St. Bernardus Brouwerij Christmas Ale

Christmas Ale
(has 15 batches)

 

St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Winter
Score
7.64
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 20 Ticks (all batches): 368
St. Bernardus Christmas Ale is a dark, seasonal beer, full of wintery character and flavours that we brew every year ready for the festive season. This beer takes on a splendid dark-brown colour that is topped off with a cream-coloured layer of froth. EBC 60.
 

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5/10
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2018 at 13:03

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
07-12-18 // bottle at Le Petit Belge Wiesabden. Unclear dark amber brown. Beige head. Full bodied and complex winter ale. Dark red fruits , sweet malts, raisins. High carbo. Great.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2018 at 21:45

Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 04 Dec 2018 at 21:26

7/10
Te waterig en te veel CO2. Zonde want best potentie.
Tried on 18 Aug 2018 at 16:57

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
75cl bottle. Amber, hazy with a offwhite head. Caramel, hope and sweet malt. Light bitternes with a warm sweet malt and caramel end. Ok
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2018 at 20:54

7/10
0,75 litre Bottle from Vinmonopolet Hamar. Dark amber with white head. Malts, hops, yeast and spices. Sweet. OK!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2018 at 23:16

8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Caged and corked bottle 75cl. from cellar, bought October 2013, opened with a good ''plop'', @home served in a trappist glass. Strong nose of sweet malts and xmas spices. Opaque deep ruby brown, small quite loose beige head, mostly diminishing, light lacing. Rich aroma, sweet roasted malts, candied dark fruits, molasses, brown sugar, caramel, liquorice, cinnamon, cloves. Mellow taste, light heavy sweet and slightly bitter, roasted malts, dark fruits, ahorn syrup, toffee, cinnamon, hint of anis. Mellow sweetbitter aftertaste, warming alcohol, spicy and nutty and syrup notes, full-bodied, oily to creamy texture, average carbonation. A very good example of the style, round and rich, a festive beer for sure and a superior one!
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2018 at 14:22

8.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Botellín de 33 cl. De color marrón muy oscuro, con destellos rojos, bastante carbonatacion al principio, lo que genera una buena capa de espuma de color crema, compacta y de duración media. Aroma típico de una ale belga, predomina la levadura, dándole un olor frutal, con un sutil aroma floral y especiado. Al tomarla, es una bomba, combina el dulzor inicial (fruta madura, azucar moreno y ligero chocolate) con toques especiados (anís, pimienta y cilantro) y tostados procedentes de la malta. Todo ello con un sutil amargor final muy herbal y aromático, lo que deja un regusto muy prolongado y duradero. La cantidad de alcohol que tiene no se nota en absoluto. Gran cerveza de Navidad, que combina a la perfección con postres de chocolate.

Edit -27/12/2024-. 3 años de guarda en bodega, a temperatura constante de 17ºC. Aroma más sutil que la versión fresca. Malta tostada, licor y especias, todo bien integrado. Carbonatación media/baja, con cuerpo completo. En boca se notan todos los sabores bien integrados. Pierde ese punto frutal y dulce, dando más importancia a los sabores licorosos. Se asoma también un punto ácido muy interesante de manzana, notas a pasas y frutos secos. En un segundo plano, las especias (canela y clavo) y ese ligero punto a chocolate. Final largo y ligeramente amargo, con recuerdo a licor de avellana. En resumen, menos dulce y especiada, y algo más maltosa y ácida. El alcohol es casi imperceptible. Cada vez que la tomo, es una gran experiencia.
Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2018 at 13:01

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Dark brown with an off-white head. Malty caramel aroma with some dark fruits. Sweet taste. Thick bodied but with great smoothness. Very nice winter warmer, even after Christmas.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 17:12

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle from Brewer's Droop, Bristol. Deep and hazy brown in appearance, with a tight, off-white, head. Aroma of brown sugar, prunes, almonds and vanilla oak. Full Mouth feel, with rich flavours of liquorice, ripe figs, gentle spicing, red berries, and a hint of chocolate. The finish was soft and spritzy, with warming alcohol lingering on. An excellent winter beer.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2017 at 10:35