6.6

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

Diole de Noel 8.5%. Bruin bier met mooie stevige schuimkraag. Smaak is bitterzoet met iets van rode wijn, wat pruimen, een vleug karamel en geroosterd brood.

7

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Pours a hazy light golden/yellow colour with a medium sized creamy white head. Aromas of yellow fruits, bananas, citrusy lemon, peppery spice, some floral and tart sour notes. Taste is again very tart for a Triple, more lemony notes, a touch of banana and some more peppery spice and floral hints. There’s definitely a tart vinous edge to this one. Medium body with a light spritzy mouthfeel and tangy finish. Decent enough but a little too vinous and tart for me personally.

7

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Gusher. Pours a murky amber colour with a large foamy off white head. Aromas of apricots, tangerines, some caramel and bread. Taste is quite citrusy with more oranges and orange peel bitterness, a touch more caramel and also subtle floral notes. Thin to medium body with fairly low carbonation. A decent hop forward beer but nothing out of the ordinary. Edit: At the end of drinking this beer i am now also getting hints of cinnamon too.

3.3

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

330ml bottle, online from Beers of Europe, Norfolk. Pours dark amber chestnut with a beige cap. Toasted malts, red fruits, candy sugar, yeasty, light spicy. Moderate sweet & bitter taste. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

6

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

6.9

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

33cl bottle. A clear dark amber beer with a mid-sized good lasting beige head. Aroma of caramel, some nuts, spicy hops. Taste of mid sweet and strong caramilzed malt, toffee, some nuts, hints of speculatiius.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled (Biere de Noel 9%). Deep rubyish black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is yeast, alcohol, spices, some dried overriped fruits, mild toffee. Flavour is also a blend of these, with alcohol and the spiciness coming through slightly in the finish.

7

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Labelled as ‘Beer De Noel 8.5%’. Pours a dark caramel brown colour with a thinnish throthy beige head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel and brown bread. Taste has more of the dry dark fruits, caramel and brown bread. Nicely balanced. Medium body with a lively fizzy mouthfeel. Very decent winter beer.

7.5

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

Huge, dense, very lightly yellowish head, irregular, over fully hazy orange beer; lacerings. Floral, alcohol, fresh garden herbs, blossoms. Neutral-bitterish, bit of caramel without the sweetness. Leafy, earthy, bit of rosewater. Very slick, at least medium bodied. Alcoholwarmth and -flavour, especially in the aftertaste. Quite good strong blonde! Txs to Stef!