Slightly murky, light beige airy head. Caramel and dried fruit aroma, a very light barn yard note to begin with. Light woody notes. Malty, caramely flavour with some dried fruit. Slightly yeasty. Lively carb, fluffy mouthfeel, a little light. Faint barrel notes later on. Ok dubbel.

Bottle from Willems, Grobbendonk. Hazy dark amber/brown colour, beige foam. Sweet nose of caramel, unripe plums, raisins, a hint of vanilla, whisky. Taste is sweet, fruity, malty, light tart. Ok dubbel.

33cl on-tap in The Red Rose Cafe, Brugge on 14th May 2018. Clear golden pour, smooth white blanket of foam on top. Light malty lead in both the aroma and taste, mild fruity notes within the semi-sweet, semi-bitter flavour. Easy drinking Blond that will not set your senses racing.

Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een wat troebel goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een wat wijnachtige geur. De smaak is vol, moutig, eiken en wat wijnachtig.

Hazy light brown colour with thin head. Aroma has lots of sweet caramel and vanilla. Flavour is similarly sweet and rich. Texture is slightly too thin and carbonation slightly too high. Otherwise this would be excellent.

Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2018. A slightly hazy golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of soft tart yellow fruits, brett. Taste of tart fruits, grapes, brett, nice.

Fles gedeeld met LiekevdV. Het is een donker bruin bier met een beige schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige wat zoete geur. De smaak is vol, gebrand mout, caramel en koffie.

Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige geur. De smaak is moutig, beetje hoppig en wat gist in de nasmaak.

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...

Well-carbonated clear ruby to cyclamen beer under a towering, stable, pale pink head. Faint fruity/berry nose, sweetish. Huge head hampers perception. Not overly sweet, but the perception is definitely artificial - not difficult with the acesulfame. Even the faint fruitacidity is not entirely convincing. Still, none of the flavours comes over as foul, just - not convincing. Fizzy, bit slick, light to medium bodied. The label mentions BOTH "no colourants or flavourings added" AND "sweetener: acetame K". Wie fopt er Frederik, denkt-ie? 5/4/6/3/5