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Carlsberg Semper Ardens Christmas Ale 3.45 131

Carlsberg Semper Ardens Christmas Ale

Percentile
85
overall
Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Copenhagen, Denmark

bottling
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on tap
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distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1313.48/5.03.45/5.0Special8.3%65.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Star anise and coriander, combined with a Danish ale yeast give the beer a distinct Christmas flavour of ripe fruit, liquorice and spices.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
Davolina (19), Frederiksberg C, Denmark
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 17, 2005  
for me this is the perfect beer, too bad it was so hard to get a hold of it here, there were rumors that half of the brew they made failed.. guess things can go wrong at Carlsberg too!


Mockba (78), Denmark
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 22, 2005  
This is without any doubt a good beer - probably the best christmas beer in the world - as they say. Has a fantastic aroma and taste. The foam is beautifull and long lasting and creamy. Extreamly good beer - I have to buy a lot of them and save them in my basement. The label on the bottle is very nice but has nothing christmas look-alike.


MikeogHen (16), Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Nov 11, 2006  
Very tasty quality beer. It has flavours of all kinds of christmas, mainly star anise and liquorice. My favorite for a danish christmas beer.


 Bragesnak (2354), Aarhus, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/518/20
Apr 30, 2008  
Aarhus, DK. Bottled. Complex spiciness. Cloves and orange. Malt bodied but with a alcohol/carbonation dry profile that suits x-mas food well.


 saxo (3644), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 16, 2005  
Bottle. 2004 brew. A bit murky. Impressive big head. Matured nicely in bottle. Well rounded. Lots of fruit and spice in taste.


 ChristianSA (368), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/105/516/20
Dec 18, 2005  
Bottle. Hazy chestnut brown with creamy off white head. Complex, fruity and spicy aroma with vinous notes and a bit of old dust. Flavor is very sweet and one dimensional compared to the aroma - but still very tasty. Notes of caramel, milk chocolate and burned sugar. The alcohol is not present. Creamy mouth feel and a lot lighter carbonated than other beers from SA which I like. Too sweet for me which will probably improve with some cellaring, which is good since I bought a bunch of these, when they were on sale in my local supermarket ;-) One of the three best Danish Christmas beers this year!


 stouby (1955), Holbaek, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2005    Updated: Jan 18, 2005
Bottle, at home. Sweet taste of burnt malt and caramel. Hops with a taste of flowers. Notes of toffee, brown sugar and nuts. Brown with light brown head, most lasting. Sweet and bitter finish, well balanced. Perfect Christmas Ale, though to strong in alcohol.


 FrankJohansen (3370), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 18, 2005  
Bottle. 2004 brew. Brown colour with a huge light brown head. Complex taste of brown sugar, spices and licorice. Full body and lots of taste



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