Bière de Noël
(has 3 batches)
Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu in Aubel, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Winter|
Score
6.82
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Amber beer slightly sparkling. Nice character. Soft flavor. Strong aroma of yeast and malt.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. The colour is hazy dark straw colour with a big, eggwhite-like, off-white head. Aroma of hay, Belgian yeast, some citrus and pepper. The flavour is similar with more citrus and hay. Slick mouth feel, and has a light bitterness. A fresh and tasteful ale, but not much Christmas in this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 14:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep golden colour, generous creamy off-white head, good retention, nice lacing. Sweet and sour aroma, apples, peach, apricot, toffee, caramel, bread, dough, floral hops, cheese, basement aromas, clove, cinnamon. Fresh light sweet and slightly bitter taste, some acidity, some spiciness. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, oily texture, good carbonation. Crisp mild bitter finish, some light sweetness, hints of sourness, bit peppery on the tongue. Well-balanced beer, not your typical Xmas beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2013
at 11:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Flaske fra Belgisk Bryg: jeg skenker varsomt i mit Duvel-glas, og bliver belønnet med et belgisk cremeskum som udviser høj grad af dannelse. Aroma: nødder, appelsin, noget rosin og nyslått plen. Dejlige saker - med en flaske eller to af denne i kelleren kan en selv ateister som mig gå julen i møde med løftet hoved. Flaske delt med Ovesen, ombord på Fridtjofen en regnfull marskveld: et sublimt bevis på at juleøl kan nytes hele året, og at vårjevndøgn er en utmerket anledning. Den fruktige smaken gjør Ovesen at er blitt lyrisk og gir den topp score.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2013
at 12:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, yeast and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, yeast and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2013
at 13:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cork and caged 75cl bottle, opened on 1st Dec 2013. Expected a darker hue to this brew, it poured a clear deep gold with a full if un-lasting head. The nose was spiced nuts and sweet malty molasses with good old Belgian yeast esters. The taste followed the same lines, malty, nutty and yeasty with hints of spices within the flavourings. OK and another Belgian Christmas beer worth finding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2013
at 03:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Cloudy brownish color with a big bubbly off white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: A bit sweet fruity and spicy.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet. Light acidic. Low bitterness. High carbonation.
Taste: Plum fruity notes. Solid caramel malty background. Spicy.
Overall impression: Happy Christmas. If they had tuned down the sweetness a litte bit. It would have been a kind of state of the art Christmas brew. Tasty, strong and fresh.
Personal stats: Bottle from a trade with Gunnar
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 14:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Flaske 0,33l. Førjulsgave fra Rune. Skittenbrun på farge. Veldig uklar. Veldig høyt skinnende hvit skum. Varer lenge og mye fester seg til glasset. Svak krydderaroma. Smaken er mer krydder men blir litt fruktig etter hvert. Plommer. I søteste laget.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 07:28