Noël Christmas Weihnacht
Verhaeghe in Vichte, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.26
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The light burned malts give it the deep golden blonde colour. The spicy hops give it the fresh bitter taste. After the brewing process the beer is fermented for 14 days. During the second fermentation it is lagered so the beer gets a fuller flavour. This lagering takes a long period when an alcohol percentage of 7.2% ABV is reached.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty heavy hoppy aroma. Orange notes. Fruity and citrus anis notes in heavy bitter flavor. Long nice finish. Creamy palate. I think this is close to a trippel!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2009
at 14:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle, BBE 09-03-10, at One Pint Pub, Helsinki, on 2009-01-16) Golden. Slightly hazy. Large long lasting white head. Fruity and lightly yeasty nose. Medium bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Bitterness, fruitiness, hint of sweetness, grass and bit of saltiness in taste. Fruity and bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2009
at 13:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 2006. Golden color, rather clear. Decent sized head fading to lace quickly. Malty aroma, sweet, a bit spicy. Some caramel, vanilla and butter. Relatively sweet, but with good alcohol and hop balance. Not much spice, maybe a bit of coriander. Yeast flavor. A bit buttery and a touch of vanilla. A good example of a Belgian blonde, but not really original. Good hop and alcohol finish, with some sweet malt as well. Very nice hops. A touch of spice is what comes with Christmas, I guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2008
at 06:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle, Village de la Biere Strasbourg. Hazy golden yellow, large rocky white head, reminding me of the Alps. Malty and spicy nose. Full-bodied, intensively hoppy but not too bitter. Solid malty background. Quite spicy with lovely resiny hoppy notes. Lingering dry and hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2008
at 07:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
25cl bottle @ VinensVerden, Odense. Pours clear golden with a frothy lasting egg white head & lacings. Nose is sweet, yeasty & fruity. Citrus, lemon & slightly metallic. Mouhfeel is medium & smooth. Dry fruity & grainy flavor. Well made but perhaps a little boring! OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2008
at 16:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy yellow with a big white head. Refreshing belgian yeast aroma, with pineapple, lemon and a touchof bubblegum, plus some pine and grain. Pleasant dryish flavour with a lot of juicy, fruity notes, and a touch of warming, vineous alcohol. The finish is quite bitter with distinct continental hops. Great craftsmanship
Tried
on 21 Nov 2008
at 19:08
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Golden colour with fluffy white head.Aroma is malty and sweet grainy with some carbonation and sweet and bitter mouthfeels.Metallic dry finish.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2008
at 06:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(25cl bottle) Clear, golden colour with a medium-sized, slowly lacing foamy white head. Slightly dusty, moderately sweet pale malt aroma, slightly wheaty and honey-fruity with notes of lemon. Sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied with slightly fizzy carbonation. Pale malt character, moderately fruity, zesty taste; quite dry, slightly bitter and spicy finish. Nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2008
at 14:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden with medium off white head. Spicy aroma with notes of yeast and toffee. Yeasty flavor coriander, toffee and fruits. Not your typical belgian christmas beer, but descent.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2007
at 16:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
25 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium as #78 Noël/Christmas/Weihnacht. Pours clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Slight mouldy aroma. Flavour is sweet malty with a little metallic edge. Ends with a mellow yeasty and mild mouldy note. Nice but close to mediocre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2007
at 13:11