Corsendonk Christmas Ale

Had this on Christsmas day 2004. This one packs quite a punch with the warming alcohol coming through quite nicely. A great beer for the season. The flavor is definately on the malty side with medium spiciness.

Thanks Doug Shoemaker for an extra from your Esprit order. Easy drink, hard to believe its 8.5%. Foamy initial pour. Lots of malt and some sugar.

Pours a nice brown amber with good lace. Citrus and spice mixed with malty palate. Spicy hop finish. Faiint notes of smoke and nuts and raisins. A bit weak on the mouth-feel in my opinion. Had it last year and remembered that I’m usually unimpressed with it compared to Corsendon’s standard pale and brown ales.

750 ml bottle - Habersham Beverage Warehouse, Savannah, Ga. Pours a deep, dark copper color with a thin, but long lasting spritzy off-white head. Aroma has notes of peppermint and tea, but overall, not very aromatic. Flavor is somewhat muted, but not unpleasant, faint nuttiness, some raisins and dates and a bit of fruit cake. Mouthfeel is not as thick as I would like, smooth though and finishes strong, just nothing really jumping out at me as being "Christmassy".

Thanks to rater Snoot for sending me this beer back in early 2004.

Pours a dark brown with hints of amber body, and a fluffy tan head. The aroma is largely malty, note of chocolate, coconut, brown sugar and toffee. The flavor holds many of those same notions but it also adds a lightly tart note of citrus zest, yeast and dough. The is a nice syrupy sweetness, hints towards molasses with a touch of smoke and burned sugar. Yeahh… it’s a nicely crafted beer but it really doesn’t get me all fired up.

Bottle, thick creamy off-white head, very dark amber/red in color, great molasses and sweet aroma, tastes as good as it smells, has a nice balance of malt with a hint of spice. i will drink again.

Dark red-brown body. Heavy yeasty aroma. Spicy flavor; slightly sweet and yeasty as well. Bubbly texture, has plenty of carbonation. Lingering aftertaste of spice.

pours a lightly hazy, deep red with a well formed white head. aroma is richly malty, dominated by a caramelly sweetness. malt is again the dominant flavor note, but it is well balanced with a spiciness that seems to come from everywhere-hops, yeast, and the spice mill. really exceptional flavor. the palate is also excellent, as the spices (and CO2) keep the malt from clinging. amazing drinkability for its size.