6.5/10
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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.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2014
at 16:10
8.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2014
at 15:52
7/10
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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 !
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2014
at 18:47
7.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 12:08
7.3/10
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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 !
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 11:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark amber colour. Medium carbonation. Thin body. Aroma of caramel and dry fruit. Light hoppy aftertaste. Yeasty. Nothing special.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 09:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the Essen OBER Kerstbierfestival 2013. Poured a clear dark chesnut brown with a round tan head. The aroma is weak malt yeast. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a light watery roasted malt, yeast, liqourice bitter palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2013
at 17:22
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle sample at Essen Kerstbierfestival. Pours dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of dough, raisin and caramel. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2013
at 12:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dark nut-brown colour. Aroma of sweet, whiskey malts. This sweetness is also present in the flavour. Some light cocoa too. Smooth but the body is a bit thin and watery.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2013
at 10:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ Kerstbierfestival Essen 2013. Clear reddish color, medium sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, sweetness, lightly herbs, lightly sweet-bitter and a touch of caramel. Nicely balanced. Medium body and carbonation. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2013
at 13:54