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

Brilliant white foamy head stayed on a hazy amber coloured body. Belgian yeast & orange aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with well carbonated back. Belgian yeast, bitter citrus, chalk & lightly spiced tastes with tangy finish. Drinkable.

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

Bottle ordered from beers of Europe and drunk at home. Dark brown and translucent with a swirl of off-white head. I get liquorice, herbal notes, light astringency. Taste is bittersweet with more aniseedy flavours, some dusty cocoa and plums. Finish is slightly more bitter, with a medicinal character in the aftertaste. Body is very watery, especially for the ABV, with carbonation slightly heavier than average. It's surprisingly subtle for the style, and overall enjoyable.

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

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

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 18 Dec 2019) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of chocolate, caramel, anise, clove and a touch of coffee. Malty taste with chocolate, caramel, a touch of smoke, liquorice, spices, anise and a balanced spicy bitterness. Almost full body, with a slight sweetness. Well balanced and really tasty. Very nice.

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

Bottle from Beer of Europe. Pours hazy pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of sweet malt, faint lemon, light spice. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish.

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

(bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown amber colour with a tall brown head; aroma of gingerbread spice, dryish flavour with a long, medium bitter finish

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

On tap @Luppplo Station in Rome-Italy. Dark chestnut skin pour with a tick ivory foam. Nose: caramel, roast, certainly yeasty, dried prunes. Mouth: starts sweet mou and turns bitter right away, even resinous kinda. Easy in its complexity. Not a Christmas beer in my book anyway.

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

330mL bottle, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out lots of Belgian yeast, dark fruits, and gentle spices. Flavour is loaded with lots of dark fruits, Belgian yeast, and molassess. Fairly carbonated and spicy, but with a great fruity maltiness. This is excellent.

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

Pours rather unclear blonde, big white head. Smell is malty, crisp and fresh. Taste is full, crispy, malty, very fresh. Tad diacetyl, but it works. Very nice lager !