6.8

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

Bottle thanks to Colin. It pours near black with a thin light tan head. The nose is earth, wood, vanilla, nougat, dark chocolate, cake, vanilla ice cream and candy. The taste is smooth, rich, earthy, toasty, booze, oak, charred wood and vanilla with a dry, warming finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Pretty punchy stuff. Big charred wood action, not bad.

6.6

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

Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Colin. Pours black-brown with a frothy beige head. Lots of tar in the nose, dried fruits, raisins. Medium sweet flavor with loads of charred wood, baking cocoa, ash, earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with lots and lots of aggressive charred malts, more baking cocoa, scorched earth, lasting ash. Novel but the ash and char is a but dominant.

6.4

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

Bottle @ Voldby ølmesse. Labelled Raasted Pale ale at 5,5% ABV. Pours golden with white head. Aroma of malt, little caramel, fruity hops, peac, flowers. Flavor is malt, caramel, fruit, flowery hops. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 300814

7.6

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

Christmas beer (which is also what the name litterally means) brewed in Belgium by a Danish brewery. Five malt types and two kinds of sugar have been used here. Off-white, coarse head, copper colour with brownish hue, clear. Aroma of toffee, caramel, cinnamon, kahlua, coriander, cider, pear, sage. Resinous palate, very caramelly with lots of overripe fruits, yeasty bitterishness, spicy accents, hoppy finish. Apparently also used as a component of a beer called Hoppy Christmas. Nice winter warmer, almost like a full barley wine.

6

Bottle at Craig's. Pours amber, fruity nose, caramel, taste is dry, smoky, sweet, caramel.

6.4

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

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours amber, fruity nose, caramel, taste is dry, smoky, sweet, caramel.

6.8

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

bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin white lacing ... soft sweet toffee crystal malt ... softr roast ... soft toffee ... soft woody malts ... sweet berry fruits ... soft fruits... big berry fruits ...

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Originally rated 07102011. Colour is clear light orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, hops and malts. Very basic.

6.6

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

A dark clear stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, light sweet chocolate malt with light coffee, faint phenolic, OK. In mouth, a smooth fruity chocolate malt with light peated notes, grassy hops, nice. BB 2009. OttBottShare March 2014.

8

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

Sampled at CBF 2011. Orangepeel and citric notes on fine roast. Black, brown creamy head Dry and fruity belgian yeast, round body and mouthfeel, great balance. Roast coffee citruspeel aftertaste.