Gribousine DHiver

Brewed by Brasserie La Binchoise
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Binche, Belgium

(Bottle bbe 04/2006) Dark reddish brown, small off-white head. Nose is sweet syrupy malts, spices and strong sweet pear. Flavor is sweet malts, spices and pear. Rye puddingy finish with some warming alcohol, hops and liquorice. It’s got something going on, but not for me. That sweet pear gives me goosebumps.

A Sim rate (bottle at Kerstbierfestival, Essen): So sweet: honey, syrup, Christmas pudding. So rich. It’s the brandy baked inside rather than the actual cake. Glorious lacing. Lasting head. Rich plum flavour. Christmas pudding. Brandy and sweet honey.

75 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium. Pours hazy copper orange/brown with a lacing off-white head. Raisin fruity aroma, sweet and somewhat malty. Flavour is dry malty with a slight spice note and some fruity tones without being sweet. Ends with a slight bitter-spiced note, mild caramel and slight hoppy soapy finish . Nice and not overly done X-mas brew, but clearly lacks some body to be great.

From bottle at 13e Kerstbierfestival, Essen. Orangey amber, hardly any head. Cinnamon aroma. Sweet malts, some licorice, dry spices. Sweet, but good.

Bottle Kerstbierfestival 2007: The apperance from pour is a copper with off white head. Aroma is sweet fruit and spice with a warm alcohol scent. The taste follows up sweet with fruit and spice, nice soft alcohol finish.

Pours an amber color with rusty hues and a small, offwhite head. The aroma has a candy sweetness with fruits and mild alcohol, it feels a bit tame and bland. The flavor has more kick though, the candy sweetness and the fruits mingle happily while the alcohol is alone, mumbling by himself and the spices wonder if they should enter the party. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and moderate carbonation. It’s not a bad beer, far from that, it just needs a little something to be more interesting.

Bottle. Dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, alcohol, hop. Flavour is fruit, alcohol, hop, berries, orange. Nice beer.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue par importation privée via Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de malt et de caramel avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et de caramel avec une pointe d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1328)