Christmas
(has 1 batch)
Brasserie des Fagnes in Mariembourg, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.60
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La Fagnes Christmas fera votre bonheur dégustée entre amis, au coin du feu ouvert. Une bière réservée aux amateurs de bières spéciales.
Puissance et longueur en bouche pour cette belle brune refermentée en bouteille.
Puissance et longueur en bouche pour cette belle brune refermentée en bouteille.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
75 cl. bottle sampled @ Kerstbierfestival Essen 2013. Ruby dark brown with a tanned head. Nose is heavy on liquorish, herbs and minerals, sugary, overripe dark fruits, bit quaint. Overly sweet taste with sticky caramel, pear syrup, molasses, candy, touch mineral, overripe fruits. Sticky mouthfeel, okay but a bit overdone for me. Sticky syrup fare.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2013
at 04:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cork and caged 75cl bottle, labelled as ’Noel’, BBD Oct 14, poured at home on 1st Dec 13. Dark brown with ruby hints, the head large, lasting and beige in colour. Sweet fruity notes in the malty molasses aroma, hints of spices also. The taste was also malty, those sweet molasses giving toffee and caramel flavours along with spiced hedgerow fruits. The 8.5% ABV is nicely tucked away behind the depth of flavours making this easy to sip and enjoy. Having been to a four Christmas Beer Festivals at Essen I like to think I’ve tried a few Belgian Xmas brews: my take on this is a Mr Average in all aspects.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2013
at 03:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, 75cl, Super des Fagnes Noel) Slightly unclear, chestnut-brown colour with a tall and beige foamy head. Sweet and yeasty toast-malty aroma with notes of caramel, restrained but slightly vinous fruity notes and a spicy touch of nutmeg. Slightly sugary sweet flavour, full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly nutty toast-malty taste with notes of caramel, dried fruits and spicy flavours; sweet and slightly bitter finish with vinous fruity and spicy notes. The alcohol is well-covered. 26.XII.11
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2012
at 16:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Chestnut-amber coloured, stable off-white head, leaving a small lace, a tinge of cinnamon and nutmeg in the dark-malty nose; moderate sweet-tart flavour, medium bodied, not extremely soft; slightly fizzy sweet-fruity finish. Yawn.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 22:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle
Pours brown with a foamy head. Aroma has strong notes of toffee, caramel, malts and spices. Taste is quite malty and fruity with notes of caramel and toffee. Finish is slightly metallic and fruity. Decent, quite sweet Belgian dark ale
Pours brown with a foamy head. Aroma has strong notes of toffee, caramel, malts and spices. Taste is quite malty and fruity with notes of caramel and toffee. Finish is slightly metallic and fruity. Decent, quite sweet Belgian dark ale
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2011
at 10:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 750ml (BZ, BB 09/2014)
Deep, clear chestnut brown color, steady beige head. Strong plum aroma with kandi sugar sweetness, later sweet aromas are tuned down. Medium-bodied. Dark fruits (dates, plums, raisins) in the flavor. Some kind of tart vibe too - maybe from alcohol. Quite simple and traditional strong Belgian (dark) ale.
Deep, clear chestnut brown color, steady beige head. Strong plum aroma with kandi sugar sweetness, later sweet aromas are tuned down. Medium-bodied. Dark fruits (dates, plums, raisins) in the flavor. Some kind of tart vibe too - maybe from alcohol. Quite simple and traditional strong Belgian (dark) ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2011
at 11:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Reliable burgundy-amber body and a solid foamy yeasty head. Aroma is both sugary and spicy, smells a bit like soda pop, malt and barnyard funk with a hint of fruitiness. Taste is a mix of meat and alcohol, if sampled at the right time it’s almost like a cola flavour. Sweet barley, essentially. Lacks complexity and excitement - I want crazy stuff for winter ales, and this is just average.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2010
at 13:31