Campbells Christmas Ale
AB InBev Belgium (formerly Artois) in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.63
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Campbells Christmas Ale (by Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium (AB InBev)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
8/II/15 - 25cl bottle @ Vintage Tasting Brugs Bierfestival - BB: n/a, early 80ies vintage (2015-169)
Clear red to purple brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, adhesive. Aroma: caramel, very fruity, lots of cherries, sweet sherry notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, bit sweet, bready, dried fruits, little metallic, spicy touch. Aftertaste: some chocolate, alcohol, bit sourish, dark red fruits.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. [Vintage 1997] Clear medium brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, milk chocolate, vintage, old malt - sweet, fruity, vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration. (To aged for my tast buts! Way to malty and sweet .. ) Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (141207)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pretty aged sample Scotch yes - Belgian that too - English - no way! Thin yellow-brown head, gone in secs on quite carbonated, dark-brown beer, hazy. Grapey, raisins-like nose, rich, dark malts (not bitter or burnt), sweet-portlike or Maideira aromas. Nutty (walnut), and port flavour. Given the fact that it HAS some blue cheesy notes (albeit faint), this is an after-dinner party in a (small) bottle. Caramel & cakes taste. Despite a rich nose, and a heavy onset, the end is pretty thin. The alcohol is very hidden. Nice one. The aging has bettered it, but for one thing: the original thin MF has been accentuated if anything. Yet, one to try if you find it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 25 cl) Belgium has this strange tradition for Scotch Ale of which this is a typical example. Pitch black and dry to start with. Lots of dark, roasted malt with a very sweet finish. Probably added sugar pumps up the alcohol. 190999
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
I also had an old bottle: best before october 1998. Slightly hazy dark red brown color, medium brown head, lasting. Aroma is berry and port wine indeed. Port wine taste, bit acidic. Palate is very sharp alcoholic, winey. SO i guess, when aged this beer is worth trying ;-)