La Mère Noël

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle: Poured a murky golden color with white bubbly head. Aroma is very citrus possibly orange peals. Taste is a rusty metallic malt with a tingly dry citrus finish.

Nice golden-orange colour, creamy head with lots of bubbles, but it doesn’t last long. Aroma of oranges and peaches, vanilla, some clove and I think some licorice too, but not really a very strong one. The taste, I think it lacks of something, though it has a nice flavour, kind of a semi dry white wine with special accent on banana. Spicy finish. Not a bad beer, but it needs some more to be a very good one, even if you feel its warmness after a few sips.

(33cl bottle, best by 10/08) Label looks like it was designed by Dutch70. Hazy, particle-filled amber body with medium off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, vanilla, peach, light clove. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, peach, some mango, pepper, light blueberry, alcohol. Medium-full body.

Bottle. Orange/yellow with a small head. Aromas are fruity sweet pear with spices. Flavours are sweet malts with pear. Syrupy with brown sugar and spices. Alcohol is evident on the finish. Has a prickly palate. Average.

Above average floral brew...but it tastes like a poor mans hoegaarden grand cru...looks great though

Draught @ Den Tatoverede Enke, København. Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense white head. Spice, fruits and light yeast notes. A bit bland, but still pleasant. Flavour as well i full of spices and yeast. Fruity notes. Quite balanced and complex, but still a bit too bland for my likings. Medium bodied. Has a sweet and yeast end.

Bottle. Cloudy orange colour with a huge creamy head. Complex aroma and taste of hops, malts, fruits and lots of spices. Good and strong.

33 cL bottle. Pours pilsner golden with white creamy head. Clear smell of hops. Taste has fruity hops, elements of yeast and sweetness. Sweet aftertaste. Good light tasting beer.

Draught @ Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen. Pours a clear golden colour with a white head. Sweet spicy fruity aroma, hints of pear. Sweet malty spicy fruity and yeasty flavor. Has a dry spicy finish.

Bottle. Clear pale yellow with lots of bubbles. Big white foamy head. Aroma is sweet, has lots of fruit, some tangerine and sweet apples. Much fuller than you’d expect with much less carbonation (surprise given the bubbles and the head). Flavour is quite spicy with apples and some coriander.