color, virtually no head. Smell a lot of herbs: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg? Don’t know really, bit it’s a mix of herbs or spices! Taste spices and herbs as well! Yuk! Absolutely don’t like this! It’s like some kind of cough-syrup. Not my beer at all!

Süßer, deutlich kräuterartiger Antrunk mit hohler, schon etwas verblichener Malznote. Wässriger Hintergrund, die Kräuternote erweist sich als sehr beständig. Nicht sehr ausgewogen, die wässrige Note zeigt sich zum trocken rauchigen Ende stärker. Etwas karamellig. Kein wirklich besonderes Bier aber immerhin ok. /8/9/8/7/7

Bottle @Chris O. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy finish.

bottle at chris o pre GBBF tasting ... ark brown ... dark fruits ... spiced .... dark fruits ... toffee malts ... nice enough

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a dark amber with a slight haze and hardly any head. Tart and spicy aroma. Solid body, almost flat, fruit and brown sugar with a distinct spicy touch - orange peel and ginger perhaps. Some warming alcohol in the finish. 251209

Bottle, bought @ Willems, Grobbendonk.
Pours deep chestnut with a fizzy, off-white head. Settles as a thin rim ’round the side of the glass. Malty caramel and roasted aroma, lots of cinnamon and cloves. Medium carbonation, good, light mouthfeel. Flavour is mild, some spiciness, light roasted. Long, lingering, bitter aftertaste. Good, but there are so many better BSA’s.

Brown coloured beer with small off white head. Malty spicy aroma (cinnamon). Full palate. Finish is roasted ending bitter and dry.

(33cl bottle) Hazy, reddish brown colour with a short tanned foamy head. Sweet deep toasted malt profile with a mild spicy background. Sweet flavour with a light burnt bitter touch, full bodied with a rather flat carbonation. Toasty malty taste with cinnamon and lavender, leading into a flat, moderately spicy finish. Most probably it is already over the edge (22.III.09).

A clear dark red/brown colored beer, with a small beige head. The aroma of caramel, with dark fruits and dark malts. There are some sweets and spices. The taste of dark fruits ike raisins, prunes and cherries. It’sbittersweet with hints of chocolate. Spices like cloves. The aftertaste is bittersweet and a little spicy.

Bottled 33cl. The aroma is of honey, mince pies, marshmallows, metal, cinnamon, coconut, cardamom and crystal sugar. The taste is malty, metallic, very sweet and honeyish. Flat mouthfeel. Surprisingly light bodied. No bitterness. Marshmallows showing up. Poor. Sweet malty finish with hints of coconut, fennel and cherries. Thanks bov!