Super Noël
Brasserie de l'Abbaye d'Aulne (Brasserie Val de Sambre) in Gozée, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.76
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Dry Belgian yeast aroma Cloudy golden brown, golden foam sparkly yet chewy body. Caramel, spices, good herbal and citric notes, light footed, dangerously drinkable, otherwise Uneventfull.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled @ O.B.E.R. Kerstbierfestival 2014, Essen. Rötlichbraunes Bier mit geringer beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch nach reifen Früchten, hefig, röstmalzig, Karamell. Geschmack röstmalzig, reife Früchte, Karamell, reife Bananen.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very traditional Belgian Christmas ale, as in: a spiced Scotch. Yellowish, roughly mazed, not very stable foam on a deep bronze beer with a wine-red glow, clear and transparent with vivid carbonation. Dark maltiness in the noses with hints of dates, dark chocolate, orange peel, coriander, a whiff of coffee beans, nuts, candi sugar, thyme, port wine, liquorice; tastes initially fruity with citrussy freshness and a rather harsh carbonisation, rounded and smooth mouthfeel with gentle spiciness, nutty malt base, a bit resinous, in the end chocolatey bitterish, little hops but dry due to warming alcohol. Delivers what it has to deliver in this genre but I’ve had many winter warmers in the exact same style which are a lot better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Abbaye d'Aulne Super Noël (by Brasserie de l'Abbaye d'Aulne):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
13/IV/14 - 75cl bottle from Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) @ home - BB: 1/X/14 (2014-364)
Little cloudy reddish purple beer, big aery yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, red fruits, bit sourish, caramel, sugary. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots of caramel, dried fruits, bit roasted, bit of milk chocolate. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, lots of dried fruits and overripe banana. Decent but not great.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at the Essen OBER Kerstbierfestival 2013. Poured a deep mahogany with a broken off white head. The aroma is big toffee caramel with a zesty bubbly toffee malt palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle sample at Essen Kerstbierfestival. Pours hazy brown with a medium tan head. Aroma of dough, bread and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Big fudge and toffee aspects coming out in the palate. Medium to full bodied with moderate prickly carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled @ Kerstbierfestival Essen 2013. Clear deep dark red color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly sweet, a touch of herbs or spices. Medium to full body, medium carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Dark red with a medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, dry fruit and a acidulous. Flavor is sweet and sour, fruity and spicy. Interesting, quite plesent and a bit funky.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled@Kerstbierfestival, Essen. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is mild caramel with some mild hints of metal. Flavour is caramel, sweet malts, red berries and some hints of nuts. Slight metallicness in the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Abbaye d'Aulne Biere de Noël (Christmas Beer) on 25 Jan 2023 at 21:22 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Bottled (from Alko Web). Deep amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is bananas, spices, some wood and a wee bit of alcohol. Flavour is rye, some toasted, sweet malty tones with some slight bananas and spices too. Smooth, and sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown/orange and with a diminished off-white head. Spiced aroma. Flavour holds sweet malt, slight breadish and a mellow spice note. Sweet dried fruit. Ends with a smooth spice and fruity note. Nice but also somewhat off-balance.