Verhaeghe Noel

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Wheat malt, alcohol and coriander in aroma. Light amber colour with white head. Flavour of nuts, that must be tha Chrsitmas part. Neither sweet nor bitter but with a bitter aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel despite moderate carbonation.

25 cl bottle, shared with Roger at hotelroom in Aalborg. Golden color, ok white head. Aroma is fruity and citric. Flavor is fruity and yeasty and has some hoppy bitterness.

Bottle: Creamy, golden to deep golden, quite clear,medium-sized creamy, lacy white head; medium bodied, soft creamy MF; moderate sweetish-sourish fruity nose with hops and coriander in the background; moderate sweetish-sourish flavour; sourish fruitiness in the finish, followed by a light tart-bitter aftertaste. A fine, well crafted beer.....

Botella, Verhaeghe Kerstmis Noël. Pale golden colour with a medium mostly diminishing white head. Fair lacing. Moderate sweet fruity and lightly yeasty aroma. Good mouthfeel. Flavour of fruity hops, some yeast, a pleasant soft bitterness and

33cl bottle shared with faroeviking. light yellow, small white head. aroma is nice belgian spicy slightly fruity,yeasty. flavor is sweet, spices, fruits. quite tasty.

A 0.25L bottle tasted at One Pint pub. Some apples in the nose. White head. Pale golden yellow colour. At the end average hoppiness. Quite dry taste.

Bottle. Huge white head and yellow colour. Aroma sweet malts and apples, some fresh fruits.Taste sweet malty apples. A nice beer, but not much christmas in it.

Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty heavy hoppy aroma. Orange notes. Fruity and citrus anis notes in heavy bitter flavor. Long nice finish. Creamy palate. I think this is close to a trippel!