Florival Winter/Hiver

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle, pours deep amber with a nice tall beige head, looks great. Aroma is of alcohol and spices. I also get a little bit of fruit in the nose. Smells like it’s going to be good!! First sip, wow, dark candied sugar, a little bit of sweetness and a dry bitter finish. The mouth fades from light and crisp to slightly creamy. A few more and I’m liking this, the 9 percent is masked well behind some wonderfull dark flavors. I’m glad this time of year is here because these kind of beers are special.

Dunkel-trübes Bier mit hefig-fruchtigem Geruch, wobei sich auch die 9% zu Worte melden. Sehr malziger Geschmack mit Ananas-Aromen; Lack-artig. Es folgt ein alkohollastiger Abgang; kratzig. Etwas liebloses Bier, hauptsächlich malzig und schwer. Der hohe Alkoholgehalt ist sehr dominant. Nicht der Renner.Test vom 28.11.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche

Malzig-herber Geruch. Prickelnder, schwer malziger Antrunk, der durch den Alkoholeinfluss sehr schwer wirkt. Auch im Mittelteil bleibt das Bier schwerfällig, der Alkoholeinfluss ist deutlich erkennbar. Eine herb-saure Note mischt sich hier ein, wirkt aber unpassend neben dem schwerfälligen Aroma. Im Nachgeschmack wird ads Bier etwas saurer, die Malzigkeit trockener. Kein Highlight! Test vom 24.9.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 8,9,7,8,9,8 - 8,05

33cl bottle. Pours amber with a thick beige head. Dried dates and figs on the nose, sweet and slightly bready. Full bodied, malty and spicey with a hoppy faintly peppery aftertaste.

Bottle bought at Delhaize in Dalhem, Belgium. A nice brown body with beige head. Sweet and spicy. Syrupy with dark flavours of berries and honey. Very nice for the holidays.

33cl, from Delhaize Gent, complex brew, not balanced, cloudy, small head, nice Winter brew

Bottle bought at Delhaize in Dalhem, Belgium. A nice brown body with beige head. Sweet and spicy. Syrupy with dark flavours of berries and honey. Very nice for the holidays.

Bottle. Pours dark amber with a big beige head. Aroma is sweet malty with some spices. Flavour is sugary with some spices and dark fruits.

2008-03-08. Dark amber brown body with a good sized beige head. Looks a lot like the Florival brune, and tastes similar as well. Sweet aroma with more of the same tangy malt as the Brune, light spice and sugary notes. Flavour is predominantly tangy caramel and sugars, sweet malt. Very very light spice. Average palate is not quite medium, smooth and effervescent. (3+)
Bottle from Delhaize, last minute sampling session at my hostel, Brussels

33 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium. Pours golden brown with a lacing light orange head. Aroma is sweet caramel malty with a mild spice note. Flavour is sweet caramel malt with a lingering spice note. Finish is mild spiced and soft malty. Lovely.