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Review: Christmas beers - Because Santa's Lactose Intolerant
Color: Walnut Brown
Nose: Fruity, berries
Palate: Surprisingly light,
yet full of flavor and balance
Overall: Complex, balanced
& drinkable; get some!
Nose: Fruity, berries
Palate: Surprisingly light,
yet full of flavor and balance
Overall: Complex, balanced
& drinkable; get some!
Color: Pale Amber
Nose: Pale amber
Palate: Very light for
barleywine, balanced
Overall: A barleywine
that's a session beer
Nose: Pale amber
Palate: Very light for
barleywine, balanced
Overall: A barleywine
that's a session beer
Nose: Sweet malt
Palate: Cocoa sweet malt,
light yet persistent finish
Overall: Good
easy-drinking stout
Color: Deep Amber
Nose: Light malt & hop
Palate: Rich chocolate
malt with balanced hop spice
Overall: Balanced with
rich winter flavors
Nose: Light malt & hop
Palate: Rich chocolate
malt with balanced hop spice
Overall: Balanced with
rich winter flavors
Nose: Light hop flower
Palate: Smoky malt but
light with sharp hop finish
Overall: Smoky ale that's
full-bodied but finishes light
Palate: Smoky malt but
light with sharp hop finish
Overall: Smoky ale that's
full-bodied but finishes light
Color: Cloudy Amber
Nose: Raisin & spice
Palate: Raisin, currant,
cinnamon
Overall: Complex Belgian
spices and fruits
Nose: Raisin & spice
Palate: Raisin, currant,
cinnamon
Overall: Complex Belgian
spices and fruits
The results: Two British (Lump of Coal and
CBE), two Belgian (Scaldis and Winterkoninkske),
and two U.S. (figure it out) Christmas beers found
their way into our stocking, and none lasted very
long. Quite a bit of style diversity here, but then
again "Christmas" isn't a style (sorry Santa.)
Overall, while we wouldn't return any on the 26th,
the Winterkoninkske (brewed with juniper berries,
but not piney at all like gin) from Brouwerij
Kerkom is todays winner. Come back Santa - and
stop by Belgium en route si'l voux plais!
CBE), two Belgian (Scaldis and Winterkoninkske),
and two U.S. (figure it out) Christmas beers found
their way into our stocking, and none lasted very
long. Quite a bit of style diversity here, but then
again "Christmas" isn't a style (sorry Santa.)
Overall, while we wouldn't return any on the 26th,
the Winterkoninkske (brewed with juniper berries,
but not piney at all like gin) from Brouwerij
Kerkom is todays winner. Come back Santa - and
stop by Belgium en route si'l voux plais!
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