7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 30C/25C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L02/18 (BBF 07-2021). AROMA: medium spices aroma (nutmeg, clove, slight orange peel). APPEARANCE: light amber and slightly hazy. medium-low ivory head with medium-low retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium-high nutmeg, clove, slight cinnamon, faint orange peel and coriander. background of medium-low to low sweet malt. balanced medium bitterness with a dry and spicy (nutmeg mostly) finish. PALATE: medium body with medium-low carbonation. slight alcohol warmth. OVERALL: an winter ale with a mix of spices where some are more prominent than others.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dec. '16. A 0.33 l bottle, thanks Marko for sharing! It poured a hazy brownish body with a small head. Fine and complex malty aroma - cocoa, biscuit, cooked fruits, especially dark one, with distinct spicy cinnamon. Flavor was lightly sweet and totally weird. Like its nose suggested, it was aromatic with cinnamon, but sweet malts complemented it very well, with notes of cocoa, cooked plums, some caramel, biscuit and especially vanilla. Didn't stop there, light herbal hops were cutting though it to balance it out, at least a little bit. Full body with relatively low carbonation. Long finish, following the spicy and complex flavor. Almost like a glühbier, a very interesting release from this brewery. And very well done as well in all its peculiarity.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of spices, herbs, malt, and caramel. The flavor is malt, spices, straw, and caramel, leading to a dry spicy finisih.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Thanks heavy (and Erna!). Poured a misty red-amber body with an off white head. Complex aroma, caramel, dry fruitiness, plum liqueur, cinnamon. Soft, heavy malty taste, ending dry, caramelly and spicy, light banana. Light yeasty/meaty notes offset what’s generally a well executed, complex spice beer. Generally pleasant and I’m definitely glad to have tried it.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From bottle, at Grand Cru, Santarcangelo, Italy. Beer is hazy amber. Aroma shows the spices used, plus caramel and strong alcohol. Taste is very nice and consistent with aroma. The beer is rather sweet but it variances this with its spiciness. Some gluey sweet remains on tongue after drinking. Nice beer, perfect up warming up for my night at the stadium. -- rated with beerbasher/winphone

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @ Artigiano in Fiera 2015, Milano. L’intensità olfattiva è elevata e la persistenza olfattiva è discreta. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è strutturato. L’amaro è deciso. L’intensità gustativa è elevata e la persistenza gustativa è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali sono lunghe e luppolate. Il finale è farinoso, felpato, amarognolo e lungo. Il retrogusto è intenso. I sentori sono di caramello, frutta secca, resina, erba, caldo.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft @ Fiera della birra di Forli ’14. Cheers to the Buttiga guys for the sample. Dorée présentant un léger trouble avec quasi pas de col. Arôme offre de belles effluves épicées rappelant la cannelle couvert d’un malté suffisant tournant vite sur un caramel fort agréable. Palais est sympa, réconciliant ce côté épicé festif qui manque dans les bières belges, notamment avec ce côté cannelle et un ajout sucré résiduel et caramel en retrait. Je note aussi une petite influence herbacée. Possible pointe farineuse de châtaigne en fin de bouche.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery
Cloudy amber color; small head. Aroma of chewing-gum, light cinnamon and anise. Good body strength, malt and caramel flavor, with good bitterness level and light spicy touch. Quite good.