Belgian, Christmas Beers 2019, Part Three

Well I have eventually got round to finishing all of the Belgian Christmas beers (I think), I did have the last of them on the last day of January. There may be one or two that I have missed, if I do find any later I will add them then. There may be one or two English Christmas beers still to do but we will have to wait and see.

Now you may think, I thought he was telling a story with all of these beers, well I had all of these beers at home, on my own, so there is nothing to tell.

Fort Lapin, Snowlapin from Belgium

 

9.0% black in colour with a nice head, a spicy fruity aroma and a bittersweet plumb fruity taste, very nice.

Brasserie d'Achouffe, N'ice Chouffe from Belgium

 

10.0% deep brown in colour with a nice head, sweet aroma, the taste is christmas fruits and licorice, again very nice.

Brouwerij Huyghe, Delirium Christmas from Belgium

 

10.0% ruby red in colour with a short lasting head, spice fruit aroma, strong festive taste.

Ter Dolen, Winter from Belgium

 

9.1% amber in colour with a good head, fruity yeast aroma, strong sweet plumb taste.

Belgian, Christmas Beers 2019, Part Two

This is the second part of the Belgian Christmas Beers, there are a few Christmas Beers to do after this one but not meny.

La Binchoise, Spéciale Noël from Belgium

 

8.5% cloudy amber in colour with no head, it had a sweet aroma and a strong sweet taste.

Haacht, Tongerlo Christmas from Belgium

 

7.0% pale amber in colour with a thin head, a sweet caramel malt aroma, the taste is slightly sweet.

Brunehaut, Abbaye de Saint-Martin Cuvée de Noël from Belgium

 

8.0% deep amber in colour with a thin head, fruity christmas cake aroma, slightly bitter fruit cake taste, another fabulous drink.

John Martin, Gordon Xmas from Belgium

 

8.8% deep ruby red with a very thin head, roasted malt and port aroma, complex taste of roast malt, toffee, coffee, almost sweet sherry, very festive, like a Christmas party in your mouth. Absolutely loved it, the commercial description says "Created in the thirties, Gordon Xmas initiated the tradition of Christmas brews" I wish they were all this good.

But remember, just because I thought it was fantastic doesn't mean everyone will like it but in my opinion, if you are going to try a Xmas beer it should be different from the norm and taste festive.

Belgian, Christmas Beers 2019, Part One

I have started the Christmas Beers for England and Germany, so it's about time I started on the Belgian Beers. There is one difference with these beers though, the strength, the majority of the Belgian Christmas Beers seem to be very strong.

Grimbergen, Winter Hiver from Belgium

 

6.5% brown in colour with a thin head, a deep sweet malt aroma and a sweet fruity christmas taste.

Schäff-Bräu, Altmühltaler Winterbier from Belgium

 

5.8% deep gold in colour with a thin head, malty aroma and the taste wasn't that christmasy either.

St Bernardus, Christmas Ale from Belgium

 

10.0% dark brown colour with a nice head, a fruity malt aroma and the taste was strong but nice.

Dubuisson, Bush de Noël from Belgium

 

12.0% amber in colour with a poor head, sweet scented aroma, strong fizzy alcoholic taste