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Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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RATINGS: 127   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.09   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A light blond christmas beer.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mike1977ok (1037) - NETHERLANDS - DEC 10, 2009
Blond with thin lacy head. Aroma full of spice and yeast. Fruity sweetness, spiciness and a slightly acidic finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
onystrom (1219) - Style King! - Skanderborg, DENMARK - DEC 3, 2009
Bottle. Clear golden colour with great head. Stong alcoholic and kinda sour beer. Xmas? Hmm might taste a bit like cinnamon.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
JanEric (661) - Meppel, NETHERLANDS - NOV 22, 2009
Bottle, 25 cl. Golden yellow colour, big white head, dense. Aroma is fruity, some hops. I smell banana, apple and peach. Taste is also a little bit fruity,like peaches, but not too sweet, a bit hoppy dryness, slightly bitter, dry finish, nice, but after some sips it ends a bit watery.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerBiker (1412) - Odense, DENMARK - NOV 14, 2009
[On tap - Blindtasting at Pegasus.] First impression was Poperinge Hommelbier and I did not accept, that is was a belgo x-mas beer, due to the lack of spices. Lots of hops and heavy fruits in the triple way. Some dust and horse. Fresh and nice!

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - OCT 19, 2009
8th April 2008 Golden ale. A liitle a sweet lager with a semi sweet and dry malt finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Defreni (1781) - Husum, DENMARK - OCT 11, 2009
Fad: Pilsnergul øl med et lille skumhoved. Duft af krydderier men stadig en mærkelig juleøl på grund af farven og den lidt kedelige smag. Ikke synderlig spændende.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gunnfryd (6517) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUL 23, 2009
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is yast, sugar, spices. Flavour is seet, dry, yeast, fruit, sugar, alcohol, hop. Full bodied nice beer.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
yngwie (8717) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 27, 2009
Bottle, 25cl. It pours a clear, sparkling golden body, topped by a white, creamy head of gigantic proportions. The head lasts and leaves lacings. The nose is on the fruity side, with canned fruits, some banana, a gentle spicy touch and some resiny hops. It’s qute effervescent in the mouth, full-bodied and slightly warming. It has flavors of banana and ripe, yellow apples, some spices and a fine bitterness. It finishes quite bitter, with some resin and sweetness too. There’s not much Christmas in this beer, at least not in my book, but it’s a fine beer, well suited for the colder days. Would probably do fine on a late summer evening too, before bed time. (090427)


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