t Smisje Kerst

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Pours a cloudy brown color with a medium sized, lingering off-white head. The aroma is malty and alcoholic with touches of prunes spices. Full body with lots of carbonation, the flavor is malty and bready, with strong yeast and fruity tones. The alcohol is well hidden. A fantastic brew, too bad it is not available in the states.

a very overwhelming earthly aroma. This ale is VERY smooth, dry, bitter, with spicy malt tones.. for a 11%abv.. this is just absurd! the ABV is very well hidden and very smooth, I could drink this all night.. the best christms beer this year!!

Bottiglia da 33cl al Mulino a Villaromagnano; si versa nel bicchiere con buona schiuma candida ma il colore è piuttosto scuro, maron. Come il tinello di quella canzone di Paolo Conte ("abbiamo comprato un tinello maron"). L’aroma è sottile ma conquista con stramberie floreali e un particolare sentore di frutta fresca (nespole? nespole!! ma anche pesche e albicocca); il sapore all’inizio si deve decifrare un poco, soprattutto se è troppo fredda; ma col passare del tempo l’alcool lascia il passo ad una complessità quasi inaudita, non aggressiva ma carezzevole in mille modi diversi. La frutta prende il sopravvento ma veramente ci si possono sentire molte cose: minchia, ho bevuto ora un goccio di lievito che era rimasto e mi sembrava una cassata siciliana andata a male. Straordinaria. Rivotata dopo averla assaggiata di nuovo al Mulino, impressione ancora migliore della precedente.

toasty brown color, like cinnamon toast or ginger bread, with a creamy, lush soft tan head. Aroma is lovely! vanilla, cream, & spice...eggnog?...swear to god, someone just asked me about eggnog beer the other day...this is as close as I’ve come, at least in aroma. bready malt, spice, ....yum. Scrumptious in the mouth....mmm! Reminds me of Anchor’s OSA, but smoother, perhaps, though it shouldn’t be, it’s 11% abv...whoop, there it is! Alcohol heat does creep into the taste, but the delicious malt and yeast really retain control, so it’s no burner. Gets more complex, hops shine higher, but this specia spicy, creamy yeasty thing just spreads the flavor over and over. I’m liking it. Yay, Regenboog!

Bottled. A hazy reddy brown coloured beer with a minimal head. The aroma is fruity, bready, vinuous and warming. It has lots of malts and is really inviting. The taste is full-bodied and long. Tons of fruit. Excellent alcohol. Riasins and dates. Warming, tasty and beautiful.

Very sweet, yes. But very very well made - heavenly bready and like pudding - tastes of some bark and leafiness. Soft pine or perhaps balsa wood. Delicious, even though sweeter than I prefer. Deeply *natural*, I guess that’s the word.

Bottle, 33 cl. Cloudy reddish amberbrown with a small off-white head. Aroma sweet, fruits, berries. Mdium body. Taste bit sweet, malts, touche of fruits. Warm, alcoholic mouthfeel at the finish. One of the best Regenboog beers !

Hazy dark amber color. Aroma of malt, caramel, candi sugar, spices. Caramel, malt, light sweet liquorice, spices, oranges, some sweetness. Long caramel final. If you take care of letting it loose some carbonation, it's an excellent Christmas beer.