Father Christmas
Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
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7.47
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Holiday ales are a big deal in Belgium. In that tradition we bring you this dark strong ale made with the finest European malt and hops, fermented with a classic Belgian yeast strain, and gently spiced with holiday spices. It is made slowly and carefully with a long maturation time to allow the flavors to fully develop. The spicy aromas complement the lightly sweet malt backbone to create a complex beer that we hope will add to your happiness during the holiday season.
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8/10
Solid belgiany spiced caramel, happy to see barrel of monks still pumps out tasty Belgian accurate stuffs, wish I could have visited more often.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2022
at 20:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Tavour. Dark Brown pour with a fizzy beige head. Aroma is savory winter spice with a touch of Belgian spice. Taste is cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, sweet malts. Belgian yeast provides a nice touch, a small amount of bitterness and light warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2021
at 05:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle a gift from my daughter and son in law from Tavour. Nose is spicy with cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, and golden raisins. Murky dark brown with a bigger, heavy lacing tan head. Flavor is sweet, fruity candi sugar, with lots of spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2021
at 23:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Tavour. Pours very dark mahogany (against a strong LED lamp) with a large, but transient, beige/tan head. Aroma of dark roasty malt and dark fruit. Hints of Xmas spices. Full bodied (firm carbonation helping this). Flavor is Xmas spices, nutmeg in the lead, with dark malt and fruit. Aspects of Kandi. There's a lot of flavor in this - spiced Belgian dubbel. Likin it a lot.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2021
at 02:20
9/10
Holiday spices all up in yo face! Belgian as fuck. I gotta start saving up for someone's December gift.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2017
at 20:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled 750ml (from FL)
Dark ruby color, medium-sized beige head. Aroma has Christmas spices, allspice, some dark fruits and caramel. Medium-bodied. Flavor is similar: Christmas spicey (gingerbread), not too heavily. Balanced brew: caramalts, even a bit bready base with abbey dubbel yeast giving dark fruits. Ok Christmas spicey beer which paired well with spiced cake.
Dark ruby color, medium-sized beige head. Aroma has Christmas spices, allspice, some dark fruits and caramel. Medium-bodied. Flavor is similar: Christmas spicey (gingerbread), not too heavily. Balanced brew: caramalts, even a bit bready base with abbey dubbel yeast giving dark fruits. Ok Christmas spicey beer which paired well with spiced cake.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 16:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@AIH66 Beer Session. Copper colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is nutty, some sweet fruitiness as well as some slight wooden and spiced notes. Flavour is spicy, nutty, some sweet ripe fruits, mild nutty notes as well as some toast and mild nutmeg. Alcohol gives it a nice warming touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 15:52