Emelisse Winterbier

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass

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2009 bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, amber in color with white foam, malty nutty aroma with flavor of caramel, plum, bready malt , finish is a little hot

Peach, vanilla and some other nice spices that can go in a desert. Nice tart alcoholic finish with a nice amount of bitterness.

Pour is a dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is lots of raisins and brown sugar. Flavor is a heavy raisin juice with some sugar and molasses. Tasty but very heavy with all the dark fruit showing up. Alcohol is no problem.

330mL bottle poured into a mini Duvel tulip. Yeah, this beer is a bit of a miss, maybe just way too young, may need more time. The beer has not come together, lots of alcohol floating around. Its spicy and lots of fruit, some muddled flavors. Just not cohesive, I can see a good beer coming out of this, elements are there but its messy now.

2010 edition, bottle from De Bierkoning. Deep brown color with little beige head, not highly carbonated. Aroma’s are malt, sweetbread & roast and hop-aromatic. Flavor is rather (but not overly) sweet, a bit spicy and roasty. Mild bitter finish. Rather nice.

Courtesy of bu11zeye. Clear copper color/ lasting tan head. Spicy pit fruit, earthy, nutty aromas. medium bodied. Spicy hot black pepper, dark caramel, dark bread yeasty flavors, mildly boozy finish.

Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle. 2009 vintage. Served from an oddly-sized 10.14 ounce bottle. The beer pours an amber color with a white head. The aroma is extremely malty. I get a lot of toffee and caramel, along with some bready malt. The flavor is a little bit different. I get a lot of toffee and caramel, but I also get some grassy notes from the hops and an assorted mix of spices. I also get some brown sugar notes which lead to the beer being very sweet. The flavor is definitely more complex and better than the aroma. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

(10.14oz bottle, 2009 vintage) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of raisins, plum, brown sugar, and chocolate. Flavor of chocolate, raisins, nuts, and caramel.

2009 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. poured a rich ruby with a cream head. spices, bready malts, and very sweet caramel. smooth palate, caramel, dried hops, and light spices in the finish.

Bottle courtesy bu11zeye. Clouded orangish brown color with a tiny amount of bubbly head. Aroma is dry clay, sweet malt and a bit of peat moss. Flavor is tart grain with a bitter finish. Very dry flavor and heavy grain malt.