Barbe Noël
Verhaeghe in Vichte, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.50
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The light burned malts give Barbe Noël its deep golden blond color. The spicy hops deliver a fresh bitter taste. After the brewing process the beer is fermented for a first time during 14 days. During the second lagering the beer gets a fuller taste. This lagering ends when an alcohol percentage of 7.2% ABV is reached. The stamwort content of the Barbe Noël is at 16 Hl° Plato.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, bb 2/21. Smells pretty fresh but this the right ABV. Hmm. Clear orange with a dense white head. 3+ Aroma of spiced orange peel, crackery dough. Hints of booze and herbs. So it tastes until it's wrapped up at the end with a finish that is bitter and herbal and dryingly boozy as it grips. I'm a sucker for such a finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2020
at 12:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden coloured beer with a strong frothy head. The aroma is lightly spiced and vinous, and the flavour is mildly bitter and roasted with a good degree of spice and vinousness. Overall a reasonable Belgian ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2019
at 23:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle (7,2% and BBF: 26/02/21 so very probably they come back to version from 2016) from Spar Oostende. F: thin, white, not long lasting. C: deep gold, clear. A: malty, vaguely fruity, pasteurized, toast, caramel, bit spicy. T: medium malty base, fruity, bit some berries, bready, caramel, bit spicy, mineral touch, soft carbonation, I expected more from Christmas beer here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 18:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Verhaeghe Barbe Noël 7.2% (2016) (by Verhaeghe):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5
14/XII/18 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent), shared @ home, BBE: 2019 - (2018-1989)
Clear deep orange beer, big creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweetish impression, almonds, marzipan notes, some cherries, cherry flavoured candy, oranges. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and sugary start, actual cherry cola, maraschino cherries, little malty. Aftertaste: sweet, slightly bitter, some orange peel, sugary, sweetish, cherry flavoured candy, bit malty, slightly sourish, soft bitterness, meh, not very impressed…
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5
14/XII/18 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent), shared @ home, BBE: 2019 - (2018-1989)
Clear deep orange beer, big creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweetish impression, almonds, marzipan notes, some cherries, cherry flavoured candy, oranges. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and sugary start, actual cherry cola, maraschino cherries, little malty. Aftertaste: sweet, slightly bitter, some orange peel, sugary, sweetish, cherry flavoured candy, bit malty, slightly sourish, soft bitterness, meh, not very impressed…
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2018
at 21:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Dranken Geers. Christmas beer evening; shared with Anke!
Pours clear golden with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma contains malt, hops, grain, some yeast, spices, some fruits, a hint of caramel. It tastes light to medium fruity sweet and light spicy bitter; bit dry, bit hoppy and slightly grainy in the finish. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. So-so, nowhere intense.
Pours clear golden with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma contains malt, hops, grain, some yeast, spices, some fruits, a hint of caramel. It tastes light to medium fruity sweet and light spicy bitter; bit dry, bit hoppy and slightly grainy in the finish. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. So-so, nowhere intense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2017
at 07:35
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Frothy white left a good cover on a translucent, light golden, effervescent body. Lager aroma _Christmas beer?????_ Medium bodied, soft on the palate, soapy & cloying. This just tastes light a European Imperial Lager. Malt, wheaty & very bland.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2017
at 12:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet City Nord. Slowly diminishing white head, spotty lacing, near-clear golden. Restrained aroma of sweet ripe fruits. Mid-sweet lemony fruity flavours joined by grainy malts and yeast. Lingering mid-sweet fruity ending. Well integrated alcohol. Pleasing to a certain degree. (Shared with Liv and Kjell, svenskebyen Bodø 20.05.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2017
at 03:28