Kerstbier
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder in Ninove, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lager - Pale Winter|
Score
5.94
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This special lager is brewed at the end of August, with more malt and extra hops. The hops from our own region (Erembodegem) give the beer a nice bitter aftertaste. During the maturing of more than 2 months, the beer has matured naturally and all aromas have developed. Thanks to the natural saturation, the beer has a very fine pearly carbonation like champagne and a nice, dense and stable foam head. The result is a unique, bottom fermented blond beer that distinguishes itself from the sweet dark Christmas beers.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of hay with a touch of spice. Flavour was a bit sweet with some grassy hops. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2007
at 11:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, I guess I should thank MiP for trading this - but unfortunately I lost a bit track of those beers from our trade in August. Pours slight hazy yellow with huge white head. Brett sour/citric nose. Flavour is somewhat rubber flavoured and mellow wheaty. Ends somewhat citric. Unsure if this is bad or intentional, but it works out as a decent brew for me anyhow.5-3-6-3-11=2.8
From tap, unfiltered version, at DHVL Gardenparty and Beerfestival 2009. Pours hazy yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Aroma is mild earthy yeasty with a light wheaty note coming through. Light wheaty and citric flavoured. Dry and slight yeasty. Medium bitter and dry finish. 6-3-7-3-13=3.2
From tap, unfiltered version, at DHVL Gardenparty and Beerfestival 2009. Pours hazy yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Aroma is mild earthy yeasty with a light wheaty note coming through. Light wheaty and citric flavoured. Dry and slight yeasty. Medium bitter and dry finish. 6-3-7-3-13=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2007
at 04:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 11/2008)
Interesting to have a pilsner which is "kerstbier" (Christmas beer). Golden color, small white head. Very grassy (cut grass), "green" aroma. Starts metallic and carbonated, then grassy hoppy. There is some fruity notes (flat apple juice), citrus and dirt. Short grassy and a bit sweetish aftertaste. Not Christmasy at all, but personal.
Interesting to have a pilsner which is "kerstbier" (Christmas beer). Golden color, small white head. Very grassy (cut grass), "green" aroma. Starts metallic and carbonated, then grassy hoppy. There is some fruity notes (flat apple juice), citrus and dirt. Short grassy and a bit sweetish aftertaste. Not Christmasy at all, but personal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2007
at 15:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Light blonde color with a white head. Aroma off hoppes and flowers with some light notes of malt. Tast is nice balance oof sweet and bitter. A nice and fresh pilsner but not a christmas beers.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2006
at 11:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught and Bottle: Did a side by side tasting. Both pored a light blonde with white head. Nice hoppy aroma and grass notes. Tasted hoppy and malt/grain finish. The draught was more pronounced in aroma and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2006
at 00:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 8 Dec) Golden yellow colour with rocky, white head. Malty nose with lovely aromas of grassy hops, notes of cereal and white bread. Malty, bready taste with a hoppy finish loaded with grassy hops and hints of citrus. Rather uncomplicated but well constructed with a nice hop character.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2006
at 15:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled Rocky, white head. Good lace. Fully lasting head. Sparkling blond body. Nose of coriander, lavender, anise, chicory. Moderately bitter initial flavour, haevily biiter finish. Lovely pilsener.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2005
at 08:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
No head; yellow-golden beer, no carbonation, doesn’t look quite like beer. Very grainy, malty, even chaff nose. Sweet honeyish grain, again chaff-like, summer-type beer. For a Kerst! Slightly slick, but light. Somewhat denser texture. For a Pilsner, its more than OK. Under its X-mas banner, it falls a bit short. Retasted draught, unfiltered 2006. Very nice, fresh European hops nose, must have been used in serious amounts 7/10Very short hopsshock, followed by sweet pale malts, getting a grapey taste. This is the freshest and the best, as well the bitterest I’ve ever had a Slag beer, and it is worth more 6/10 / 3/5 / 14/20
Tried
on 12 Dec 2004
at 03:07