 espenra (301), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 33cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. Best before 2012-07-22. It poured a dark red-brown colour with a medium big off-white head that settled down fast in the glass. Aroma is sweet with notes of dark fruits, banana, apples. The flavour is also sweet with notes of alcohol, dark fruits, banana and malts. It has a medium long aftertaste. This beer may not fall in the classic christmas beer category, but it is nevertheless a very nice beer for christmas or any other season.
kiefdog (1655), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Updated: Nov 19, 200875cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Rated on 3/20/08. Pours a chocolate brown with thin tan head. Smells very sweet with notes of maple syrup, malt, chocolate, caramel, bread, yeast. Flavor is sweet with hints of roasted malt, caramel, toffee, and overtones of port wine and brandy on finish. Very good.
mikkopen (270), Oulu, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 4, 2009 750 ml bottle. Dark reddish brown colour, thick light brown head. Strong malty aroma with spices, dark fruits and some alcohol. The flavour is sweet and malty, with fruits and spices, alcohol warmth and yeast. Delicious.
fidel (1021), Livermore, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 16, 2008 Pours dark brown, dark fruits, malty , yeasty, spice, caramel, little chocolate, little citrus.
MrChopin (706), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 7, 2009 Semi-transparent mahogany, light beige head. Lots of bread and yeast in the nose, minor spice and a little fig. Lots of creamy nut in the flavor, some caramel, also some yeast and an undercurrent of toffee syrup. Very soft palate. Overall, quite pleasant. The alcohol is controlled and the flavor mellow, yet complex and malty enough to draw one back.
branspra (249), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brown, hazy color with an extremely large, frothy brown head. Lacing is ridiculously strong. Aromas of banana, bread, roasty malts, and light raisin. Palate is a full body, soft carbonation, thick feel, and a long finish. Taste is medium bitter, flavors of banana and raisin abound, and a nice light sweetness finish. Very good holiday beer, one that I plan to enjoy countless times until Christmas.
TheJollyOne (204), Kofu, Japan
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 Poured a very dark brown with small tan head. Smell of burnt toffee, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, coffee, and a hint of cinnamon and clove. Taste is burnt sugar and toffee, dark plums, walnuts, raisins, with a pleasant bitter hop finish. The 10.5% alcohol is apparent. Think on the palate, fizzy and lasting. Sweet and nice! Merry Christmas!
odgaard (271), Skyum, Thisted, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 Dark red with a beige head. Aroma: Complex, dark fruit, chocolate, caramel, banana, alc, spices, a little hops. Taste: sweet, lots of caramel, dark fruit, lots of alc, a little sourness, a little bitterness in the end. Very belgian and very christmassy. A good combination for a cold winters night.
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