Petrus Winterbier

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Belgian Ale
Harelbeke, Belgium

Yum Yum poured a redish brown with good head and good lacing. Aroma was citru/fruity. Flavor was of fruits, apples maybe, hops were a nice balace to cut the sweetneest down, and end on a bitter note. Not sure how this is a winter expected more spices.

In the 330 mL bottle . Pours a purple-amber with a beige head that is big, thick, and long lasting. It leaves little or no lacing, however. The dark cherry aroma is enticing. This beer lacks the richness of a traditional belgian ale. It is semi-sweet with a mild tartness to boot. Has some mild bitterness to the finish. Slightly astringent. Some cherry and chocolate flavors emerge at warming. The palate is a bit fizzy and this becomes more apparent due to the thin body. This is by no means the best beer that Petrus makes, and with that it makes for a lousy christmas gift from the brewer.

Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Dark amber brown color with a average white head. Aroma of caramle, malt, and notes of hops. Flavor is sweet with a light bitternes, acetic and a little sour.

in bottle. dark color, fizzy palate roughs up the tounge. Aroma is remotely cherry-like, succeeded by a taste rather like a stale cherry cordial. thinner body than it could be; nevertheless the beer is festive.

Pours ruby into a tulip. Explodes when cap is popped. Slight head leaves sticky lacing. Caramel and earth aromas. Sweet honey with slight spritz. Flattens out to a short, dry caramel finish.

Deep amber/brown color with a towering head. Spicy yeast aroma with banana and orange. The taste went decidedly downhill with a slightly sour malt taste. It’s like a really weak and tart gueuze sourness. All the Belgian qualities (bread, yeast, fruit) are gone. Just a weird sourness. Blah.

Sweet yet sour aroma, some brown sugar. Pours light brown to dark blonde with a big white head. Some fruit, citrus, brown sugar/caramel, with a sourish flavor, reminded me of a saison, a little dry too.

Poured a clear brown hue with a white hed that had good retention. Seemed to be almost sour. It had some fruit notes but in general it was rather sour. very disappointed.