Tongerlo Christmas
Haacht in Boortmeerbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.41
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Tongerlo Christmas is the Christmas beer from the eponymous abbey. Beneath the striking, creamy head lies an amber beer with a spicy, fruity taste supplemented by a complex aroma of noble hops.
An authentic abbey ale
The age-old tradition of the White Canons of Tongerlo lives on in this officially recognised Belgian abbey ale. Tongerlo Christmas is a special brew that is only available during wintertime.
Re-fermented in the bottle
An authentic abbey ale
The age-old tradition of the White Canons of Tongerlo lives on in this officially recognised Belgian abbey ale. Tongerlo Christmas is a special brew that is only available during wintertime.
Re-fermented in the bottle
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at 7% from House of Trembling Madness. It pours clear copper - brown with a lasting, fluffy off - white head. The aroma is sweet and spicy, caramel, toffee, gingerbread, cinnamon, brown bread, wood and nut. The taste is dry, nutty, varnished wood, bitter - sweet, chewy, caramel, toffee, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fruit cake, warming festive spice, gingerbread, earth, light tannin and a nip of booze with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Decent festive Belgian number. Drinks well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 16:38
7/10
Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Pours a slightly hazy copper colour with a large thick foamy white head. Aroma has caramel, spice, biscuits and stoney fruits. Taste has more of the caramel, peppery spice, biscuits and stoney fruit notes. Nicely balanced. A light earthy hop on a dry finish. Medium body and a slightly fizzy mouthfeel. Decent Christmas Belgian beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2022
at 23:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 8
Amber colour, frothy head that stays long. Aroma is bubble gum, spices, biscuit, some herbal hops. Light bitterness, slightly acidic, which does not work well. Lively carbonation. Initially good, becomes tiring closer to end.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2022
at 20:40