Winter Mess
(has 5 batches)
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.92
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From DLS Facebook post dated 3 Nov 2016 :
"Zinnebir X-Mas? No, WINTER MESS!
The name has changed, not the recipe! Our winter beer is back, with her caramel and chocolate flavours, the creamy foam, her fruity nuances, and her dry and bitter finish."
"Zinnebir X-Mas? No, WINTER MESS!
The name has changed, not the recipe! Our winter beer is back, with her caramel and chocolate flavours, the creamy foam, her fruity nuances, and her dry and bitter finish."
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thick, light-greige head, fast reduced, over fully opaque dark-brown beer. Thick, sweet-roasted aroma with C-hops, vanilla beans, bit of liquorice. Again liquorice, some C-hops, and more dry spices. Combination of sweet chocolate-like malts, and some (green) spice, makes it taste as After Eight. Well-bodied, certainly for its 6.5%. Slick. Obviously they took away quite a bit of C-hops from the 2007. Still, I’m unsure about splitting this beer following vintages. Thanks to Vinnie!
Tried
on 03 Mar 2010
at 11:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle, 1 year + old. Still gushed up when it was opened, no shortage of carbonation. Deep reddish amber-brown color, with a huge rusty beige head. Some bitterness in the aroma, a nice astringency. The beer has devolved a little, with some watery, doughy malt tones where there might have been a fresher yeasty feel. More hop presence than your typical Belgian Xmas beer. There is a little spicy edge to the beer, probably just the hops. A interesting interpretation of the style, though not really world class stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2010
at 15:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1 year old
Hazy dark amber color, creamy head. Dusty malt and caramel aroma. Good body strength, caramel flavor with an unfortunate vegetables correction; but luckily there is also some evident altough aged hopping, quite strong. Not at its peak but quite good.
Hazy dark amber color, creamy head. Dusty malt and caramel aroma. Good body strength, caramel flavor with an unfortunate vegetables correction; but luckily there is also some evident altough aged hopping, quite strong. Not at its peak but quite good.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2010
at 16:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
pours brown, off-white head aroma, hoppy, malty, sweet sugar, Belgian yeast with a residual yeast nose and a light roast. flavor, caramel malts, light spices, yeasty with a good grassy hop presence. Some brown sugar and a caramel, bitter chocolate finish, the finish keeps a mild bitter flavor throughout followed by mild spiciness.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2010
at 15:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
It looks like the wolf is still having his way with poor little red riding hood. Bottle at first DC tasting of 2010. Bright orange color with a white head that clears quickly. Aroma of orange peel and coriander. Flavor has malts up front, then a bit our sour in the middle, some citrus, and a slightly bitter and dry finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2010
at 16:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle sampled at the DC Local tasting. Pours a translucent, hazy, orange amber with a thin, slightly spitty white head. Aroma is candy, spices, fruits, apples, pears. Flavor has a lot of bread, grains, toast, fruits. The flavor is very nice and not at all Christmas-y. Finish is a little dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2010
at 14:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a thin tan head that lasted for a bit. Aroma is strong with sweet malts (caramel). Undertones include yeast and just a touch of citrus. Flavor has the same strong sweet caramel malt note with undertones of spices (nutmeg and cinnamon), liquor and a bit of yeast notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2009
at 19:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Pours an almost clear amber with a solid off-white head. Sweet aroma of overripe fruit and yeast. Medium body, roasted malt, overripe fruit and spices - even a little chocolate. Some bitterness. 161209
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2009
at 10:59