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Duyck Jenlain Bière de Noël

Duyck Jenlain Bière de Noël - Bière de Garde

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 Percentile 
65
overall
Brewed by Duyck
Style: Bière de Garde

Jenlain, France

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1463.21/5.03.19/5.0Winter6.8%58.6Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The festive season just wouldn’t be the same without this speciality beer whose arrival is always long-awaited. The tradition of Christmas beers is particular to northern Europe. In the years following the Second World War, the breweries used to sell an original, richer and stronger beer at the same price as year-round beers: this was their gift to their customers. The Duycks have perpetuated this custom by creating a special beer sold at the usual price. Produced with more malt than Jenlain Ambrée (3 different types of malt made from French grown barley and 3 varieties of the most aromatic hops from Alsace), this top fermented, unpasteurized beer, best served at between 6 and 8°C, has a rich amber glow, a denser head and stronger alcohol content (6.8% alcohol by volume). Darker than the traditional amber beer, its torrefied undertones are reminiscent of flowers and caramel. And the 2002 Christmas beer had a hint of orange.
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 DeanF (285), Paris, France
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Huge big cork pop, it’s good to be on a fourth floor balcony to watch it fly away! Decent amber colour and okay head. Nice bready aroma with some soft spices. Tastes like dark malts, grains, with nutmeg and warming hops in there. A good Noël brew for sure.


 HenrikSoegaard (4260), Randers, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Bottle at Jydske Øldage 2009. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy nice fresh aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.


 saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Sample at Esbjerg beerfestival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt and caramel. Some xmas spices as well.


 BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Brewed in France..... Courtesy of AFI96, thanks Waylo. Pours amber color with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, warm bread and spices. Taste is also of caramel, spices, fruits and earth. Mouthfeel was dry and finished a bit on the sweet side. Not bad overall, and one of the better ones from France.


 Bloekie (149), Belgium
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Apr 3, 2009  
(Small bottle at Ambleteuse, France) Amber-colored beer with a thick head. Taste was very abrussive bitter.


 Pinball (2685), Allerød, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 11, 2009  
bottle 75cl, thanks faroeviking. this bottle best before 05.10.2007, tasted 10.01.2009. pours a cloudy red amber with a large yellow/brown head that lasts but is fluffy. collapses after a minute or so. aroma of aged beer, well balanced flavors, christmas spices, caramel, slight fruityness. flavor is spicy, caramelly, sweet, sawdust, honey. i can taste the aging has done some damage, but mainly to the palate, and it has added some cellary notes.


 KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Clear dark deep amber with a medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with malty notes. Sweet flavour with peach and malty notes. Finished sweet.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Sampled on 12/27/2008. This Biere de Garde pours a medium amber color from a 750ml bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head, with nice retention and decent lacing. The aroma is caramel malts, bready and some green apples. A medium bodied Biere de Garde. The malts are caramel and sweet. Somewhat bready with a good dose of ice tea and some green apples. The hops are fairly mild and mostly earthy. It gets a little sweeter and the hint of orange intensifies as the beer warms. Nice beer, very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.



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