Zinnebir Christmas (X-mas)

Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne
Style: Belgian Ale
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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(bottle) pours a very dark ruby-brown colour with a frothy beige head. aroma of roasted malts, sawdust, cherries and peppermint, with a hint of herbal hops. flavour is light dark fruit, caramel and bread dough, with some roasted malts, milk chocolate and a herbal-hoppy finish. medium-bodied with average carbonation.

Bottle@Home. Faint aroma, some chocolate and licorice. Brown, small beige head, good lace. Black chocolate, laurel, licorice, pretty bitter finish. Very dry. Not bad but not my kind of flavours.

330 ml bottle. Pours dark brown with medium head. Aromas of roasted malts, raisins, and brown sugar. Flavors of roasted malts and nuts with resiny bitter finish.

Earthy, smoked andspiced beer. Head should hold some longer. The smell is not bad, but a bit hard to get. This isn’t making me happy.

Clear darkbrown pour with off white head. Aroma is vague, nutty and pine. Dry. Taste is roasty nuts, fruity sweetness.

Bottle from Dranken Geers, split with Leighton and Bruce in J98 LLY on the road to nowhere ’mini tasting’, 23/03/13. Obscured chestnut brown with a medium sized beige head that retains well. Nose is yeast, citrus, orange, woody notes. Taste comprises tangy bitter orange, yeast, sugars, spice, slightly sour notes, woody, tangy grapefruit. Medium bodied with bite, dry and bitter in the finish. Drinkable stuff.

i just got drunk with several bottles of this beer. Reaaly tasty and drinkable. Great brew. Since I got some bottles left, I’ll make a proper rating for this one when I get sober. Cheers.

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly cloudy reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of raisin, apple, pear, citrus peel, clove, pepper, coriander, floral, grass, caramel, honey, toast, candi sugar, bread, and earthy yeast spiciness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and fruity/spicy yeast esters. Taste of pear, raisin, apple, orange peel, clove, pepper, coriander, candi sugar, caramel, honey, toast, molasses, floral, grass, and earthy yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, clove, pepper, cinnamon, candi sugar, honey, toast, floral, molasses, and earthy yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity of malt and fruity/peppery esters; with a very nice balance of peppery spice and malt sweetness; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a lightly slick and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good Belgian pale ale style. Very nice balance and complexity of malt with fruity/spicy ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to sip on. A nicely enjoyable offering.

330 ml bottle. 2012 version. Rated on 2.3.2013.
Pours a deep brown colour with a brown head. Aroma of toasted malts, spices and bread. Flavour of sweet, nutty, toasted malts, bread, spices and nutmeg. Some bitterness as well. Medium bodied and a warming, nutty, bitter finish. A rather spicy and nutty belgian ale.

Bière flatteuse à boire durant les fêtes de fin d’année .. douce carbonation, agréablement caramélisée, lègèment malt torréfié..