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La Binchoise Speciale Noel 3.64 334

La Binchoise Speciale Noel

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brasserie La Binchoise
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Binche, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3343.66/5.03.64/5.0Winter9%83.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Speciale Noel could only be a Christmas beer. It is a classic, warming winter ale with plenty of depth and a roasted, fruity malt character.
A.K.A. Reserve Speciale
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 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Apr 10, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy amber pour with short-lived thick off-white head. Very fruity aroma with a distinct Belgian yeast background. Taste is sweetish up front, but yields to fruity and yeasty notes on the finish. Not cloying at all, simply a well-done drinkable Belgian. Very nice.


 Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Sampled at the Impromptu Butter’s 6th cellar clearance. Near clear brownish pour with rose highlights and small white head and small lacing. Sweet brown sugar fake apple aroma. Flavor has a peachy note but mainly apple. Overpriced.


 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Pours an off-white head with an amber cloudy bottle. Smell candy sugar and ripe fruit. Taste is ripe with some apple and brown sugar. Some tin on the finish.


 pivnizub (5059), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Bottle: Amber coloured, cloudy, lots of floaties visible, small stable beige head; sweet spicy and caramelly nose with a dash of vegetables; full bodied, sweet flavour; a tinge of alcohol in the spicy (coriander?) and sweet-sugary finish. O.K., not that exciting.........


 Nuffield (2724), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 16, 2009  
A really decent blend of flavors, with a powerful and yummy malty punch, allowing for plenty of fruit, and a good spell of flavors that let you know it is Belgian (some spice, some yeast). A bit thin for my palate.


 berkshirejohn (1830), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 17, 2009  
[330ml bottle from Westholme Stores, Reading.] Hazy amber with a dense white head and fine champagne-like carbonation; rich yeasty aroma; very syrupy taste and feel, with tropical fruit and candied malt; sourness and spicy yeasts to finish. Too sweet for my taste.


 TaxiDriver (943), Stadland, Germany
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bottle. A very light sour smell, a lot more of malt and bread, later on it gets light sweet. The head is normal, creamy and light brown, the body is dark brown. The first taste is light sour, then comes the malt. The duration is normal. The beer is creamy, medium strong with much carbonation. A good beer.


 TomDecapolis (3195), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Tap at Spinnerstown. Pours a hazy orange amber with a smaller bubbly white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, orange, floral, hard candy, cherries, light citrus, Belgian yeast spiciness. Flavor of mandarin oranges, hard candy, citrus and floral hops, tropical fruits and light Belgian spicy notes. Sweet and fruity.



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