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t Smisje Grande Reserva 3.56 90

t Smisje Grande Reserva

Percentile
91
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
903.62/5.03.56/5.0Winter11%76.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Whiskey cask matured 't Smisje Kerst ale brewed with spices (corriander and Grains of Paradise).
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 DCJack (146), Alabama, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Jul 20, 2009  
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 MrGGen (243), Italy
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Colore ramato un pò torbido, molto densa e bella la schiuma color ambra. con un vago birra muschio brillare. Aroma dolce di luppolo e caramello. Gusto dolce, secco,cardamomo, malto.Buona


 JorisPPattyn (5192), Antwerpen, Belgium
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Huge, very dense & fine head with a cream- to mango-like colour over amber, hazy beer with a mossy shine. Sweet, cakey nose with an aroma of lytchee hops; smouldering tobacco and caramel. Very nice indeed. Very smokey taste, (pipe)tobacco, cake, dry, smoked straw, black cardemoms, Islay malt. Every sip ends on a dry, bitterish but perfumed note. Excellent! Rich MF, well-bodied but not viscous. Warming up, the above flavours lasting ever longer, spiked more and more by the (whisky) alcohol. One of Johan’s best! And it contains coriander, at that!


 marcus (1896), Sacramento, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 2, 2009  
This copper ale poured with afoamy beige head that bubbled away in a few minutes. There is a fruit and spice aroma that is quite intense. The flavor is sweet malt with various spices and a smoky whiskey trail. This brew was well designed in regard to spicing and aging. Very complex and tasty.


 tennisjoel (951), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
May 24, 2009  
Murky brown pour with a creamy head. Attractive pour. Inviting. Hints of smoke, vanilla, oak, and brown sugar. Smoke really asserts itself in the flavor. A very unique brew and another really good effort from these guys. I really enjoyed this thoroughly.


 joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Dec 7, 2007    Updated: Jan 5, 2008
Pours a nice burnt copper red, with a huge creamy light tan head. Very sweet nose with hints of caramel, honey, green apple, light sweet peppery spice (grains of paradise?), corriander, and a nice deep bready yeasty spiciness. Full lightly carbonated mouthfeel, with a good dose of caramel, apple, white pepper, alcohol, and an almost floral aromatic accenting the oaky bite to dry out the finish very powerfully. A very nice potent beer that will probably be awesome in a year.


kapusta (84), Dover, Delaware, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 31, 2007  
I have to thank my wife for this wonderful gift. With a crack of the cap, I noticed coriander, spice and whiskey. Very light tan head that disappears fast, leaving an opaquedarkish brown liquid. Does not sound to appetizing at this point, but that changes when sipped. Wonderfully spiced (Grains of Paradise, yeast, coriander, and pepper notes). Sweet, but not overpowering, and very rich. This is smooth, and hard to notice the 11% alcohol. Matured in whiskey casks (but for how long?), and I did pickup on whiskey notes, which made this eventastier than the regular Kerst.


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 30, 2008  
Bottle shared with Maniac and Butters. Another belgian that literally could fill pages to fully describe. Pear and peachy fruityness with bread aromas along with hints of alchohol and cheese. Cloudy amber golden with small white head. Winey woody smoky with peach pair fruityness and alchohol included in flavor. Dry finish with a touch of sourness. Medium body with high carbonation. Thrilling



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