Kriselda White X-mas 2012 experimental
Brouwerij Montaigu in Scherpenheuvel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.68
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
33 cl. bottle sampled @ 18th Christmasbeer festival in Essen. Apparently limited to 120 bottle – sort of wonder what the trick is here, it does feel like a fruit beer to me tastewise, also possible barrel aging? Not a clue & the usually informative booklet doesn’t help either, for some reason the brewer apparently wanted to keep it a mystery *_~ Looks like thick crushed strawberries / raspberries reddish with a small pink head. Smell is lightly boozy, strawberries, candy & glühwine. Taste is strawberry juice, candy, yeast, creamy red berries & fruits, lactic, herbs & flowers. Tad lightly watery, murky strawberry juice mouthfeel. Sort of digging it, intriguing.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled at OBER Kerstbierfestival 2012. Murky pinkish to brown (yep, I really mean this) color, small pinkish head. Smell and taste are both weird: fruity sweetness of strawberry and blossom combined with herbs or spices. Pretty sharp taste, too much for my liking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample @ 18de Kerstbierfestival, Essen 2012. Couleur bordeaux-rubis trouble, col crémeux rosé. Arôme est fruité et fleuri avec une certaine douceur agréable qui se dégage faisant penser à une roseraie Palais est fruité alternant entre une impression de pétale de rose très doux, fraise-cerise et ce côté épais de yaourt fruité. Rappelle aussi une sorte d’air freshner. Le profil de bouche reste épais-grains, malt léger cara avec une touche d’épices. Le profil des houblons reste en retrait car cette dominance de douceur les éclipse. Bière que je ne vais pas qualifier de bizarre mais d’intéressante et qui pourra soit plaire ou pas selon les affinités avec son profil.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Kriselda White X-mas 2012 experimental (by Brouwerij Montaigu):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
15/XII/12 - bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1358) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Cloudy cherry red to muddy amber coloured beer, small white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, yoghurt, floral, bit sweet, cuberdons (sort of candy from forest fruits), bit sugary. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very fruity, cherries, yoghurt, little sour, floral note, bit cheesy. Aftertaste: fruity, slightly bitter, some alcohol, yoghurt with peach flavour, bit soapy. You like it or you hate it, I liked it!