Corsendonk Christmas Ale

big bottle xmas gift from kirk82. deep brown with a billowing beige head. spicy gingerbread nose; frosking, cake on the nose. alcohol well hideen in the body, slightly sweet, quick finish. an easygoing, enjoyable brew.

Pours brown with an off white head. Sweet with medium bitterness. Aromas of yeast, banana, orange, malts and plum/prunes. Full bodied. Mellow bitter finish, with some alcohol. Quite nice.

Nice spicy aroma and deep red, brown colour. Flavor is fine too, very dark malts give that christmas feeling :) A bit sweet too, hints of caramel. Nice one.

Bottle. Aroma of hobs and coriander with strong notes of cinnamon and allspice. Red brownish colour with a mostly lasting head. Good palate.

Bottle, best before 9/16/07. Aroma of pine, slightly hoppy with some roasty dark malt including coffee and caramel. Dark, dark brown with a tall and frothy off-white head and great lacing. Caramel flavor, very malt forward with lots of oxidation flavors and some cardemom and coffee. Oxidation-cardboard just a little to much for me. Medium body with a metallic, mineral-like finish.

Dark brown color with a thin head. Aroma struck me as corriander; odd for the style. Basic malt taste with yet more corriander. Some fruit, but overwhelmed from the spice. Out of balance.

On tap at Monks. Poured dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma was sweet oranges and spices. Flavors were dark fruit, carmel, and some mild licorice with a sweet orange citrus finish. Very tasty and alcohol well-masked.

Bottle. Creamy white fully lasting head, dark brown colour. Fantastic aroma with loads og orange and licorice, flavor just as good as aroma. Wonderfull palate, and it doenst taste of 8,5 ABV