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Brewed by Holbæk Bryghus
Style: Belgian Ale
Holbæk, Denmark

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RATINGS: 36   MEAN: 2.93/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.91   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 195   ABV: 6.5%
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Editor's note: The bottled version has been brewed at Herslev Bryghus.

Danish: Vores julebryg dufter og smager af hygge og højtid. Den er brygget generøst med en kombination af flere slags malt, humle og vand. Desuden tilsat appelsinskal og lakrids.

English: Our christmas brew has an aroma and flavour of the good times associated with yule tide. It is brewed from pilsener malt, two different Munich malts, colour malt, Target bittering hops, Crystal aroma hops, dried orange peel, licorice extract and a Belgian ale yeast.



2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Hildigöltur (5107) - København, DENMARK - NOV 22, 2005
Draught at Brewoub København. Hazy brown coloured. Estery yeast aroma. Sweet and very yeasty flavour with notes of ripe bananas. Sharp yeasty finish. Rather light bodied.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Emil (6070) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 20, 2005
Draught. Red brown colour with a small off-white head. Light roasted caramel, fruity aroma and a caramel malty, sugar sweet taste. not very spicy. Medium body and a very sugar sweet finish. To sugar sweet.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (14992) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 19, 2005
Draft at Brewpub. Clear brown coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits with spicy and malty notes. Sweet flavour of dried fruits with notes of spices, malts and caramel. A bit watery.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ungstrup (24024) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - NOV 19, 2005
A dark amber beer with a thin light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of caramel, but also a slight acidity. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel. I find it slightly boring.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
stouby (2893) - Holbæk, DENMARK - NOV 11, 2005
UPDATED: DEC 5, 2005 Draght, at No. 5. Brown with light brown creamy head, mostly diminishing, no lacings. Unfiltered. Aroma moderate malty, light hoppy (notes of brown sugar, orange, licorice). Flavor moderate sweet, light bitter. Light to medium body, watery, flat carbonated. It misses bite, e.g. more hops or/and carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Papsoe (23023) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 27, 2005
UPDATED: MAY 14, 2007 (On tap) Unclear dark brown with an orange glow. Delicate, creamy, fine structured, beige head - almost Guinness-like and velvety. Unfortunately it collapses rather fast. Very fruity aroma with some refined esters of almonds and marzipan. Very soft body with notes of citrus - mandarin - but at the same time a warmer, more christmasy flavour structure of dried fruits and honey. Lightly vinous finish almost without any bitterness. You also get a glimpse of some burned notes from the dark malt. The warming alcohol is present, but yet deceptively well hidden. A bit low in carbonation, but the brewer promises, that this will be fixed. A very promising and christmasy brew, yet light and very quaffable. 271005

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a hazy, orangey brown with a dense, yellowish head. Spicy aroma with some licorice. Medium body sweet notes of fruit - oranges in particular - spices and also dried fruit. Unfortunately there’s a vague, underlying tartness which I don’t believe is intentional. 7/3/6/3/12= 3.1 090507


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