77ships (14506) reviewed Vaertlander Winterbier from De Blauwe Kuip 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
25 cl. bottle sample @ 18th Christmasbeer festival in Essen. For whatever mysterious reasons, Benzai really wanted to try this one. Dark amber with no head. Smell is caramel, doppel-bock like to me, metallic, sugar, speculaas, herbs. Taste is sweet speculaas, caramel, toffee, iron, bitter herbal with brown sugar. Body is a bit fizzy. Not that bad, there are things to enjoy here.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Vaertlander Winterbier from De Blauwe Kuip 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle sample @ 18de Kerstbierfestival, Essen 2012. Cuivrée, col beige moyen. Arôme présente ce profile typique belge, note de malt carapils avec en retrait un bouquet quasi presque imperceptible d’épices. Houblon arrive en retrait en profil rétro-nasal sans vraiment contribuer au développement du nez. Palais est malté caramel, haute effervescence avec une pointe d’épice aussi dans le fini. Houblons sont un peu à la ramasse ne venant que dans un subtil profil de fin de bouche. On se retrouve devant une version banale comme souvent pour des bières venant de chez Leroy.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Vaertlander Winterbier from De Blauwe Kuip 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled at OBER Kerstbierfestival 2012. Hazy autumnal orange color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly herbs or spices, lightly grains, lightly alcohol, slightly butter. Medium carbonation, medium body.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Vaertlander Winterbier from De Blauwe Kuip 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Vaertlander Winterbier (by Leroy):
Aroma: 3/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5
15/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1374) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Clear red beer, no noticeable head. Aroma: bit sweet, caramel, almost no aroma, and no, not because it's too cold. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, nutty, malts, grains, hoppy, hint of caramel. Aftertaste: bit nutty, caramel, grains, bitter ending, alcohol warming the throat.