Belgian Christmas Ale
(has 1 batch)
pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
7.13
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In Belgium, Old St. Nick delivers a bundle of sticks to those who have behaved badly throughout the year. Just to be safe, we suggest foregoing cookies and leaving Santa a pFriem Belgian Christmas Ale. Brewed with coriander in a rich, Dubbel base, its toffee aromas and hints of fresh, ripe orange will leave a milk-chocolaty velvet coat on Santa’s tongue and guarantee that you won’t be getting sticks this year.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (bottled Oct 22, 2024). Clear amber with dissipating white head. Toasted Belgian yeast with feint toffee, coriander and very feint ginger, subtle orange peel. Fairly subdued, okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2025
at 06:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft 14 oz pour at Thirsty Hop, Kirkland. Clean copper appearance. Patchy fizz head and lacing. Quite the festive brew indeed. Tons of caramel and spices. Belgian yeast plays a big role,and cools and balances this well. Sharp front. Touches of metallic, spicy finish. Some ginger like cookie notes on the late palate. Unique brew. Flavorful and enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2021
at 23:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12.7 oz corked and caged. Aroma is biscuity, dark fruit, peppery, coriander, orange peel. Pours slightly hazy copper with a two finger bone-white head with excellent retention. Taste is lightly sweet, spicy, savory, no bitterness. Foamy highly carbonated mouthfeel. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2019
at 00:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Taster at brewery. Amber body, small creamy head. Aroma has a hint of pine or spruce. Taste has a malty/yeasty base, accented with the piney hops. Some gingerbread/fruitcake flavors too.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2017
at 15:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at beer star. Pours out a rusty brown topped with a tan head. Nose is nice spice rich malts and some Christmas. Taste is more of the nice spice Christmas in my mouth with some belg candy.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2017
at 21:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Toffee and spice. Cloudy brown with a decent white head. Dominant spice and sweet toffee with a long dark spicy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2016
at 17:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
@ Darby’s Gastown. Hazy amber-brown. Medium, bubbly head. Aroma has a little bit of that fruity sweetness you like in the type...raisins and oranges...nice fruity palate. Rounded bitterness balances this. Good raisiny malt sweetness, orange and pear fru
Tried
on 03 Dec 2016
at 12:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep purple/red with a tall off-white head. Full of ripe dark fruits, candied dark sugars, raisin, clove, bright fruit. Medium, bubbly yet coating body. Sure to keep ya warm. Super.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2016
at 19:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a red color with a medium white head. A sweet malty fruity nose. Very spicy, licorice, ginger, light oranges, you can certainly taste the Dubbel base but the spices are just massive. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 22:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Amber color, clean, with compact head. The aroma has some fruity esters, it’s sweetish, with caramel. Good body strength, lean mouthfeel, with just light sweetness; mild caramel base, with a vague presence of vegetables and spices. Strong bitterness with a bit of chicory.
Not exciting.
Amber color, clean, with compact head. The aroma has some fruity esters, it’s sweetish, with caramel. Good body strength, lean mouthfeel, with just light sweetness; mild caramel base, with a vague presence of vegetables and spices. Strong bitterness with a bit of chicory.
Not exciting.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2014
at 03:17