Smiske Winter 2012

Brewed by Brouwerij Smisje
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mater, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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A clear amber colored beer, with a light beige head. The aroma of sweet fruits with caramel and alcohol. The taste of sweet fruits like mango and orange. some caramel and alcohol notes. The aftertaste has fruits hints of spices and alcohol.

HOME 20130329 (33 cl bottle): A clear amber coloured beer with a thin off-white-coloured foam layer. In the aroma we found some malt (light roasted), caramel sweet, liquorice. Also some off-flavours of fatty, soap, higher alcohol-like things. The taste is sweet, malty, some caramel. The bitterness and nice roasted malt we can not found in this winterale. The palate is somewhat thick of soap/higeher alcohols. Not a clear and nice beer.

(bottle, 33cl) Cloudy, copper to brown colour with a mid-sized tanned foamy head. Yeasty, dried fruity aroma with notes of toasted malt, a tad syrupy with hints of caramel and leather. Sugary sweet flavour, full bodied with a soft carbonation. Syrupy malty and dried fruity, raisin-like taste; slightly sticky and sweet malty finish with a well-integrated but warming alcoholic strength. 05.II.13

330ml bottle - a cloudy orangey brown colour, the cream fizzy head soon goes, makes it look rather unappealing. Got some seriously sweet fruits in the nose, molasses and caramel there as well. The first taste is a warmth, treacle, nuts, malts, ends quite long, a bit of bitter sweetness there. A bit disappointing really, I did expect a lot from this, but the ABV just overwhelms it with a boozy overkill.

27.12.12 Ølkonsortiets julekalender. Uts: oransjebrun, uklar, store gjærsedimenter, middels holdbart beige skum. Duft: fruktig og fyldig, endel malt og belgisk gjær. Smak: middels fyldig, mye tørket frukt og gjær, litt lite malt, god ettersmak.

Huge beige, dense head over fully hazy amber-brown beer. Wild fruit & yeast, typical for the brewery. Bit of soapy features in the nose. Sweet-spicy, very yeast-intoned. Again fruity notes (orange, mango). Slick, bit warming, well-carbonated. Typical Smiske brew. Not the best, certainly not the worst.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2010 Total Score: 3.8
Huge, dense, off-white head, over lighter foxy-amber beer; some lace. Woody aroma, very sweet, darker malts & melanoidins, parsley. Wood, quite sweer, preserved cherries, alcohol & fusels, creamy vanillasauce. Slight sourishness in the finish. Very slick, bit oilyness, but not overly full-bodied; alcohol obvious. Streamlined compared to the Assebroek predecessors, maybe the sense of adventure has been culled a bit, but consistency has been gained.

Bottle at t’Brugs Beertje, Brugge - 01/12/12. 2010 vintage. Split with Nutty. Hazed mid amber with a thin white off white head which retains well. Nose carries caramel malt, nutty tines, light smoke, peanut butter, toffee. Taste comprises ripe dark fruits, light honey, touch of booze, caramelised sugars. Full bodied, soft carbonation, bitter sweet finish. Decent.

UPDATED: APR 25, 2013 Bottle. Dark amber color. No head at all. Candi sugar and maple syrup in the aroma. Massively sweet and alcoholic. Fizzy. Maple syrup. Flat and onedimensional. Sticky mouthfeel, but a short aftertaste. Still a bit more drinkable as my description suggests.

Bottle@Home. Orange aroma with a hint of port. Brown, tiny beige head, fair lace. Sweet, molasses, laurel, soft bitter, hint of cinnamon. Sparkling, bit thin, gives a litte burn.

330 ml bottle a brown colored beer with a white head aroma malts caramel spicy and dark fruits flavor malts caramel spicy fruits and some hops