Koelschtrinker (43054) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4

Sehr eigen wirkender herber Antrunk, der trotz der hier noch merkwürdig erscheinenden Gewürznoten langweilig erscheint. Im Mittelteil ist das Bier weder würzig noch in besonderer Weise aromatisch, zum Ende trocken hopfig. Den Sternanis merkt man im Mittelteil nur leicht, dennoch wirkt er zu überproportioniert. /7/7/6//6

Tried on 29 May 2011 at 05:41

tderoeck (23571) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

15 years ago

2.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 2.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Ecaussinnes X-Mas Brune (by Scåssenes (previously Ecaussinnes)):
Aroma: 1/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 2/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 5/20, MyTotalScore: 1.4/5

13/04/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 07/10/12 (2011-147)

Note: it shouldn't have come as a surprise after having had the same experience with the Blonde, but it did anyway as the gusher started pouring upon opening.

Dark purple and pretty cloudy beer, huge towering beige head. Appears aery and fragile at first, but then turns to a more solid, even creamy texture. Non adhesive. Aroma: lots of overripe to even rotting bananas, bit chemical, other ripe to rotten fruits, a faint hint of hops. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: overripe bananas, cloves, a little hoppy towards the end. Aftertaste: more overripe bananas, some mocha hint, still the cloves again, a bit of hops and sugary caramel. Bit cloying. Totally out of balance.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2011 at 08:07

Sebletitje (16062) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

15 years ago

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

bouteille 33cl. Bière de couleur blonde, col blanc. Arôme malt caramel, houblonné avec note de levure. Fruitée - raisins, abricot et agrumes, note de renfermé/levure. Une bière dont je trouve la carbonation un peu trop haute. Malt reste léger avec une touche de caramel, sucre brun. Houblon fleuri, fruitée, note épicée au fini, alcool réchauffant. Ai eu un peu de mal à cerner cette bière.

Tried on 28 Mar 2011 at 05:08

Rasmus40 (37266) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

15 years ago

5.4/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Muddy brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, yeasty, spicy and orange peel. Flavor is rather sweet. Dry and acidic finish. 151210

Tried on 01 Feb 2011 at 04:33

Sloefmans (15677) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

15 years ago

6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6

Yellowish head, dwindling over hazy, dark-chestnut coloured beer. Pure speculoos spices, as allspice, clove, cinnamon, star aniseed, etc. Spiced, dark malts, oversweet chocolate, liquidized speculoos. Well-bodied, rich MF, perfumed but little real flavour outside the spices. Typical Ecaussinnes.

Tried on 19 Dec 2010 at 07:49

CloakedDagger (37860) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

17 years ago

5.1/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours an opaque muddy brown with a beige head and lots of floaties - pretty gross really. Spicy nose. Medium-bodied, lightly tart fruit, some caramel and lots of spices. Lightly tart finish. 290509

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2009 at 10:24

Ungstrup (52339) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

17 years ago

4.8/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5

Bottled. An unclear brown beer with lots of yeast sediment floating around under a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with an acidic edge. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, spices, and vegetables as well as light notes of wood, leading to a dry and slightly acidic finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2009 at 05:27

fiulijn (28380) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

17 years ago

4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4

Blind tasting at Papsø’s, corked bottle
Brown color, with some floating particles; small head. Herbal aroma, with vegetables, light cinnamon and lemon; flawed. Sourish mouthfeel, caramel and vegetables flavor, astringent. Very bad.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2009 at 09:31

yespr (55594) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

17 years ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

From bottle, blind #8. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Spiced, herbal and hoppy aroma with a light roasted malt touch. Ginger acidic flavoured initially. Citrusy, fruity and roasted malt flavoured. Light acidic lasting ginger and malt flavoured finish.6-3-6-3-13=3.1

From tap at ZBF2011 as Brune (nouveau), 8%. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is yeasty, slight spiced and caramelish. Sweet caramelish, light spiced. Spiced, sweet caramelish and slight bitter. Lingering dark malty and roasted with a light spiced note coming through.6-3-7-3-13=3.2

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2009 at 18:50

fonefan (85714) reviewed

X-Mas Brune from Scåssenes

17 years ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Bottle 75cl.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully - mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, spicy, moderate to light heavy star anis. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, to much spices IMO. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081214]

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2009 at 03:24

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