Winter
(has 2 batches)

0,33 flaske fra Belgisk Bryg, hjemme siste søndagskveld i april: klar, dyp rødgylden med fint skum som varer. Belgisk sterkøl skuffer sjelden, ei heller denne - røde og mørke bær i den saftige aromaen, og smaken følger på med karamell/brun kandis og mild bitterhet. Saftig, fyldig og myk fra begynnelse til slutt, og livet blir lysere for hver slurk selv om det mørkner ute. Skjenket ved samme temperatur som ute akkurat nå: 10C.

Dool's winter ale, with thick, moussy, coarse, pale yellowish beige head and hazy amber-tinged bronze robe pierced by strings of lively fizz. Aroma of gingerbread, cloves, coriander seed, star anise, orange peel, raisin bread, soap, brown sugar, candied figs, 'speculoos', strawberry, toast, rum, something iron-like. Sweet onset, expressively candied fig-like, some dried banana and peach, sourish undercurrent but the residual brown sugary sweetness dominates, though not in a sticky way; sharp and stinging (over)carbonation. Rounded, caramelly malt sweet body, lightly bread crust-like and subtly toasty bitterish in the end, with clear metallic edges; resinous spiciness in the finish, bittersweet, curaçao and coriander but probably star aniseed as well, over a deeply buried, bit earthy hop bitterishness and followed by rather wry, 'jenever'-like alcohol, a bit too much so for its own good. Too metallic and too boozy, but otherwise decent enough for a liquid spice bread-like Belgian Christmas ale - here named 'winter' ale for commercial reasons, as this obviously extends the period in which consumers will be willing to buy it.

Bottle. Dark brown with a medium head. Aroma of sweet dark fruit. Flavour is warm fruit, toasted malt, caramel with a hint of warming alco.

Flesje thuis gedeeld met familie. Koperkleurig bier met weinig schuim. Aroma is houtig en zoet. Smaak is zoet en licht bitter. Nasmaak is iets pittig.

Fles gekregen van Inoven. Het is een donker amberkleurig bier met een dunne schuimkraag. Het heeft een warme kruidige smaak.

getrunken am Nikolotag 2017 Auch wenn viele Brauereien Belgiens versuchen, ihre Weihnachts- bzw. Winterbiere mit speziellen Aromen auszustatten, um sich abzuheben, gibt es noch genug, die gute klassische Winterbiere mit den weihnachtlichen Gewürznoten brauen. Es ist ein relativ starkes, schweres Bier mit ausgewogenen Aromen nach Lebkuchen und Trockenfrüchten. Ein guter Vertreter des typischen belgischen Weihnachtsbiers.

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Unclear, brown colored, small beige head, not very lasting. Aroma is of dark fruit, prunes, caramel and brown sugar, some toast, spices. Taste is medium+ sweet malt, caramel, dried fruits, brown sugar, prunes, toasty, some spices, light bitterness, sweet finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sticky, could be bit cloying.