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Val-Dieu Bière de Noël

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1763.43/5.03.4/5.07%59.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This authentic Abbey Ale is based on the recipe perfected centuries ago by the monks of Abbey du Val-Dieu.
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 Pailhead (2593), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 2, 2005  
Bottle: Spicey fruity aroma with some orange peel. Pours a real cloudy yellowish-orange with lots of sediment. Great lacing. Malty up front with lots of spice (cinnamon, ginger, pepper) in the finish.


 DaSilky1 (1989), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/514/20
Jan 2, 2005  
a monsterous head atop a foggy orange...slightly skunked aroma of hay and barn..yeasty and funky flavors alongside moderate sweetness and grass.


 beerguy101 (3920), Newark, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 26, 2004  
Orange gold color. Very large beige foamy head. Long lasting head, it left a couple of foam caverns in the glass on several occasions. The aroma is malt with citrus and other fruity and a touch spicy. A medium bodied Belgian Strong ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Nice fruity esters with some spices. Very lively carbonation. The cork blew off as soon as I untwisted the wire around the cage. Nice beer. Very pleasant. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.


 maeib (4725), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 25, 2004  
Bottled. A ruddy coloured beer with a good white thick head. There are fizzy fruits in the aroma (strawberry and mandarin) and the taste is also fruity with maybe some rhubarb noted? It is sweet and sugary


 jazz88 (2237), San Francisco, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 24, 2004  
Bottle. An amber brownish color with a laced white head. A lightly spiced sweet fruit/citrus aroma. Slightly sour flavors with some sugars and toffee. Not complex but a capable beer.


 omhper (12224), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 21, 2004  
Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Amber colour, slightly hazy, rich head. Banan and almond aroma. Sweet of lots of toffee and butterscotch. Rounded mouthfeel, medium body. Pleasant, but not overly complex.


 larsniclas (3386), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 20, 2004  
Bottled. Hazy amber with a firm, white head. Yeasty and grassy with notes of vegetables. Smooth and sweet with a spicy and grassy flavour.


 TBone (6783), Pori, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2004  
Bottled
Hazy orange color, huge cloudy white head. Light malt and lemon aroma. Carbonated mouthfeel. Sweetish, sugary but same time a bit hoppy flavor with spicey notes. Gives sweet aftertaste. Does not show much of its alcohol. First I thought this was like witbier with lots of candy sugar added.



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