Corsendonk Christmas Ale

Bottle dated 12/09/09. Dark brown, but translucent with a red tinge when held to the light. Nice head. Very rich beer, chocolate cake, toffee and spice anise in particular. Dessert in a glass. Alcohol doesn’t show but it is filling.

Bottle. Dark ruby. Sweet, yeasty aroma. Spicy flavour of cloves and cinnamon, with a bubblegum finish.

Had on tap at Redlight Redlight. Very pretty pour of a dark amber brown with a HUGE creamy head. Aromas of nuts and dark fruits. Flavor was sweet sweet sweet. Vanilla beans, caramel, oranges, cloves and cinnamon. I LOVED THIS ALE.

On tap at Red Light Red Light.Poured a nice brown color with a small tan head. A nice sweet nose of malts and the dark fruits.Flavor was warming with dark fruits.A delicious offering.

Draft at Redlight Redlight. A clear, dark, crimson colored body is capped with a fleeting, cream colored head. Skinny flares and spots of lacing mark the glass. The aroma shows a bevy of dark fruits, dark raison and dried fig most notably. Sweet caramel, vanilla, and floral hops round out the nose. Flavors show the same, malty, sweet dark fruit elements. Raison plays a major role. Winter spices, such as nutmeg and cardamom, enter the fold. Medium-full and sugary up front, the alcoholic heat forms a distinct dryness on the finish. Not bad, but I was expecting alot more from this winter classic.

07 draft. After the Delirium Noel and I was really into it by that point. Brownish body with a fizzy head. Nose was yeasty and sweet, some wonderful faint hop in the background. The flavor was an earthy combination of the above, a perfect amount of hop rounding everything out. Body is more thin than expected. Overall very nice.

[250 ml bottle] Nice aroma with caramell and herbs and some malts. The color is a nice amber color with nice foam. The flavor is caramell, herbs, and sugary malts.

75cl, cellared for a year. Dark ruby brown, small light beige head. Pear fruity nose, little herbs and sugary maltiness. Sweet pear flavor with liquorice, candi sugar, herbs. Flowery hoppy finish. Medium to full bodied, smooth round palate. A bit restrained flavors, a middle weight christmas brew.