Great danish christmas beer. Better than most of the belgian. So much taste and balanced ABV into the body.

Bottle from a friends basement. Matte cold coffee brown. Dusty with mocha and wine yeast. Dark malt, rum, raisin. A smooth and nicely balanced one.

Bottle from a friend. Dark brown color, beige head. Bittersweet taste with toffee, raisins, earthy notes, coffee, chocolate, spices and a bit of rum. Bittersweet finish with toffee, raisins, rum, spices, malts, chocolate, coffee and nuts. Excellent Belgian strong ale.

Draft Half Pint at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London in Nov 2010 - Very Dark Reddish-Brown in colour. Very Spicy. Very Malty; roasty malts, toffee, sugar, chocolate notes. Fruity; dried fruits, some orange. Hoppy; some balancing hop bitterness. Very spicy malty fruity throughout. Very warming. Very drinkable. (2010-11)

After 6 years. Aroma is plums, spices, clove, gingerbread, dark malts, dried fruits and herbs. Flavor is mostly same with alcohol and anis. Niiice smooth beer.

This bottle survived much ageing. Some sweet and spice. Dark colour. Smooth mouthfeel. Chocolate aroma. Good drinkability.

Vajaat 4 vuotta ikääntynyt Pukin pikku apulainen maistelussa. Tummanruskea olut kohtalaisella vaaleanruskealla, hieman maitokahvin värisellä vaahdolla. Intensiivinen tuoksu hyökkää esiin jo pulloa avatessa. Tuoksussa marjaista mausteisuutta, salmiakkia, paahteisuutta sekä lämmittävän jouluinen ja punaviinimäinen tunnelma. Maku tuo vahvasti mieleen punaviinin. Oikein täyteläinen, sopivalla sekoituksella makea, jouluisen mausteinen, salmiakkinen, luumuinen sekä hieman kuivattavan katkera loppuliu’ultaan. Kevyt hiilihappoisuus keventää kivasti täyteläistä, sokerista suutuntumaa. Todella laadukas olut ja kypsytys on ehdottomasti kannattanut.

Aroma: Fruity sweet with roasted malt and spice. Flavour: Sweet dark berries and rasins. Dark roasted malt and some bitterness. A thick creamy mouthfeel. Colour: Dark brown with a light brown head.

750 ml bottle. BB 15/09/16. Bought some years ago... Dark reddish brown colour with a small tan head. Spices, sweetness, malt, liquorice, chocolate and some alcohol notes in the aroma. The flavour is chocolate, spices, sweet malt, toffee and alcohol. This has aged quite nicely. Strong and Christmas spicy. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

more ripe fruit and booze in here than past years, but still a very nice Belgian dark ale. Getting up there in price, though...