Tungri Winter
Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery in Tongeren, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.88
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Benzai (24515) reviewed Tungri Winter from Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle [thanks to Inoven] @ home. Dark brown color, full sized beige head that lasts for quite a while. Smell and taste malts, dark malts, raisins a bit, lightly some spices in the distance. Medium to full body and medium to firm carbonation. Ok.
Jybi (2409) reviewed Tungri Winter from Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
En voyant cette robe brun foncé dans mon verre et cette mousse brune de 5 mm, je me suis dit, enfin une bonne bière de Noël pour cette session 2018 ! Mon entrain retomba malheureusement vite avec un nez relativement insipide, sur le malt grillé avec caramel, un léger chocolat, et une pointe d’alcool et de réglisse. La dégustation vint clore mes illusions…une bière plate, sans inspiration et sans esprit de Noël. Pourquoi tant d’acharnement à vouloir me faire rater mon Noël ?!!! L’attaque, sur une fraîche amertume est peu aromatique. Elle laisse place à une seconde bouche plus douce sur le caramel, chocolat et du poivre. L’ensemble a peu d’intérêt et en plus, l’effervescence, trop poussée est quelque peu déstabilisante. L’arrière bouche, linéaire, n’apporte rien du tout… Le final d’une longueur moyenne mais correcte (tout comme la présence en bouche) laisse ressortir légèrement l’alcool et de faibles notes de réglisses. L’équilibre global n’est quant à lui pas mauvais avec un alcool à 8,5 % acceptable. Mais que cette bière est ennuyeuse…
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From Daniels, Drinkmarket, Tongeren. Dark brown colour, white foam. Roasted malts, coffee, sweet plums, brown sugar, spices. Bit unbalanced but enjoyable.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Tungri Winter from Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Classically conceived Belgian Christmas ale, called "winter" for commercial reasons like several others - extending the period in which money can be made out of it. Bottle from Geers in Oostakker near Ghent. Creamy, quite dense, yellowish pale beige, fairly stable head lacing in irregular 'streaks' over an initially clear, dark burgundy brown beer with ruby red hue when held under bright light, turning more 'murky' with sediment. Aroma of caramel candy, gravy, damp earth, liquorice candy, coriander seed, dried dates, fried banana slices, wet toast, old dried rosemary, raisins, muesli, cooked brown beans, young 'jenever'. Sweetish and sourish onset, less sweet than expected actually, hinting at old raisins, fresh fig, vague banana and a dash of pear, followed by a brief and superficial gravy-like umami touch - unsurprising seen its presence in the nose, yet way less strong than expected for the same reason. Fizzy carbonation, a bit too enthusiastic perhaps for a Belgian Christmas ale really, impairing a slick mouthfeel which appears less full than what you'd expect from a beer of this strength. Rounded caramelly malt base, with light brown bread- and eventually bitterish toasted edges, adorned with coriander sweet-spicy soapiness and a classic, yet not overpowering liquorice-like flavour; the toasty aspect is highlighted by a late but effective, bit leafy hop bitterness, but it is still the caramelly-toasty malt bittersweet combo that gets the last word, drenched in a warming yet not overly wry, 'jenever'-coloured alcohol effect. Some coriander spiciness lingers, not unpleasantly so. Traditional Belgian Christm... pardon, winter beer, like so many of them following the old Gordon X-Mas standard and thus indebted to the Scotch ale ('wee heavy') style in its old Belgian guise. Spiced, clearly, but not to the point where it becomes a caricature; sweet, but perfectly balanced by toasted malt bitterness; and boozy, but not in an obtrusive way. Very correct and technically well-made, only thing bothering me a bit here are those gravy- and wet earth-like aspects in the nose, which distract a bit from the basic structure of the beer. Adds absolutely nothing to the bunch of classic Belgian Christmas and winter ales, though, so I guess its relevance is situated at a regional level - nothing wrong with that. Typical Tungri: well-executed, but a bit lacking in depth and audacity. Still enjoyed it, though, even if Belgium is enjoying an exceptionally warm spring night tonight rather than the chilly winter evenings this type of beer is stereotypically intended for...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
At Brugs Bierfestival, 3 February 2018. Cheers to Anke, Ian, Kevin & Jerre!
Hazy dark brown with a big, frothy, beige head. Aroma of spices (clove), cinnamon, dough, (roasted) malt, mocha, caramel, some nuts. Tastes light caramel-like sweet and light to medium spicy bitter, all very subtle; shortish, hoppy/roasted finish. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Could have used a bit more punch, good though.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Fles gedronken bij Inoven. Het is een donkerbruin bier met een beige schuim. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande mout. De smaak is fruitig met zoet van pruimen.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Flesje thuis gedronken. Diep donkerbruin bier met beige schuim. Aroma van gebrande mout. Smaak is zoet en fruitig van donker fruit, kleverig in de mond. De zoete smaak blijft even hangen.
yespr (55501) reviewed Tungri Winter from Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap. Pours dark brown to black. Small brown head. Aroma is roasted malty, slight breadish. Bitter. Phenolic. Dry and toasted malt. Mild fruity. Lingering toasted and dark malty. Bitter and roasted finish.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Tungri Winter from Amburon Belgian Craftbrewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Pours unclear dark chocolaty brown. Small white head. medium low stability. Smell is mild, gingerbread, very mild chocolate. Taste is very mildly bitter, not too sweet either. Mostly aromatic. Medium intense chocolate, some gingerbread. Medium intensity overall. medium body, medium low carbonation.