6.8

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Kraaike Tripel Donker (by Craywinckelhof):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

22/VII/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ Tom & Mieke's place - BB: 18/II/17 (2015-960) Thanks to JefVerstraete for the trade!

Little cloudy reddish brown beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, lots of banana, some dried fruits, caramel, sugary and sweet. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: little bitter, sweet malts, caramel, dried fruits, yeasty, banana. Aftertaste: milk chocolate, dried fruits. Aftertaste: very yeasty, spicy touch, bitter, malty, caramel, dried fruits.

7.6

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Kraaike Tripel Amber (by Craywinckelhof):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

22/VII/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 18/II/17 (2015-956) Thanks to JefVerstraete for the trade!

Slightly hazy orange to amber beer, creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, bit sweet, marzipan, dusty. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malty start, caramel, lots of dried fruits, nice bitterness. Aftertaste: malty, sweet, bit spicy, dried fruits, some apples.

6

Zoet, bitter en in afdronk wel wat alcohol

5

Vreemde geur die gelukkig wegvalt in de smaak. Een zware alcohol smaak blijft op de lippen hangen en blijft lang in de keel. Weinig aroma's

6.8

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

Aroma of lightly spicy yeast and sweet dried fruits. Quite sweet. Caramel, dry fruits. Nice. Easy to drink.

6.5

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

Sampled @ O.B.E.R. Kerstbierfestival 2014, Essen. Dunkel bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit geringer beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr malzig, reife Früchte, Karamell, hefig. Geschmack sehr fruchtig malzig, wenig Röstmalz, reife Früchte, minimal alkoholisch.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750 ml. bottle sampled @ O.B.E.R. Kestbierfestival 2014. (Thx!) Dark amber, small tanned head. Nose is sweet fruity, cough drops, candy & incense. Taste is herbal, candy, liquorish, lots of caramel, butterscotch, cough drops,.. Caramel body. Very nice & pleasant.

7

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

Bottle @ Barely Legal Tasting Room Pours dark amber, rather big white head . Smell is sweet . Sugary, bit yeasty Taste is surprisingly bitter ( yet not really bitter ) some coffee notes, roasted malts . Sweetness here feels more like maltsweetness . Bit metallic in the aftertaste . Not too bad !

7.8

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Kraaike Winterbier (by Craywinckelhof):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

17/V/14 - 33cl bottle from Kerstbierenfestival 2013 (Essen) @ home - BB: 11/X/14 (2014-505)

Clear dark amber to red brown beer, nice creamy light beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweet, some chlorine, raisins, caramel, sugary. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: wow, very surprising bitter flavours, coffee, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, bit sourish, caramel. Aftertaste: some dried fruits, bit floral, lots of chocolate, liquorish, hint of aniseed, coffee and cocoa powder.

7.3

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

Bottle at home Pours fuxzy amber , small and fast fading white head . Smell is yeasty Taste is full , bitter, yeasty , grainy , copper . Very balansed , good intensity . Carbo is high yet not too high . Nice !