Kerst Pater Special Christmas Beer
Van Den Bossche in Sint-Lievens-Esse, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
7.11
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Kerstpater heeft een diepe, donkerbruine kleur met een streepje rood. Het beige schuim verbergt warm alcoholzoet in een bier dat geurt naar chocolade, zoet van karamel en kandij. In de mond komt het kandijsuiker terug, aangenaam gecombineerd met chocoladebitter. De afdronk is lang en zalig zoet.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
La Kerst Pater Special Christmas fait partie de ces alcools sucrés voire liquoreux qui jeunes, reste sur des arômes encore simples et fruités, mais dont on ressent le potentiel de maturation qui peut en faire une bouteille de grande prestance (en l’occurrence le parallèle avec un porto tawny se prête relativement bien). Toutes les caractéristiques d’une bière Noël sont bien présentes : corpulence, chaleur, arômes corsés et esprit festif sont respectées. Son apparat est de circonstance avec un brun limpide et profond surmonté d’une mousse beige et crémeuse d’un centimètre et demi (retombant en fin de dégustation). Au nez, les qualités de la bière se font directement remarquer avec une belle alliance entre le pruneau, de moût de raisin, de porto et de réglisse. L’attaque, sur la cerise et le porto est intéressante. Celle-ci laisse ensuite s’exprimer l’amertume, intense sur des arômes de pruneaux avec une arrière bouche, bien présente. L’alcool es parfaitement maîtrisée (9% Abv) pour donner une montée crescendo de l’intensité pour un final tout en puissance sur des notes de réglisses marquées. Le sucre, quant à lui est très présent (trop même) et demande à être adoucit par le temps. Les arômes sont encore trop linéaires, sans nuances et demandent encore à s’assembler avec le sucre pour une homogénéité totale. On ressort donc en définitive frustré de cette dégustation. Si vous avez cette bouteille en cave, un conseil, attendez avant de la déguster. Qui va piano, va sano.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2016
at 09:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours brown red with a tan head. Typical Belgian Christmas beer, sweet, lots of plums, raisins and a little milk chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2016
at 09:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
75 cl. Brown with beige head, lacings on the glass. Aroma is dried fruit, nuts, vanilla. Taste is medium sweet with dried fruit, overall malty notes with a bit bitterness in the finish along with minor oxidated note. Big body, low carbo.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2016
at 15:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
28 January 2016. 7/3/6/3/11=3. Pours dark brown with a moderate, off-white, foamy head. The aroma contains caramel, sugar, dark fruits, some bread, syrup, Taste is medium sweet and stays in the long finish. Medium to light body but quite oily in texture. A warming beer to have with your food.
9 August 2017. Pours cloudy dark brown with a lasting, small, foamy, tan head. The arome contains lots of licorice (especially in the smell), candy (cane), caramel, brandy/alcohol, malt, chocolate and some spice. It tastes medium to heavy sweet and very light spicy bitter, with a long finish that has warming alcohol and sweet hints. Full body, syrupy texture, fizzy carbonation. The sweetness is overwhelming, yes, but I enjoyed this much more than my previous rating showed.
9 August 2017. Pours cloudy dark brown with a lasting, small, foamy, tan head. The arome contains lots of licorice (especially in the smell), candy (cane), caramel, brandy/alcohol, malt, chocolate and some spice. It tastes medium to heavy sweet and very light spicy bitter, with a long finish that has warming alcohol and sweet hints. Full body, syrupy texture, fizzy carbonation. The sweetness is overwhelming, yes, but I enjoyed this much more than my previous rating showed.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2016
at 06:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep dark brown colour, small foamy tan head, mostly diminishing, almost no lacing. Aroma roasted malts, overripe fruit, apple syrup, liquorice. Taste is medium sweet and slightly sour, fruity, candied cherries, spicy notes, average to long duration, mild sweet and sourish aftertaste, cinnamon notes, bit woody. Light bitter touch in the finish, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, expected more bitterness and less sourness, disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2016
at 14:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (08/11/2015) - pours hazy reddish brown with a beige head. Sweet malty aroma and taste, brown sugar, caramel, dark dried fruits, yeasty, some spices, medium body, pretty decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2015
at 07:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at hotel centrum, Beersel, 20/11/15. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent light tan covering. Nose is sweet malt, dark fruit rinds, marzipan, spice, stollen cake, dates, herbal. Taste comprises rich fruit cake, sweet licks, tarte red berry, dates, brown sugar. Full bodied, fine carbonation with a little prickle that aids the drinkability, sweet close with a boost. Ok if a touch overly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2015
at 15:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
100ml draught at Taphouse, Kbh. Patchy surface to a clear dark brown coloured body. Fragile lacing on the glass. Mid-sweet aroma of earth and brown malts. Taste of dark malts with hints of both caramel and chocolate as well as liquorice, yeasty esters beneath it all. Rounded mouth feel that lingers well. Sweet, but not overly so. Advent feel (drinking in Copenhagen 13.11.2015).
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2015
at 15:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.0%. Very dark brown / mahogany colour, moderate beige head. Pleasant aroma of caramel, brown kandij sugar and various mild Christmas spices. Plenty of caramel and brown kandij sugar in the medium sweet flavour too, again fairly distinct notes of Christmas spices. Warming mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2015
at 17:15
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Zwart bier met veel schuim. Smaak is zoet en krachtig, chokolade, caramel en ietwat anijs, verder lichte citrus. Goed bier, helaas iets te waterig, wat redelijk lang blijft hangen.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2015
at 08:39