7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home from Tanakaya. Dark amber red brown colour. Small golden head. Aroma lots of booze, Xmas cake, stewed boozy fruit. Very cakey. Bit of spice cinnamon, slight appley hint from the calvados but mainly full on booze and some malt there too. Taste full on. Full bodied. Warming. Very fruity. Booze hidden to a certain extent. Tastes like a Belgian Xmas beer. Fairly smooth and rounded. End has just a hint of brutishness. Surprisingly drinkable although more than one might be a challenge. End is sweet and a little spicy. Maybe a bit full on, but quite nice.

Backlog Ebs

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

28/08/2015 @home - 33cl bottle from the brewery Amber coloured, no head, pretty flat. Nose and taste is fruits, spice, caramel, booze, liquid praline. Nice

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ O.B.E.R. Kerstbierfestival 2014, Essen. Trübes dunkel rötlichbraunes Bier mit geringer beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch kräftig malzig, reife Früchte, Gewürze, alkoholisch. Geschmack nach sehr reifen Früchten, röstmalzig, Gewürze, leicht alkoholisch.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thnx to Ppurs dark copper , no real foam Smell is wood Low carbo Bit boozy , grainy . Nice

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Bruce’s thanks to jackl. It pours hazy/murky deep amber with a medium beige head. The nose is sweet baked goods, brown sugar, crème brulee, vanilla, rice pudding and apple. The taste is caramel, toffee, earth, toast, preserved fruit, fig, prune, passion fruit and dried apple. Medium to full body and fine carbonation with alcohol warmth in the finish. Well integrated flavour. Decent.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Bruce’s, London - big thanks to the honorable Jack. Pours murky golden-brown with a frothy, tam head. Some tangy fruits in the nose, bread, caramel. Medium sweet flavor, lots of leathery fruits, dry and toasty caramel, bread. Full bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Warm finish, some boozy kick, caramel, toast, light earthy bitterness, some citrus, more leathery fruits. Decent beer.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

bottle at home ... thanks to jackl ... light hazy copper ... thin lacing ... soft candi sugr nose ... light cinamon nose.... little fizz ... soft roast malts ... soft sweet mustard tones ??? ... light roast dark sugers ... reminds me of Zeeuwse bolus ... soft barrel ... rich smooth and sweet ... hints of lemon and cinnamon ...