Slaghmuylder Kerstbier

Brewed by Brouwerij Slaghmuylder
Style: Pilsener
Ninove, Belgium

Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of hops - very plain. The flavor is sweet malty wth light notes of citrus and hops - very plain - and nothing cristmas like here - weird.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours an almost clear, pale golden with a huge, shaving foam style head. Mysterious, leathery, Brettanomyces-like aroma. Fairly light in body with lightly sweet, pale malts, citrusy notes and a dry, lightly biter finish. Very odd - Brett notes without acidity. But interesting. Slaghmuylder makes really odd seasonals. 051007

33 cL bottle, I guess I should thank MiP for trading this - but unfortunately I lost a bit track of those beers from our trade in August. Pours slight hazy yellow with huge white head. Brett sour/citric nose. Flavour is somewhat rubber flavoured and mellow wheaty. Ends somewhat citric. Unsure if this is bad or intentional, but it works out as a decent brew for me anyhow.5-3-6-3-11=2.8

From tap, unfiltered version, at DHVL Gardenparty and Beerfestival 2009. Pours hazy yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Aroma is mild earthy yeasty with a light wheaty note coming through. Light wheaty and citric flavoured. Dry and slight yeasty. Medium bitter and dry finish. 6-3-7-3-13=3.2

Draught @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Light blonde color with a white head. Aroma off hoppes and flowers with some light notes of malt. Tast is nice balance oof sweet and bitter. A nice and fresh pilsner but not a christmas beers.

Bottle, 5.2%. Violent gusher. Bretty aroma, quite sour. Hazy golden colour. Big stable white head. The flavour is quite malty with a distinct sweet brett note. Very high carbonation. Tastes OK, but I wonder if it is supposed to be like this. By no means a pilsener.

Draught@Kerstbierfestival. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is grainy, rotten eggs along with some sweet malts and slght saltyness. Flavour is quite much the same.

Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild yeasty and caramel notes. Sweet fruity flavour with caramel notes. Ends sweet.

Bottle from Dranken Geers. Clear pale gold with hint of green, lasting white head. Butter on aroma. A slightly buttery lager, which is ok, but not great, but the butter isn’t great. Mouthfeel is ok and so is the sparky hop sting on the finish. Hmmmm Diacetyl. Hop on finish is ok, so is the mouthfeel and swallow. But diacetyl is not good.