St. Bernardus Christmas Ale

HAzy dark amber color with great head. Citrus aroma and citrus flavor. Nice palate (backlog entry).

Bouteille de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’épices et de caramel avec une pointe d’agrumes. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée brunâtre avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de clous de Girofle et de caramel légèrement fruité avec une pointe de pamplemousse. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de clous de Girofle en arrière goût. (Rating #2560)

bottle thanks to thirdeye11. dark brown with a cream colored head. nose is belgian yeast, spices and dried fruits. not bad on the palate with a heavy flavor of nutmeg and other holiday spices. finishes with a healthy dose of belgian yeast and a pretty well hidden abv.

Christmas Eve seemed an appropriate time top open this beer. It was very dark brown with a white head and the bubbles seemed really compacted together. It smelled like slight herbal mints, whiff of chocolate (barely detectable), and raisins. The flavor was raisin and plum-like. Decent stuff but the 10.5 ABV knocked me down. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-25-2007 17:40:07

1/01/2009: St. Bernardus Christmas Ale... Aroma: Spicy and yeasty with a touch of card candi sugar and candied citrus. Appearance: Cloudy, opaque, brown color; large, airy foam head that is rocky and beige in color; spotty, but dense lacing. Flavor: Malty in the front, sweet, spicy, and stong; airy finish; dry woodiness; very melded flavor profile so it’s difficult to pick things out; strong fruitiness that include plum and prune. Palate: Medium to medium-full body, highly carbonated, tingly, but smooths out when warmer. Overall: On the sweeter side; very flavorful and solid Abbey Ale, but difficult to describe.

75 cl corked and caged bottle (10 ALC./VOL.) from The Anderson’s General Store in Maumee, Ohio. Rating #374 for this beer.

Lightist pour with a small off white head. Aroma is largely spicy- clove coriander and some toasty caramel, grapefruit and biscuit. Flavor is surprisingly hoppy: grapefruit lemon and orange with toasty malts in the back. Palate is smooth, medium bodied and clean. Perhaps a bit thin, but very enjoyable.

Pours a soupy brown with a small light head. Aroma is of banana, spice (clove), sweet pastry bread. A mild aroma, but what does escape is very nice. Flavor is again of banana, lots of candy sugar, white cane sugar, just a little spicy. The flavor also reminds me of Circus Peanuts candy. Full mouthfeel, nice carbonation. Overall, very good.

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normally a big fan of the st. bernardus stuff. fruity nose, creamy mouth feel (did i just say that?)... it’s not bad. definitely not my favorite of their stuff. raisin plum and the like... i wouldn’t say impressive necessarily... but okay.