Christmas Ale
Brouwerij Corsendonk in Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: Brasserie du BocqBelgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
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Score
7.31
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Een rijk en verwarmend bier voor de donkere dagen. Zoetige mout en kandij suiker met tonen van karamel en zoethout. Vrij lange, kruidige afdronk.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Marrón oscura, muy bonita. Dos dedos de espuma cremosa y ocre. Agradable aroma malteado. Mantiene en boca, pero ya con mucho más. Picante, especiada. Chocolate. Bastante carbónica. Y con un calorcito alcohólico que envuelve todo y te acompaña en el postgusto. Notable.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2015
at 11:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 250 ml from Pivoljub, Ljubljana. Pours dark amber with beige head. Caramel malts, spices, quite sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia
on 02 Jun 2015
at 15:53
7/10
Tried
on 31 May 2015
at 23:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,25L bottle (from Wine of Galilee), BB 21.10.17. Pours dark ruby with beige head. The head stays. Aroma is sweet, malt spices. Flavor is sweet and bitter, malt spices, metallic notes, caramel. Finish is burnt sugar bitter. Carbonation is high. Overall: ok brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2015
at 15:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, ruby hue, weak beige lasting head. Aroma is of brown sugar, spice, coriander and strong on orange peel, a bit of alcohol present in the nose. Taste is medium sweet malt, brown sugar, spices - cinnamon, coriander, orange, some dark fruits, Belgian yeast, some toasted malt and a bit of chocolate in the finish and aftertaste. Medium bodied with a very pleasant aftertaste.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2015
at 14:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Enjoyed on tap at Centraal in Milwaukee, WI. Appearance dark brown, thick with light tan head. Aroma of Belgian candi, very sugary, clove notes. Taste is sweet, caramel and clove, strong, just decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2015
at 18:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Been drinking this beer for years. It was one of the gateway or early beers, along with the other Corsendonk brews. I think my favorite part of the Christmas Ale is that a lot of the bigger beer stores put this beer on sale after the pagan holidays. So, with that in mind I picked up a 6 pack of 250mL bottles and a glass. Come home, pop in the freezer for 20 minutes, and pour in the globe goblet glass. I love the glass because its demarcated with both a 25cL fill line and a 33cL line. With that mind I wasn’t able to pour the last 5th of the bottle because of the humongous head, which eventually sort of faded. The lacing almost completely covers the side of the glass. Aroma is lightly fruity but not esters, maybe light prune off the malts, grapey is the best descriptor. Plum crust. Body is light, carbonation is soft, makes the beer very quaffable. Flavor has a light raisin bread feel. Finishes light and soft. Yup, I still like this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2015
at 23:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Piurs cloudy coffee brown with stable light tan head. Clear aroma of malt, caramel, fruit and yeast, with notes of cinnamon and hops. Sweetish flavour of caramel malt and fruit, with estery hints and bitter notes of hops. Touches of spice. Warming alcohol presence. Bitter aftertastebwith sweetish notes. Decent, indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2015
at 14:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours dark brown, nose is spiced, caramel, taste is rich, fruity, spiced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2015
at 08:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
BOTTLE 25 CL at 8,5% ABV. Some fresh fruity notes (not much of that dry fruit sweetness). Though it is pretty dark and big, you won’t find much malty or caramel notes. Instead, you get lots of spicy herbal hops with nice zesty notes. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2015
at 16:27