 Steib (574), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 Pours a dark reddish-amber color with a root beer type head. Sweet, dark fruit notes in the aroma. Has a light to thin body in the flavor. More of a light hard alcohol taste. Hard to make out the notes of the flavors the alcohol is too overwhelming. A little harsh and acidic in the finish. Started out great but ended flat.
sinkr (219), Lusby, Maryland, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 .333->trappist: Pours a rocky head that exhibits spare lacing atop a brown body. Aroma of molasses, caramel, and pine. The body is light, the texture thin, and the duration of the flavor is short, being lightly sweet and acidic. Not really all that memorable.
Glouglouburp (2826), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 In short: A spicy Christmas Belgian ale. No surprise here. Very ordinary.
How: Bottle 11.2oz. Winter 2007 batch (if not mistaken) drank late 2008 (about 1 year of age)
The look: Cloudy burgundy topped by a small but persistent beige head
In long: Nose of bakery bread and spices. A whole lot of yeast, quite a bit (too much) of unidentified spices, very bready (baguette crust), dirty wet wood. Alcohol moderately well hidden. The spices give a slight dryness sensation. A tasty beer but somehow rather, you know, blah. I could not quite put a name on the spices flavour here, not the usual Belgian Christmas ale spices. It’s probably some weird spices, something other than the spices I’ve used in my 20 years of cooking, all 5 of them.
alobar (1018), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 Pours a cloudy copper color with an off-white head. Aroma of nutmeg, yeast, and spice. One the palate s spice, yeast, nutmeg. Nice beer.
kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 18, 2009
Name: Noel des Geants
Date: November 30, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: clear dark amber, creamy beige head, solid lace
Aroma: dry and spicy malt aroma, just a hint of caramel sweetness, nice array of spices
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, light fruity esters grow into a nice sweet plum, complex array of spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
watson1977 (270), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 smells of xmas spices, particularly nutmeg. has a nice and thick white head with nice lacing. flavors of nutmeg and allspice mellow nicely with mild hoppiness into a dry finish. very nice xmas beer with a great creamy mouthfeel.
jeff789 (397), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Pours a hazy ruby with a small head... Aroma of winter spices and belgian yeast.... The spices are very pronounced in the flavor... Full bodied with a thick lingering finish...
kopher (301), New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 dark orange pour, thin offwhite head
sweet aroma, a bit of fruit
malty for a belgian, and pretty mild
alcohol is fairly well hidden
thinish body, a bit fizzy, and a somewhat bitter finish
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