De Roos Kerstroos

Brewed by Museumbrouwerij de Roos
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle: Medium off white head which changes quick into a vast lacing on top of a hazy deep dark orange colored beer. Smell pear, pear skin, light peach, light mango, slight hint of yeast. Taste is fruity too, pear, light peach, some hints of malts, sweets, light bitter. Fruity aftertaste. Low carbo, soft light tingly mouthfeel, medium to lightly fuller body and a light creamy texture. Sweet fruity, but not too sweet fruity.

Zurückhaltender Antrunk, in dem die Malznoten süßlich und fest, aber noch viel zu mild sind. Leider bleibt das Malzaroma auch im Mittelteil unter seinen Möglichkeiten, auch wenn es sich steigert. Für 8 Volumenprozent ist das Bier einfach zu schwach. Spät kommt die erwünschte Würzigkeit empor, die auch das Malz noch einmal steigern kann. Hier zeigt sichd as Malz auf einmal offener und lässt, wenn auch zaghaft, helle Fruchtnoten und schokoladige Ansätze hervordringen. Dieses Bier kann man noch verbessern! 10/9/9/9/10/9

Bottle bought @ the brewery. Reddish amber color. Malt, butterscotch and toffee in the aroma. Sweet, slightly alcoholic flavor with pear drups/ Sticky mouthfeel. OK.

Bottle 330ml. [ Vintage 2001 ].
Light unclear medium red amber color with a small, virtually none appereance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, vintage malt, old malt, wreaths cake, raisin - prune notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091210]

33cl Bottle at ’t Arendsnest, shared with and by fonefan and brugmansia. Slightly hazy amber colour, no head. Aroma is very malty, sweet, caramel, some fruity notes. Flavour is very sweet, caramel, toffee, malts, light spicy, light bitter finish. Light bodied, thin mouthfeel. Too sweet also.

Bottle at Winterbierfestival, Gouda: Amber colour with an keen spicy taste and a fine sweet balance also.

Malty-sweet and spicy aroma. Cloudy, brown coloured with a creamy off-white head. Taste is malty-sweet with some spices and grapes. Bit nasy palate.

Clear amber red color, short white creamy head, some dense particles floating around. Aroma of caramel malts, some spices like ginger i guess. Taste is sweet and caramel malty, slightly alcoholic. Sweet palate, slightly bitter.