6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hazy green gold colour with thin white head. Attractive lemon wit beer aroma with touch of gtreen apple. Nice acids in mouth. Very drinkable. Lemon citric hop finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2006
at 16:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Draft at the brewery] A nut brown beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet and slightly dusty and nutty. The flavor is slightly acidic with notes of lemon combined with quite a lot of wood and toffee, leading to a dry bitter end. The carbonation prickles the tongue. It is served way too cold for my liking.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2005
at 16:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
[Draft at the brewery] A hazy nut brown beer with nice orange head. The aroma is very sweet with strong notes of alcohol, but also hops and citrus. The flavor is extremely sweet - almost cloying - with notes of alcohol, and prunes, as well as hints of wood and cloves. The sweetness sticks to the lips. It is served way too cold at the brewery for my liking, and also way too carbonated. To me it has no reminicence with Christmas - too me it is just another Strong Belgian Ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2005
at 16:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Brown with small head. Head disappears fast. Quite malty, caramel, nuts, well balanced dunkel with a long medium bitter finish. Medium bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2005
at 11:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Bottle 75 cl) Beautiful reddish amber with a creamy, off-white head. Incredibly spicy aroma - cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and allspice. Sweetish malty without much bitterness. An unusual brew with all sorts of odd ingredients like oats, prune juice and fennel. But very christmasy indeed. 181105
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2005
at 12:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at London Gathering Nov 05. Russsety brown colour with no head. Candy sugar and brown sugar aroma and in mouth. Bit sweet. Just a bit "ucky" with the sweet brown sugar. Quite nice for a dark lager though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2005
at 09:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Dark golden with a small offwhite head. Sweet and malty aroma with some alcohol. Warming, sweet malty flavor with a light bitterness at the end. Full body. Carlsberg gets points for trying, but I am not over-impressed by their beers. Maybe it is because they don’t always follow the styles, or maybe it is because it is Carlsberg. The beers are not bad, they just don’t appeal that much to me. (051028)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2005
at 13:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A slightly hazy light orange beer with a small dense white head. The aroma is sweet and very spicy with notes of honey, coriander, oranges, and lemon. The flavor is very sweet and quite spicy with notes of coriander, but also lots of citrus especially lemon, and apples, as well as flowers. The lemon makes it slightly sour. The body is very light, though not thin, which makes it very easily drinkable. The slight sourness and the flowery touches makes it a good thirst quencher on a hot summer day, but it is a bit boring if You look for a beer with a lot of character.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2005
at 10:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, as Golden Christmas Ale. Weak green apple aroma. Greyish brown colour, very small head. Malty flavour with some nice fruity bonbon to it. Quite sweet. 5 3 6 3 13
2006 bottle. Sweet, slightly funky Belgian yeast aroma. Slightly hazy chestnut colour. Small, creamy light brown head. The mouthfeel is creamy but it finishes a little thin. Distinct Belgian yeast flavour. Some esters and a bit peppery. 6 3 7 3 15
2006 bottle. Sweet, slightly funky Belgian yeast aroma. Slightly hazy chestnut colour. Small, creamy light brown head. The mouthfeel is creamy but it finishes a little thin. Distinct Belgian yeast flavour. Some esters and a bit peppery. 6 3 7 3 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2005
at 07:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Surprisingly little aroma. Reddish chestnut colour. Very small head. The flavour, on the other hand, has some power. Very malty, nice strong bonbon flavour. Balanced quite well against the alcohol. I like this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2005
at 07:40