Corsendonk Christmas Ale

Brouwerij Corsendonk
Brewed at Brasserie Du Bocq
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Turnhout, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Drought. Reddish brown hazy appearance, small creamy beige head, wild berry aroma, slightly sweet fruity taste, long finish leaving a tinge of alcohol on your taste buds. Strong fruity ale.

330ml bottle from Bierzwerg

BBE 18/10/14 - Pours dark brown with a medium head. Aroma of sweet syrup, ripe fruits, plum and malts. Taste is sweet, malty and slightly spicy with notes of ripe fruits and plum. Finish is strongish, spicy and sweet with notes of syrup and ripe fruits. Hints of tartness and citrus. Okay, quite balanced but generic Belgian dark ale.

Whole Foods, Bowery 33cl ($3): Pours opaque brown with a beige head. Aroma is spicy with fruity notes and some yeast. Taste is sort of sweet, but not really so much. Lots of dark malt. Some hop bitterness. Some dry, almost champagne-like feel. Aftertaste is pretty mild. Fair amount of complexity. Surprising easy to drink as well.

Bottle at home. Aroma is sweet malt, rather subdued. Medium bodied, low carbonation, very sweet underneath, with red fruit, Belgian yeast, dates, cinnamon, very Christmasy. The finish shows a crisp tartness, keeping it from being cloying, but no hop character whatsoever. Decent but a bit boring.

Good but I was expecting more. Bready malts with a heavy grain essence. Cloudy brown with a creamy head. Medium to heavy palate. It had a comfortable feel. Medium to low carbonation. No noticeable hop presence, just malt. A little sweetness and more liquid bread. Alcohol was hidden well.

Belgian strong ale scura piuttosto classica nel colore e nei profumi; le note maltose e caramellate al palato sono meno intense del previsto, si riscontra invece un "asciutto" quasi tostato di fondo che la rende meno dolce e più complessa dell’atteso. E’ passato del tempo, son curioso di riprovarla.

dark ruby colour, hazy. brownish head. bitter, and quite sweet; candy. long sweet finish.

Draft. Pours amber with an off white head. Fruity Belgian yeast, light spiciness, a hint of booze, and medium sweetness. Pretty good.

Bottle. Dark color. Great long lasting head with a lot of lace. Spicy, fruity taste. Aroma has a spicy smell.

Generous sample shared by Karl - thanks! Deep murky brown with red hues and yellow-tan head. Nose of spicy fruit cake, baked bread, belgian yeast and candy. Flavor is a gently sweet cherry and raisin with biscuity malt, brown sugar, toasted nuts, and yeast spice. Faint toasted to lightly roasted malt. Well-attenuated with only a small amount of residual sweetness. Very nice.