Postel Kerstbier

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

3 years old, corked bottle
Dark amber color; giant creamy head. Malty aroma, barleywine-like, with spices (white pepper) and bitter oranges. Good malt, quite sweet, with a strong liquorice character. A real Christmas beer; ends less sweet (the age…).

slight hints of caramel, nuts, resin, a ’cosy’ beer . brown, light sparkling, small white head. medium sweetness.

Reddish mahogany. Nose chocolate, some cherries, deeply fruity, quite plummy. Good flavor, rich and malty, caramel, chocolate, and plums, some sugary goodness. Nice stuff. Thanks Argo0 for handing this one over.

Ah, the beauty of a well made “Belgian”, tall dark and handsome setting in the triple glass, WOW what a treat for the eyes, the nose, and oh yes the palate. Deep ruby red on the pour with a bountiful head, frothy in its texture, light tan in color and as it dissipates, it leaves a silky sheet of lace to conceal the glass. The aroma of over ripe plums, sweet malts, caramel, fresh and clean a real treat for the schnozzle. Sweet at the front, top is lean in feel; finish is astringent and the hops delicate in their spicy bite, a real palate pleasing beer.

Bottled (as Postel Christmas, 9.0%) at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Cloudy mahogany colour, rocky head. Toasty vinous nose with figs and dark bread. Sweet and near full bodied with well rounded mouthfeel. Brown sugar on dried figs with some grassy hops atop. Light spicy bitterness with a bit of warming alcohol. A likeble, rather complex and warming beer, where my sampel alrady had matured a little.

Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Brown color with a average light-brown head. Aroma is pear, licorice, spices (stjerneanis). Flavor is heavy sweet, with a long duration.

23/12/2011 33cl bottle from Colruyt @ home - BB: 6/9/13 (2011-725)

Clear dark amber to reddish brown beer, creamy, off-white to beige head, pretty stable, adhesive. Aroma: sweet malts, caramel, very fruity, sweet peaches, some strawberries, hops, bit spicy. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, malts, bitter hops, some spices, fruity, strawberries, cherries. Aftertaste: bitter hops, some spices (liquorice). Very decent for a Postel beer.

Bottled. Hazy redbrown color, medium frothy off-white head. Aroma is spicy, malty, hints of port. Malty taste, quite spicy, slight alcoholic, quite fruity as well, sweet sugar cane. Ok stuff.