8

09/22/2017, oaky and sweet, fruit and spice, all come together for Christmas. Like a Christmas Flanders almost. Figs and fruit cake, oak.

8

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

A dark reddish copper brown ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with loads of dark fruits, molasses, plums, light Brett and grapeskin, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light ground cherry, alcohol warmth, light Brett, very nice and complex. On tap at JP Detroit.

7.8

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

Bottle, from 2013, courtesy of DerA. Pours clear ruby brown with a fine white head. Aroma is apples, Christmas spices, a bit burnt. Body is medium, Christmas spices, bread, a bit thin altogether. Good!

7.8

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

Bottle. Deep amber color with white head. Aroma is red grapes, barrel funk, chocolate. Taste is red grapes, fresh yeast, barrel funk. High carbonation. Very tasty!

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottled September 25th, 2015, bought at Liquor Shed.

I popped the cap and saw a slow rise of foam that had to be stopped. I poured some into my glass but the slow rising continued. I spent the next few minutes sucking on the bottle to lower the foam. It finally stopped.

It looks dark brown, semi clear, impressive head of off white foam.

The smell is of dark fruits, tartness in a tannins like/venous way. I get some woody notes from the oak.

The taste matches the smell with an additional vanilla flavour that seems to come and go. I reckon that there are some spices in the taste but they're rather subdued.

Medium body, with the carbonation surprisingly moderate considering what I had to go through.

With the alcohol being hidden well, I will enjoy sipping this for quite the while. Good stuff.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Flaske 750ml fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø Langnes. Delt med flere under juleølsmaking på Gleipne 17 Nov 17. Mørkerød. Middels høyt skum. Teppelacing. Aroma av kirsebær. Smaken tørket frukt. Syrlig. 0 julestemning.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

750ml bottle shared with Egil Børge, Leif, Odd and Finn. Clingy lacing from an off-white head. Dark red-brown body, hazy. Subdued tart and dry aroma of cherry and oak. Sweet and tart taste profile with impact of oak, cheese, dough and cherry skins. Prolonged ending, tart, dry and sweet. Okay, not my kind of Yuletide beer though. (Tasting session of Christmas beers, Tromsø 17.11.2017).

7.8

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

Stumbled across this beer that I didn't know I had a sticker on the back says bottled on Halloween 2012. Aroma is tart, dark ripe fruits a little malt. Average appearance.. flavor is a like aroma a little more interesting and complex hints of cocoa and Oak. Body is a touch thin. Very good finish and fairly easy drinking for a sour beer.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample@MBCC May 2017, Copenhagen - amber coloured pour with beige head. Medium sweet malty toasty, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, cocoa, dried fruity and nutty, wooden accents, spices into the close.